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Barclays invests in former Rise Academy alumni Velotix

AI-based data security platform Velotix has secured funding from Barclays Bank and Capri Ventures.

/sustainable

Zopa enters renewable energy market

Zopa Bank has entered the UK’s £23 billion renewable energy market, making its suite of buy now, pay later and retail finance products available to Octopus Energy customers across the country.

/regulation

ICE fined $10m for late cyber intrusion disclosure

The Intercontinental Exchange has been hit with a $10 million penalty for the failure of its subsidiaries - including Nyse - to quickly report a cyber intrusion to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/payments

Google Pay lets customers ditch CVVs for biometrics

Google Pay has received a revamp to make it easier for shoppers to see card benefits, use BNPL on more sites, and ditch CVV codes in favour of biometrics at checkout.

/markets

Pursuit of faster settlement times via DLT will hit market quality

Adopting distributed ledger technology in the pursuit of faster settlement times could hit liquidity and increase transaction costs, warns research from the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

/security

Mastercard takes GenAI to the Dark Web

Mastercard is using generative AI to double the speed at which it can detect potentially compromised cards.

/crypto

Biden opposes digital asset bill

President Biden and SEC chair Gary Gensler have both criticised a new cryptocurrency bill ahead of a US House of Representatives vote.

/payments

CFPB rules that BNPL lenders should be treated as credit cards

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled that buy now, pay later lenders should be treated in the same way as credit cards.

/retail

Synapse fallout leaves Copper customers unable to access funds

The collapse of BaaS platform Synapse has forced teen finance app Copper to suddenly discontinue its bank deposit accounts and debit cards, leaving some customers unable to access their funds.

/regulation

Citi fined over $444 billion fat finger error

British financial regulators have fined Citigroup £61.7 million over a $444 billion fat finger error that led to a $1.4bn sell off of equities in European markets.

/crypto

Ex-Revolut team launch DeFi wallet and crypto card

A team of ex-Revolut employees have released Zeal, a DeFi wallet and debit card combination that enables direct cryptocurrency spending on everyday items, eliminating the need for conversion to fiat currency.

/security

UK bank fraud losses topped £1 billion last year

Fraud losses in the UK dropped by four percent in 2023, but still topped the £1 billion high watermarket.