July 2025 – Page 24 – FintechDaily

Financial Materiality Isn’t the Ultimate Objective of Sustainable Finance

In a recent discussion with Richard Peers for Finextra TV, Tonia Plakhotniuk, Associate Director of Policy (Sustainable Finance & Financial Reporting) at the Association for...

Launch of Pan-African Card Initiative

The first Pan-African card scheme has been launched to enhance the continent's financial sovereignty. The Papsscard is a collaboration between the African Export-Import Bank, the...

Davos 2021: Insights from PayPal CEO Dan Schulman

PayPal CEO Advocates for a Responsible Economic Reset In a recent discussion, Dan Schulman, CEO of PayPal, emphasized the critical role of business leaders in...

Yonder Introduces New Debit Cards

British credit card rewards startup Yonder has launched its first premium debit cards. The new Mastercard debit cards offer the same perks as Yonder's credit...

ECB Advances Plans for Settlement Using Distributed Ledger Technology

The European Central Bank has adopted a dual-track strategy to integrate distributed ledger technology (DLT) with Target settlement services in the wholesale market. This initiative,...

Hokkoku and Soft Space Launch SoftPOS Tool for Stablecoin Transactions

Hokkoku Financial Holdings is collaborating with Soft Space to create a SoftPOS product that enables merchants to accept both contactless card payments and regulated stablecoin...

Bitget Introduces Zero-Fee Crypto Card Supported by Mastercard

Mastercard, Bitget Wallet, and Immersve are introducing a zero-fee crypto card that allows users to spend their cryptocurrency at over 150 million merchants worldwide. The...

US Bank Groups Urge Swift Transition as Treasury Moves to Eliminate Paper Checks

A trio of bank groups has urged the U.S. Department of the Treasury to expedite the transition from paper checks to electronic payment options. In...

Wise Seeks US National Trust Bank Charter

UK-based money transfer giant Wise has applied to be directly regulated by the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in order to establish...

Carney on Net-Zero: “If You’re Not In, You’re Out”

During the 'Financing the Net-Zero Transition' panel at Davos, Mark Carney, the UN's special envoy for climate action and finance, emphasized the crucial role of...