JPMorgan Chase is on the verge of closing a deal to replace Goldman Sachs as issuer for the Apple credit card, according to reports.

Yuze, a UAE-based, SME-focussed fintech, has raised $30 million from Osten Investments to expand into new markets.

This year’s annual Sustainable Finance Live conference will be held at Events@No6 in London on October 8.

Shopify is partnering with Coinbase and Stripe to allow merchants to process stablecoin payments for everyday commerce.

Smarter Faster Payments in New Orleans saw representatives from the Federal Reserve Bank, Citizens, EPCOR and Nacha come together to share their personal views on the potential of blockchain for cross-border transactions and financial inclusion – amid a need for better understanding of digital assets, as well as concerns around anonymity and regulatory uncertainty.

Square has launched a business accelerator programme designed to provide Black and Latino retail entrepreneurs with funding, mentorship and coaching.

N26 is bringing in a former Bundesbank executive board member to lead its supervisory board, with current chair Marcus Mosen becoming co-CEO following the recent exit of founder Valentin Stalf.

British SME challenger bank Allica has nearly doubled profits and hit £3 billion of lending in a record-breaking year in which it was crowned as the fastest growing startup in Europe.

Confirmation of Payee in the UK has been extended to cover almost 99% of all transactions made through Faster Payments and Chaps after more financial firms implemented the fraud-fighting protocol.

The afternoon sessions in the main stream focused on strategising for instant payments and financial crime.

HSBC has led a Series A investment in MarketNode, a Singapore-based digital market infrastructure operator founded by SGX and Temasek.

UK-based data privacy startup Privitar has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round led by Warburg Pincus and joined by ABN AMro Ventures.

Nasdaq Ventures has invested in Copenhagen-based sustainability analysis and reporting provider, Matter.

Online investment platform eToro has furthered its preparations for the launch of its first debit card by acquiring UK-based e-money platform Marq Millions.

A prolific cybercriminal operating under the online monicker J.P.Morgan has been arrested following a co-ordinated international police investigation.