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FIS Rolls Out New Central Infrastructure Payment Solution
American multinational company FIS has launched its new central infrastructure payment solution, RealNet Central, to help central banks transform their markets to digital-first, real-time payment economies. With real-time payments increasing, many countries must either modernize outdated payments infrastructure or build
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The Super App Model May Not Be Suitable for the US Market
Super apps may be widely popular in Asia and quickly gaining ground in Africa and Latin America (LatAm), they have little chance to succeed in the US because of lacking consumer interest, cultural barriers as well as data privacy and
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Adyen Rolls Out Its Very Own Terminal Range Designed In-House
Dutch payments firm Adyen announced the launch of its first in-house designed terminals which was designed to facilitate diverse payment use cases. The terminal range marks the latest step forward in Adyen’s growing unified commerce offering. The devices run on
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UBS Invests in Tech Unicorn Bigpanda
UBS announced it has invested in BigPanda, a leading artificial intelligence IT operations (AIOps) platform, through UBS Next, the firm’s strategic venture and innovation unit. As clients increasingly seek more digital services and business becomes more data driven, UBS is
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CME Group to Launch Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures
CME Group, the world’s leading derivatives marketplace, announced it plans to further expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the introduction of Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures on August 29, pending regulatory review. Designed to match their U.S. dollar-denominated counterparts,
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Meta: Digital Collectibles to Showcase NFTs on Instagram
Starting this week on Instagram, Meta is testing digital collectibles with select US creators and collectors to share NFTs that they have created or bought. Meta/Instagram started with the international expansion to 100 countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East,
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Wealthtech Tifin Acquires Professional Investor Community Platform SharingAlpha
TIFIN, a fintech platform using artificial intelligence (AI) and investment-driven personalization to shape the future of investor experiences, announced its initial launch into international markets through the acquisition on SharingAlpha, a community of over 15,000 professional fund investors and analysts
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Adyen Goes Live With Tap to Pay on iPhone
Adyen has officially launched Tap to Pay on iPhone, which allows businesses to use iPhones to accept contactless payments without the need to purchase or manage additional hardware. By partnering with NewStore, businesses including Vince and Burton can accept payments
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SIX Digital Exchange’s Web3 Unit Partners With Fireblocks
SIX Digital Exchange’s Web3 dedicated unit, SDX Web3 Services, announces a strategic collaboration with Fireblocks, the digital asset and crypto technology platform. SDX Web3 Services is already working on integrating SDX non-custodial staking access into Fireblocks’ solution. Initially, this partnership
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Bank of America Makes Strategic Investment in iCapital to Deepen Partnership
iCapital, a fintech platform for alternative investments and investors, announced that the Bank of America has made a strategic investment in the company. Bank of America invested in iCapital at the same valuation as iCapital’s last funding round in December
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