Swiss Digital Bank Alpian Ramps up Athlete Endorsements to Appeal to the Mass Affluent
Swiss digital bank Alpian has announced the appointment of Sébastien Buemi as honorary “chief inspiration officer,” adding the Swiss professional racing driver to its list of existing brand ambassadors, among which tennis world champion Belinda Bencic and freestyle snowboarder and
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Alpian ernennt Sébastien Buemi zum dritten ehrenamtlichen Chief Inspiration Officer
Nachdem Alpian im Oktober 2022 offiziell als erste digitale Privatbank der Schweiz an den Start ging, gibt das Unternehmen heute die Ernennung von Rennfahrer-Champion Sébastien Buemi zum neuen ehrenamtlichen Chief Inspiration Officer bekannt. Er wird neben der Tennisweltmeisterin Belinda Bencic
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France, Luxembourg and EIB Conduct Joint Wholesale CBDC Experiment
The Banque de France, Banque centrale du Luxembourg and European Investment Bank (EIB) successfully conducted a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiment. The experiment, known as the Venus initiative, involved a 100 million euro digital native bond issuance by
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Conferma Pay, Sabre and Mastercard Issue B2B Virtual Travel Payment Cards
UK virtual corporate card provider Conferma Pay and US travel tech company Sabre have partnered with Mastercard to issue virtual cards for B2B travel payments. The solution involves generating single use card numbers to enable travel buyers and suppliers to
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Belgium’s OpenWay Launches Card-as-a-Service Platform
Belgian payment processing company OpenWay has added card issuing software to its Way4 digital payments platform covering credit, debit, corporate, fleet, instalment, prepaid, loyalty, and gift cards. The new “card-as-a-service” software includes features such as carbon footprint trackers for each
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UBS Chooses Regula’s Identity Verification Solutions to Automate Onboarding
UBS has partnered with Latvian identity verification company Regula to create a fully automated and 24/7 account opening process for new customers. Instead of real-time video interviews, which were previously required by UBS to verify new customers, the enrollment process
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BVNK Acquires System Pay Services to Provide Licensed E-Money Services
UK crypto payments platform BVNK has acquired payments company System Pay Services for its Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license after receiving Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval. The EMI license enables BVNK to broaden its product offering to include e-money services,
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wefox Appoints Zalando’s Laura Eschricht as Chief Marketing Officer
German insurtech platform wefox has appointed Laura Eschricht as its new Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. She joins wefox from German ecommerce retailer Zalando. Eschricht is a seasoned marketing professional with over 15 years of global experience. Prior to Zalando,
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BlockFi Files for Bankruptcy Due to Exposure to FTX
Crypto lender BlockFi has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection citing a liquidity crisis due to substantial exposure to recently bankrupt crypto exchange FTX. BlockFi says that it is exposed to FTX via loans to Alameda, a crypto trading firm
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Quid Launches Multi-Currency Wallet for SMEs With Visa’s Currencycloud
UK business banking platform Quid Global and cross-border payments platform Currencycloud have partnered to launch Quid’s multi-currency global wallet for businesses. The integration with Currencycloud will provide Quid’s SME clients with a multi-currency wallet that can convert between EUR, GBP,
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