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Ripple expands to South America with Brazil launch
Blockchain payments company Ripple has launched in Brazil marking their first step in expanding across South America.
Hoping to develop Ripple’s business in the region,...
BUSINESS
TradeIX to add 70 more staff to its Dublin HQ
Blockchain startup TradeIX is looking to expand its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland with the hiring of about 70 more staff.
Technology partner for the Corda-based...
Standard Chartered to launch digital platform for Indian SMEs
Standard Chartered's SC Ventures is planning to set up a standalone digital platform to provide small and medium enterprises in India with solutions for...
PAYMENTS
SECURITY
BNP Paribas partners with MGI to launch AI FX index
BNP Paribas has partnered with Millennium Global Investments (MGI) to launch BNP Paribas MGI Systematic Currency Alpha Index, a foreign exchange index that works...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Amaiz introduces app-based banking service for UK ‘solopreneurs’
UK-based startup Amaiz has announced the launch of a specialist banking app for freelancers, gig workers, entrepreneurs, and contractors.
The all-in-one business banking app aims...
TradeIX to add 70 more staff to its Dublin HQ
Blockchain startup TradeIX is looking to expand its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland with the hiring of about 70 more staff.
Technology partner for the Corda-based...
Dubai International Financial Centre unveils $10m fintech fund
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has unveiled a $10 million fintech fund managed by Wamda Capital and Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP) for start-ups...
FSS takes 46% stake in Ecentric
Global payments technology company, Financial Software and Systems (FSS) has made a strategic investment in Standard Bank subsidiary Ecentric.
The financial terms of the deal...
Barclays brings BPay to Pingit apps
Barclays is looking to merge its Bpay wearable products with more popular Pingit money transfer app, as it struggles to attract more users.
Bpay was...
TECHNOLOGY
Google brings-in ‘Style Ideas’, to grab online shopping market share
Online shoppers! Happy days are here again, with your ever-familiar Google Search now coming up with an additional feature in its image search feature...
Temenos acquires Indian big data firm hTrunk
Swiss banking technology vendor Temenos has inked an agreement to acquire hTrunk, an Indian developer of big data and analytics solutions for the banking industry.
With...
Version 1.0 of the Nextgenpsd2 Framework Published by the Berlin Group
The Berlin Group, a union of European banks and payment processors, has finally published version 1.0 of its NextGenPSD2 Access to Account (XS2A). The...
Car financing platform from Deutsche Bank, Allianz and Auto1
Berlin-based car exchange Auto1 has partnered with Deutsche Bank and German insurance company Allianz for an automobile financing firm.
The three partnering companies own more...
Mastercard collaborates with Microsoft digital identity innovations
Mastercard and Microsoft are teaming up to try and improve digital identity verification by eliminating the use of passwords and giving people an instant way...
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Ripple expands to South America with Brazil launch
Blockchain payments company Ripple has launched in Brazil marking their first step in expanding across South America.
Hoping to develop Ripple’s business in the region,...
