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Fish Caught in Pokémon-Themed Credit Card Scam

A Japanese YouTuber known for streaming his pet minnows playing games on a Nintendo Switch recently experienced some unexpected charges to his credit card. The...

Neonomics Files Complaint Regarding Anti-Competitive Practices in Norway’s Payment Market

Open banking data vendor Neonomics has lodged a complaint with the Norwegian Competition Authority, accusing the country's banking sector of engaging in anti-competitive practices within...

JPMorgan Takes Steps to Commercialize Blockchain Through Tokenized Collateral Network

JPMorgan Chase has innovatively transformed money market fund shares into tokens to facilitate an over-the-counter derivatives trade between BlackRock and Barclays Bank, leveraging blockchain technology....

Morgan Stanley First Investment Bank to Implement Wise Platform

Morgan Stanley is set to utilize Wise's technology platform for foreign exchange international settlements for its corporate clients. This partnership represents a significant milestone as...

Plaid Releases Statement on CFPB’s Proposal for Personal Data Rights

Plaid has issued a series of recommendations to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in response to the Bureau’s request for stakeholder feedback on its...

Membrane Finance Secures EU Money License and €2 Million in Seed Funding for Stablecoin Venture

Membrane Finance, a Finnish fintech company, is developing a European alternative to the USD stablecoin and has successfully obtained an Electronic Money Licence from the...

Stablecoins on the Rise: BVNK Secures $50 Million for U.S. Expansion

Stablecoin payments infrastructure firm BVNK has secured a $50 million Series B round to expand its operations in the United States. The funding was led...

Digital Finance Platform Tapline Emerges from Stealth Mode with New Funding

Tapline, a digital finance platform that enables SaaS companies to exchange their future revenues for upfront, non-dilutive cash, has successfully secured pre-seed funding totaling €31.7...

A2A Payments Startup Volume Secures $6 Million in Funding

Account-to-account payments fintech Volume has successfully secured $6 million in funding to expand its operations throughout the UK and Europe. The funding round was led...

Cybercriminals Have Found a Way to Disrupt Contactless Payments

Prilex, initially designed to compromise ATMs, has evolved to target Point-of-Sales (PoS) systems, and recent findings by Kaspersky reveal that this malware now has the...