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Coinbase and Tink bring Pay by Bank crypto payments to Germany

Coinbase is teaming up with Visa-owned open banking specialist Tink to enable crypto purchases via Pay by Bank in Germany.

/retail

SavvyMoney scores $225m investment

SavvyMoney, a provider of financial wellness tech to banks, credit unions and fintechs, has secured a $225 million minority investment.

/markets

Shawbrook shares rise on LSE debut

Shares in Shawbrook rise more than six per cent on the specialist lender's first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange.

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Digital euro could get 2027 pilot ahead of 2029 launch

The European Central Bank says it could launch a digital euro pilot in 2027 ahead of a 2029 launch for the CBDC.

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Mastercard closes in on $2bn deal to buy crypto firm Zerohash - report

Mastercard is in late-stage talks to buy crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform Zerohash for up to $2 billion, according to Fortune.

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Monzo taps former Google exec Layfield to replace CEO Anil

Former Google and Standard Chartered executive Diana Layfield has been appointed CEO of UK digital bank Monzo, taking over from TS Anil, who is stepping down after five years in the role.

/cloud

MS Azure outage raises questions over cloud dependencies

The spotlight has once again been shone on the prominent role played by a small number of cloud computing providers after an outage suffered by Microsoft's Azure platform

/ai

UK startups lacking AI expertise at board level

UK startups and scaleups are being urged to address an absence of AI skills within their boardrooms, according to a recently published report

/security

Ubank expands passkeys to online banking

National Australia Bank's digital unit Ubank has become the country's first lender to offers customers the option to ditch passwords in favour of passkeys for both app and online banking.

/wealth

Wealthsimple raises C$750m at C$10bn valuation

Canada's Wealthsimple has raised C$750 million at a post-money valuation of C$10 billion in a funding round led Dragoneer Investment Group and GIC.

/markets

Morgan Stanley to buy private shares platform EquityZen

Morgan Stanley has struck a deal to buy EquityZen, a trading platform for shares in private companies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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DBS and Goldman Sachs claim crypto options first

Two investment banks have made what they claim is the first over-the-counter options trade involving cryptocurrencies.