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Klarna revels in one million US debit card sign ups

Over a million Americans have signed up for Klarna's debit card in just eleven weeks since launch.

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Ebury to resurrect IPO

Santander-backed Ebury is reportedly reviving plans for an initial public offering in London at a valuation of $2 billion.

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Swift bids to move the needle for retail consumer payments

Swift is working with 30 banks on a scheme to set new rules for retail cross-border payments on its network.

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European banks join forces to launch euro stablecoin

Nine European bank have joined forces to launch a euro-denominated stablecoin designed to challenge the dominance of dollar-led tokens.

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HSBC demonstrates world’s first-known quantum-enabled algorithmic trading with IBM

HSBC is lauding the results of trials with IBM that tested the value of current quantum computers for algorithmic trading in the bond market

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Pleo moves into embedded finance

European spend management platform Pleo has worked with Mastercard to launch an embedded finance offering that helps businesses managing large networks of SMB customers to offer real-time financial intelligence via spend and cash management capabilities directly from their own platform.

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FIS buys account origination tech provider Amount

FIS has acquired Chicago-based digital banking origination and decisioning technology provider Amount. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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BIS researchers harness AI to forecast financial market dysfunction

Researchers from the Bank for International Settlements have used AI to produce daily forecasts of market dysfunction 60 business days before thy actually happen.

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Digital euro could roll out in 2029 - ECB's Cipollone

Work on the digital euro is gaining momentum, with a launch possible by the middle of 2029, according to European Central Bank Executive Board member Piero Cipollone.

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Coinbase adds Singapore dollar stablecoin to platform

Coinbase is adding Singapore dollar stablecoins to its platform through a tie-up with licenced issuer StraitsX.

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Morgan Stanley to offer crypto trading through E*Trade following zerohash investment

Morgan Stanley is preparing to offer crypto trading to retail customers through its E-Trade platform, according to reports. The Wall Street giant is working with zerohash on the plans after joining a $104 million funding round for the crypto and stablecoin infrastructure platform.

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Ripple stablecoin becomes offramp for BlackRock tokenised fund

Ripple has joined forces with Securitize on a smart contract that allows holders of BlackRock and VanEck tokenised funds to exchange their shares to Ripple for the firm's stablecoin.