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Events
Open Banking Expo Canada Meetups launch virtually this June
Organisers of Open Banking Expo Canada are to launch free-to-attend quarterly meetups for the Open Banking community in Canada. The first meetup will take place virtually on Thursday June 24th, 2021. For the first three meetings, Open Banking Expo Canada has teamed up with Ernst & Young LLP (EY Canada), to help shed light on […]…
Creative
DNA Payments pockets £100 million investment
London headquartered payments processor DNA Payments has banked a £100 million investment from Alchemy Partners. DNA currently serves over 45,000 merchants ranging from major online and offline retailers to SMEs, providing them with over 70,000 terminals which make over 20 million transactions worth over £600m a month. The firm also provides a variety of SaaS […]…
Creative
Timex launches range of contactless payment watches
Timex has joined forces with Visa, Tappy and Chase to launch a range of watch straps that can be used to make contactless payments. Watchmaker Timex first teamed up with Tappy, a Hong Kong-based outfit that has developed token payments technology that can effectively turn any watch into a credit or debit card, in 2019. […]…
Creative
What is an iNFT and how does it work?
Alethea AI, an open AI developer company, has teamed up with London-based artist Robert Alice to bring a virtual being to life, and they’re auctioning it at Sotheby’s as the “first intelligent nonfungible token” (iNFT). In collaboration, they have created a virtual being named Alice using AI technology. She can have conversations with people, based on the personality that […]…
News
Unique recruitment practices from around the world
With the world globalising at an unprecedented rate, there has been a growing need for recruitment agencies to communicate effectively with international audiences seeking global opportunities. This can manifest itself in off-shoring, recruitment for global corporations or immigrant recruitment. Moreover, applying an international outlook to hiring talent can enable organisations to better reflect and gain […]…
Creative
Fintech all-star Nubank raises a $750M mega round
In 2013, Colombian businessman David Velez decided to reinvent the Brazilian banking system. He didn’t speak Portuguese, nor was he an engineer or a banker, but he did have the conviction that the system was broken and that he could fix it. And as a former Sequoia VC, he also had access to capital. His […]…
Creative
Antelop reinvents digital cards and mobile issuance with a unified solution for banks and card issuing processors
Banks and card issuing processors can now use a single software development kit to add all the very latest digital card features to their mobile banking app, making it possible for even the smallest bank to quickly and easily provide its clients with an instant, mobile-first experience that meets the needs of today’s increasingly digital […]…
Creative
Payments are going global: Visa and Goldman Sachs partner
Two world-leading financial institutions – Visa and Goldman Sachs – have joined forces to help make business transaction banking easier than ever before. Leveraging both Visa B2B Connect and Visa Direct Payouts, Goldman hopes to simplify processes, drive efficiencies, and reduce operating costs. With these services available for both its B2B and B2C customers, the investment bank envisions a future where businesses […]…
Creative
ID verification outfit Trulioo hits $1.75bn valuation
Canadian identity verification outfit Trulioo has hit a US$1.75 billion valuation off a US$394 million Series D funding round led by TCV an joined by Citi and American Express. Blumberg Capital and Mouro Capital also joined the round for Vancouver-based Trulioo. which provides real-time verification of 5 billion consumers and 330 million business entities worldwide […]…
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