May 9, 2025 – FintechDaily

Testing Offline and Programmable Payments for the ECB’s Digital Euro Project: Fluency Insights

The European Central Bank (ECB) has chosen the UK-based deep tech company Fluency to lead initiatives in programmable and offline payments for the digital euro...

Carbonplace and Visa Collaborate on Carbon Credit Transfer Pilot

Carbonplace, a blockchain-based carbon credit settlement platform supported by several banks, has successfully executed a pilot transaction in collaboration with Visa. In this pilot, Visa...

HSBC Introduces Tariff Financing Solution for US Clients Amid Trump Trade Policies

HSBC has introduced a financing tool to assist US clients with paying import duties amid recent tariff changes. The bank highlights that businesses are currently...

Nordic Countries Create Offline Payment Solutions in Response to Geopolitical Turmoil

Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Estonia are developing offline card payment systems to maintain service continuity in case online infrastructures are disrupted, as reported by...

Bhutan Introduces World’s First National Crypto Tourism Payment System

Bhutan has partnered with Binance and DK Bank to introduce a pioneering national crypto payments system for tourists. Travelers to the South Asian country can...

New Hampshire Leads the Nation as the First State to Create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

This week, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 302 into law, enabling New Hampshire’s Treasury to allocate up to 5% of public funds to cryptocurrency...

Bitpanda to Allocate $10 Million for AI Investment

Austrian cryptocurrency firm Bitpanda is set to allocate $10 million towards establishing a dedicated AI division. This new unit aims to introduce a variety of...

Bank of America Commits £1.2 Million to Oxford Researchers Addressing Climate Change

Bank of America has committed £1.2 million to the University of Oxford, aimed at advancing greenhouse gas removal and sustainable finance research at the Smith...

Nordic Capital Acquires Payments Veteran Mohit Agnihotri

Nordic Capital Welcomes Mohit Agnihotri as New Partner in Fintech Investments Nordic Capital has appointed Mohit Agnihotri, a seasoned expert in technology and payments, as...

U.S. Justice Department Shuts Down Crypto Fraud Unit

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the disbandment of its national cryptocurrency enforcement team. In a memo directed to department employees, Deputy Attorney General...