January 2025 – Page 92

What Impact Will a Digital Euro Have?

At the Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2024 conference in Berlin, Evelien Witlox from the European Central Bank (ECB) delivered a keynote on the potential of a...

AIB Launches Optional Gambling Block Feature

AIB is the latest bank to introduce a voluntary block feature for debit and credit card transactions related to gambling. Customers of the Irish lender...

Tenity Acquires Startup Accelerator Hackquarters

Tenity, an early-stage investor in fintech and insurtech firms, has expanded its "innovation ecosystem" through the acquisition of Hackquarters, a startup accelerator well-established in the...

Banking Circle Introduces Euro-Backed Stablecoin

Banking Circle has introduced a new MiCA-compliant stablecoin to the European market. Launched in June, the MiCA regulation aims to promote the use of innovative...

Levenue Secures €8 Million in Funding for Revenue-Based Investment Marketplace

Revenue-based investing marketplace Levenue has secured €8 million in a Series A funding round and acquired Cake, a bank transaction enrichment expert. Truffle Capital led...

Triodos Bank Unveils BNG Private Sector Loan for Nature Restoration Financing

Triodos Bank recently made history by providing the first private sector loan based on the biodiversity net gain (BNG) unit model. BNG was introduced in...

JPMorgan Set to Launch Extensive Biometric Payment Solutions

JPMorgan Chase is set to launch a wide-ranging initiative for biometric payments with retailers in the U.S. early next year, allowing customers to make purchases...

Hong Kong Unveils Plan for Sustainability Reporting

The Hong Kong government has announced a roadmap for implementing International Financial Reporting Standards – Sustainability Disclosure Standards (ISSB Standards) across public entities by 2028....

UK Regulator PSR to Introduce Limits on Cross-Border Card Fees

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is moving forward with plans to implement a price cap on the fees charged by Visa and Mastercard for UK...

Swiss National Bank to Broaden wCBDC Testing Initiatives

The Swiss National Bank is set to extend its wholesale central bank digital currency pilot, Helvetia, for an additional two years following promising results from...