Qatari digital wallet startup Karty is gearing up for launch after securing more than US$2 million in seed funding.

Starling has become the first UK bank to issue Mastercard debit cards made of recycled plastic.

The US government has seized nearly $15 billion worth of bitcoin linked to a Cambodian man accused of running “forced-labour” cryptocurrency “pig butchering” scams.

Banking Circle has launched a new MiCA-compliant stablecoin into the European market.

Blackbird Labs, a blockchain-based restaurant loyalty and payments app, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round.

HSBC has announced that it plans to offer $1bn of financing to early-stage climate tech companies around the world.

Mastercard, Ant Group and BBVA are among the big-name financial and technology firms backing a new global partnership designed to encourage green consumer behaviour.

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Monzo has introduced a trio of security controls to help customers diminish the prospect of fraudulent payments out of their accounts from phone theft, shoulder surfing or impersonation scams.

A US federal appeals court has sided with an asset manager in a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the regulator denied an application to convert the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF).

In its largest-ever deal, Cisco Systems has agreed to pay $28 billion to acquire cybersecurity company Splunk.

London-headquartered digital bank Zopa is opening an office in Manchester as it bids to create a 500-strong workforce in the city.

MangoPay, a European payment technology provider for marketplaces and platforms, is buying AI fraud detection and prevention company Nethone.

Plenty, a financial platform that helps couples discuss, manage and invest their money, has raised $2.75 million in pre-seed capital.