/retail
British bank ClearBank has secured its European banking license from the European Central Bank, under supervision of De Nederlandsche Bank.
2 hours
US personal finance outfit NerdWallet is reducing the size of its 730-strong full-time workforce by about 15% as part of a restructuring plan to slash operating expenses.
22 hours
/security
Australian Payments Plus (AP+) and the Australian Banking Association (ABA) have completed the design specs for a new national Confirmation of Payee service, providing another layer of protection against scammers.
08 August 2024
/payments
Users of Google's new kid-focused smartwatch will be able to connect a debit card from Greenlight Financial Technology for contactless payments.
/inclusion
Philippines-based mobile payment and credit service Mynt has seen its valuation soar to $5 billion after Japan's MUFG and local investor Ayala each pumped $393 million into the GCash wallet operator.
/ai
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is rolling out an AI microlearning series to all employees.
The UK's Royal Mint has set up an industrial plant to extract gold from discarded circuit boards.
Social network X could be close to adding a payments button as it builds towards Elon Musk’s ambitions of transforming the platform into an "everything app" where users can conduct their "entire financial life".
07 August 2024
Octane, a fintech focussed on enabling "major recreational purchases", has raised $50 million in a Series E funding round.
Mexican fintech unicorn Stori has raised $212 million in equity and debt financing.
Santander has launched a campaign to demonstrate the threat to consumers from 'deepfake' videos circulating on social media platforms.
Canadian bank CIBC is set to hire more than 200 data and artificial intelligence roles over the next 12 month
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