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PwC Italy and SKChain Advisors prep blockchain-based digital identity product

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PwC Italy and SKChain Advisors prep blockchain-based digital identity product

PwC Italy has joined forces with blockchain consultancy SKChain Advisors to develop an enterprise-grade Web3 EU digital identity product.

Monzo introduces Split payments feature to remove the hassle of shared expenses

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Monzo introduces Split payments feature to remove the hassle of shared expenses

Monzo is rolling out a new split payments feature for customers to track, pay and chase payments for shared expenses.

Westpac rolls out 'panic button' for customers who think they've been scammed

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Westpac rolls out 'panic button' for customers who think they've been scammed

In its latest move to stop scammers, Westpac is to introduce SafeBlock, a new feature that allows customers to block their accounts and cards in an instant via the app or online banking.

Embedded payments startup enza raises $6.75 million

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Embedded payments startup enza raises $6.75 million

Enza, a Dubai-based embedded payment startup founded by former executives at Network International, has secured a $6.75 million seed equity round, co-led by Algebra Ventures and Quona Capital.

DoorDash and Klarna let users eat now, pay later

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DoorDash and Klarna let users eat now, pay later

DoorDash has struck a deal with Klarna to enable customers to pay for their food delivery orders in instalments.

Appeals court rules Capital One hacker's sentence was too light

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Appeals court rules Capital One hacker's sentence was too light

A US appeals court has overruled the sentence given to the hacker behind the huge 2019 Capital One data breach, saying it was too lenient.

Accenture loses revenue amid US federal cuts

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Accenture loses revenue amid US federal cuts

Accenture Federal Services, a branch of Accenture, has lost sales in the 2024 fiscal year due to uncertainty from the Trump administration.

U.S. Bank on the 'dirty little secret' of applied foresight and 'future safaris'

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U.S. Bank on the 'dirty little secret' of applied foresight and 'future safaris'

Living in our current world occasionally seems like a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it society. In such climates, the idea of futurism becomes less of a sci-fi piece of terminology denoting flying cars and spacesuits and more of a true and necessary reality for progress. What does that process entail though? And what is a future safari?

Stablecoin de-pegging to be probed by Ripple, Warwick Business School’s Gillmore Centre

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Stablecoin de-pegging to be probed by Ripple, Warwick Business School’s Gillmore Centre

The research is funded by the University of California, Berkeley’s Centre for Responsible Decentralized Intelligence, and will involve collaboration between Warwick’s own Dr Ganesh Viswanath-Natraj, Ripple Research, and the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI), the $50 million research division of Ripple.

MoonPay secures $200 million revolving credit line from Galaxy

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MoonPay secures $200 million revolving credit line from Galaxy

In what has been dubbed one of the largest of its kind in the crypto industry, MoonPay’s credit line with Galaxy comes at a time of unprecedented momentum for the crypto industry, ensuring the solution provider is in a position to capitalise and solidify its role in the global digital economy.

Chetwood Bank: Offering stability in a volatile market

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Chetwood Bank: Offering stability in a volatile market

Finextra spoke to CEO of Chetwood Bank, Paul Noble, about the organisation’s new developments, and how market volatility is impacting savings and mortgage products. Noble has a background in private equity and asset management, previously working in big banks, including a role in the acquisition of Tandem Bank.

Stable Sea raises $3.5m for global stablecoin offramping

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Stable Sea raises $3.5m for global stablecoin offramping

Stable Sea, a stablecoin liquidity and orchestration company founded by former Block staffers, has emerged from stealth with $3.5 million in funding.

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