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Cardless and AmEx team on co-branded cards

Cardless has successfully completed a series of venture capital funding.

Buy Now, Pay Later Services Are Walking a Tightrope—Unless We Get the Technology Right

Free money is everywhere, and everyone buys more stuff. Pop the champagne, life is good.

QNB launches direct remittance service to Philippines through RippleNet

QNB’s latest first-to-market solution complements the Bank’s efforts to improve cross-border payments, upholding its leadership position in Qatar in the sector of money transfer.

Morgan Stanley and Mastercard back credit-building startup TomoCredit

Female, immigrant-founded TomoCredit is targeting the 40 million credit-invisible immigrants and international students with no credit history in the US.

AIB makes u-turn on decision to scrap ATMs following backlash

AIB has also seen a fall of almost 50% in branch over-the-counter teller transactions, while mobile and online payments have increased by 85% in that same timeframe.

Brazil's Neon raises $80m to boost credit card push

The lender ended 2021 with a total credit portfolio of $270 billion and the idea is that the FIDC will bring greater flexibility to its growth strategy.

Visa reportedly takes an interest in Airwallex’s second Series E extension

Valuation will apparently stay flat at $5.5bn.

Moneyhub and Pennyworth partner to democratise financial planning

The new tool is aimed at "aspring-affluent customers" in the £40,000-£150,000 income range.

Atlantic Money launches in UK after £3m fund raise

The firm has also secured an additional injection of $3m seed capital, led by Amplo, to supercharge its international growth having recently received its EU licence.

Sweden's Zimpler launches in Norway

Norway – where 98% of the population has internet access and 1.3 million customers use online banking daily

Mastercard forms alliance with quantum computing player D-Wave

"Our work with D-Wave will explore the endless applications of quantum computing for practical, real-world financial services applications."

Open Banking in the UK – an update from American Express

As we move into a post-pandemic world, the trend has continued with a growing demand for greater payment options combined with a more seamless experience.

Atom bank losses narrow as lending operations up by £600m

Four consecutive months of operating profit highlight Atom's growth in 2022.

Mastercard partners with caregiver to launch debit card for people living with dementia

Sibstar aims to help the 55 million people living with dementia retain their autonomy with their spending.

Payments giant Stripe cuts internal valuation by 28%

The fintech joins a trend of valuation drops in the industry, but unlike others has made the cut itself.

Revolut just onboarded its 20 millionth retail customer

After seven years, the fintech has reached a phenomenal number of people.

Mastercard targets Canadian not-for-profits with Changeworks

“Canadian not-for-profit organizations are vital contributors to our country’s economic health and social fabric, but many lack the necessary technology infrastructure and digital skills to deliver on their mandates and increase their impact,&

Banque de France steps up wholesale CBDC work

The bank has built its own DLT technology as well as an automated market maker platform inspired from the DeFi markets, which could serve as the basis of a multi-CBDC platform where different central banks come together to enable fast, automated and trans

ING pilots ultra-wideband tech for P2P contactless payments

Users open the ING app, point their phone to the individual to whom they wish to transfer money, and confirm the transaction.

British woman develops card for people living with dementia

She also frequently fell victim to phone scammers.

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