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Australia’s eftpos Enhances Security for Online Payments

Australia's eftpos Group has taken steps to enhance the security of online payments in the nation by entering into a fraud scoring partnership and obtaining...

Global Fintech Investments Surge to $98 Billion in the First Half of the Year

Global investment in fintech saw a significant resurgence in the first half of 2021, reaching $98 billion, with an unprecedented number of deals, according to...

NYSE Trading Turmoil Triggered by Inactive Backup System

On Tuesday, the New York Stock Exchange experienced significant price fluctuations and trading halts due to a failure by a staff member at a data...

Polynetwork Reports Return of Some $610M Hack Funds Following Twitter Appeal

Polynetwork, a platform designed to connect blockchains, reports that its public appeal on Twitter to hackers to return the $610 million in stolen cryptocurrency has...

Moody’s Develops Scoring System for Stablecoins

Moody's is developing a scoring system for up to 20 stablecoins, as reported by Bloomberg. The proposed system will analyze the coins based on the...

Hacker Responsible for $610M Crypto Heist Eligible for Reward After Returning Assets

After nearly returning the entire $610 million in cryptocurrency stolen earlier this week, a hacker has been offered a $500,000 "bug bounty" by Poly Network....

Hackers Make Off with Over $90 Million from Liquid Crypto Exchange

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid has reported that hackers have compromised some of its wallets, resulting in the theft of over $90 million. The company's operations...

UK Government presents proposals for regulating the cryptoasset sector

The UK Government has introduced proposals to integrate cryptoassets into the regulatory framework governing traditional financial services. In April, the government committed to establishing rules...

BBVA Introduces Dynamic CVV Cards in Latin America

BBVA is expanding its Aqua card model into Latin America after successfully issuing one million dynamic CVV cards in Spain. The Aqua card enhances security...

EIB Launches Its First Digital Bond in Pound Sterling

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has successfully priced its inaugural £50 million digital bond, leveraging both private and public blockchains through HSBC's tokenisation platform, Orion....