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X to offer trading services soon, claims CEO

Social media app X will roll out investing and trading services "soon" and is also pondering its own debit or credit card, claims CEO Linda Yaccarino.

/markets

World Bank calls for "radical" restructuring of national debt reporting in new report

The World Bank released a report outlining how countries should redefine how they disclose debt due to more complexity in the current financing environment.

/retail

NAB charged $751,000 in penalties for breaching consumer data protection rules

National Australia Bank (NAB) has paid A$751,000 in penalties after being issued four infringement notices from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for not complying with the Consumer Data Right (CDR) Rules.

/retail

UK launches Smart Data Group to bring benefits of open banking to more sectors

The UK is looking to build on the success of open banking through the launch of a government-backed, industry-led Smart Data Group designed to unlock £28 billion in economic value across a variety of sectors.

/crypto

Coinbase launches stablecoin payments service

Coinbase has launched a stablecoin payments stack to make it easier for online merchants around the world to accept USDC.

/startups

Payment infrastructure startup Polar raises $10 million

Polar, a fintech startup building payment infrastructure for AI-native SaaS companies, has raised a $10 million Seed round.

/crypto

Visa says every institution that moves money will need a stablecoin strategy

Visa is upping it game in the stablecoin market, expanding its settlement capabilities in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) region to enable USD cross-border transactions through blockchain technology.

/ai

Cube buys AI operational risk provider Acin

London-based RegTech Cube has acquired operational risk AI and technology provider Acin. Financial terms were not disclosed.

/crypto

Highnote partners BVNK for 24/7 stablecoin funding for card programmes

Card issuance and embedded finance platform Highnote has enlisted BVNK to launch real-time 24/7 stablecoin-based funding for card programmes.

/payments

Lunar migrates to Visa-owned cloud-native platform Pismo; adopts Wise platform

Nordic challenger bank Lunar is to begin processing Visa cards over a cloud-native core banking platform provided by Pismo.

/payments

Tensec raises $12m to become Stripe for global trade

Tensec, a startup founded by ex-Rapyd, Meta, and Goldman Sachs executives, has raised $12 million in seed funding to take on the $190 trillion B2B cross-border payments market.

/payments

Klarna offers users mobile plans

Klarna is the latest financial services provider to enter the mobile market, working with Telecom-as-a-Service platform Gigs to launch a phone plan in a host of major markets, beginning with the US.