FDIC says banks don’t need prior approval for crypto activities
US banks no longer need to receive prior approval before engaging in crypto-related activities, says the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Belgium’s Doccle conducts first live invoice transaction with EPI-founded Wero
Belgian e-invoicing platform Doccle has conducted its first live transaction using Wero, the digital payment service from the bank-backed European Payments Initiative.
Alipay embeds payments into AR glasses
Alipay has integrated QR code payments into augmented reality glasses from Chinese outfit Rockid to enable users to pay for products instore by looking at the label.
Singapore Fintech Festival 2022: Saxo launches digital wealth advisory solution
During the week of Singapore Fintech Festival 2022, Finextra caught up with Saxo’s APAC CEO Adam Reynolds and regional head of Saxo Institutional Ivan Chang at their offices in Singapore to discuss the launch of SaxoPartnerConnect.
Kraken eyes IPO after latest funding round
A day after securing a $20 billion valuation in its latest funding round, crypto exchange Kraken says it has confidentially filed to go public in the US.
PODCAST: Cutting keys & cutting costs during repossessions and recoveries
Drawing standing-room-only attendance in the second-largest setting at Used Car Week 2025, Ryan Miller led a six-executive panel session that focused on one of the most complex challenges in all of repossessions and recoveries. Now available through this episode of … [Read More]
FCA to support net zero aims with TechSprints, sandbox pilots and Green Fintech Challenge
The FCA is coming good on its promise to assist firms to prepare for a changing climate, rolling out a series of innovation programmes to support the transition to a net zero economy.
UK Chancellor proposes pension and sustainable finance reforms
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves detailed the financial services strategy launching in March 2025, which will focus on bolstering growth, developing fintech and sustainable finance sectors.
N26 hit with fresh BaFin sanctions; appoints Mike Dargan CEO
German financial regulator BaFin has imposed more sanctions and oversight on N26. Separately, the digital bank has appointed UBS executive board member Mike Dargan as CEO.
Central banks successfully test ‘quantum resistant’ communications channel
A secure communication channel designed to protect financial data against future threats from quantum computers has been successfully established by the BIS Innovation Hub Eurosystem Centre, in concert with Banque de France and Deutsche Bundesbank.
Pokémon-playing fish commit credit cod fraud
A Japanese YouTuber who streams his pet minnows playing games on a Nintendo Switch was recently shocked to find some fishy charges to his credit card.
New vehicle lease share up nearly 5 percentage points
Leasing penetration continued to climb in the first quarter as inventory levels normalized and incentives on electric vehicles inched up. …
The Covid-19 scramble diverting attention away from real-time payments
Adrian Mountstephens of Equinix believes that the Covid-19 pandemic will put the brakes on real-time payments rollouts as companies focus their attention and resources elsewhere.
PayPal names Danese Cooper head, open source
PayPal has hired programmer, computer scientist, and open source champion Danese Cooper as its first head of open source.
IG debuts crypto investing for UK retail clients
Global investment and trading platform IG has become the first UK-listed company to roll out crypto trading to retail users in the UK.