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Revolut signs global Visa Direct agreement for cross-border business transactions

Revolut has teamed up with Visa to offer business customers instant card transfers for cross-border transactions.

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Banking Circle launches euro-backed stablecoin

Banking Circle has launched a new MiCA-compliant stablecoin into the European market.

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AIB introduces voluntary gambling block

AIB is the latest bank to introduced a voluntary block feature on debit and credit card transactions linked to gambling.

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Adyen names Cash App's Tom Adams CTO

Payments processor Adyen has hired Cash App's head of engineering Tom Adams as chief technology officer.

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Visa in talks over £700m Featurespace acquisition - Sky News

Visa is in talks with Featurespace about a £700 million acquisition of the British financial fraud fighting outfit, according to Sky News.

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DBS pilot blockchain-based programmable grant disbursements

Singapore's DBS has completed a pilot using blockchain technology for programmable government grant disbursements to businesses.

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Australian regulator secures court win over Kraken's local operator

An Australian court has ruled in favour of the country's securities regulator against the local operator of the Kraken crypto exchange over design and distribution obligations when offering a margin trading product.

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Deutsche Bank settles majority of claims in Postbank case

Deutsche Bank has been in the process of acquiring Postbank since 2008, and has been facing trouble agreeing to a settlement with Postbank shareholders.

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Nationwide app hit with Faster Payments delay

Nationwide users have received a message that payments "are delayed at the moment". This comes after similar issues in June.

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Sustainable Finance Live 2024: Planet Tracker tackles environmental impact data

Leading up to Finextra’s annual green conference, Sustainable Finance Live, which will take place at Events@No6 on October 8 in London, keynote speaker and founder of ResponsibleRisk Richard Peers interviewed Robin Millington, CEO of Planet Tracker.

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FCA chair accused of revealing identity of internal whistleblower - FT

Ashley Alder, FCA chair, has been accused of revealing the identity of an internal whistleblower despite the regulator's policy to protect their identity.

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MUFG invests $333m in Indian digital lender DMI Finance

MUFG Bank is investing another $333 million in Indian digital lender DMI Finance at a valuation of around $3 billion.