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Bitcoin-backed lending platform Firefish raises $1.8m seed funding

Firefish, a European open marketplace for bitcoin-collateralised loans, has raised $1.8 million seed funding.

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OCC reports 'major incident ' email hack to Congress

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says "highly sensitive information" was accessed in a hack on its email system.

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BofA staffers embrace AI virtual assistant

Bank of America says that over 90% of its 213,000 employees now use its AI-driven internal virtual assistant, cutting calls into the IT services desk by half.

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Restaurant payments and loyalty app Blackbird raises $50m

Blackbird Labs, a blockchain-based restaurant loyalty and payments app, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round.

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NatWest invests in Yonder

NatWest has made a minorty investment in rewards credit card startup Yonder.

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Ripple to acquire prime brokerage Hiddden Road for $1.25 billion

Ripple is to acquire crypo-friendly prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, representing one of the largest deals in the digital assets space.

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Hawk raises $56m for AI-powered fraud prevention

AI-powered anti-money laundering, screening and fraud prevention outfit Hawk has raised $56 million in a Series C funding round led by One Peak.

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Félix raises $75 million for WhatsApp-based stablecoin remittance platform

Félix, a chat-based platform that utilises WhatsApp and stablecoins to enable Latino immigrants in the US to send money abroad, has secured $75 million Series B in equity and growth financing.

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Turkey's Sipay raises $78 million

Turkish emebedded finance fintech Sipay has raised $78 million at a valuation of $875 million.

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Mondu expands B2B payment network across Europe with Payin3 and Lemonway

Berlin-based Mondu is expanding its distribution across Europe through new partnerships with Payin3 and Lemonway, providing businesses and marketplaces with the same ease and convenience of consumer payments and buy now, pay later options.

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Luxembourg banks pick LuxHub as VoP provider

Open banking startup LuxHub has signed up six major banks in Luxembourg to its Verification of Payee (VoP) and Routing and Verification Mechanism (RVM) technology.

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AI comes to the C-Suite: Standard Chartered appoints AI enablement chief

Standard Charted has appointed former Monetary Authority of Singapore executive David Hardoon as global head of artificial intelligence enablement.