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Navigating the carbon market, in conversation with ZERO13

In conversation with Finextra, Hirander Misra, chairman and CEO of GMEX Group, and CEO of its carbon tracking company ZERO13, spoke on the complexities of the carbon market and untapped potential for its growth.

13 May 2025

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Nubank launches tap-to-pay Pix

Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank is rolling out a feature that lets customers tap their phones for ins-store transactions via the country's Pix instant payments system.

13 May 2025

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Investing app Stash raises $146m

American investing app Stash has raised $146 million in an oversubscribed Series H funding round led by Goodwater Capital.

12 May 2025

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BitGo secures EU crypto custody licence

US-based crypto custodian BitGo has become one of the first non-EU firms to secure a licence under the EU's Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) directive.

12 May 2025

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1.2m UK customers affected by February bank outages

A major outage suffered by UK high street banks on the last Friday of February affected more than 1.2m customers, according to a recently released House of Commons report.

12 May 2025

/cloud

Unicredit turns to Google Cloud for transformation projects

Italy-based commercial bank has agreed a 10 year deal with Google Cloud to accelerate its digital transformation project.

12 May 2025

/crypto

Meta investigates stablecoins for payouts - report

Years after being forced to abandon its crypto project, Meta is in talks with digital asset firms about integrating stablecoin payments into its platform, according to Fortune.

12 May 2025

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Ex-Celsius CEO Mashinsky gets 12-year sentence for crypto fraud

Alexander Mashinsky, the former CEO of crypto firm Celsius Network, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for commodities fraud and securities fraud.

09 May 2025

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Google integrates LLM Gemini Nano to prevent evolving scams

Alongside the release of their 'Fighting Scams in Search Report', Google have shared how Chrome, Search and Android are using AI-powered technologies to defend users against online scams.

09 May 2025

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New Hampshire becomes first US state to establish Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

This week, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 302 into law, paving the way for NH'S Treasury to allocate up to 5% of public funds to these assets. The legislation is based on a plan by pro-Bitcoin non profit Satoshi Action Fund.

09 May 2025

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Ox Security closes Series B at $60 million

The round brings the application security platform and cybersecurity company's total funding to $94 million. Led by DTCP with participation from Swisscom, IBM, Evolution Equity and Team 8, the capital will be used to strategically grow production innovation and global footprint.

09 May 2025

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Klarna takes foot off AI gas as CEO acknowledges importance of human customer service

After aggressively pursuing an AI-driven workforce reduction strategy, Klarna says it is "evolving" the strategy and hiring customer service employees in an acknowledgment that people often still want to talk to a human.

09 May 2025