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Crypto payments company Brighty raises $10 million

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Crypto payments company Brighty raises $10 million

Brighty, a Swiss digital finance platform for crypto-card payments, has secured $10 million in funding from Futurecraft Ventures to expand its presence in Europe and the UK.

Warwick Business School opens Fintech Innovation Lab

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Warwick Business School opens Fintech Innovation Lab

Warwick Business School has launched a new Fintech Innovation Lab in the West Midlands following £4.2m of investment.

Norway's Vipps launches world's first Apple Pay rival for iPhone

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Norway's Vipps launches world's first Apple Pay rival for iPhone

Norway's Vipps is claiming first place in the race to take on Apple Pay, enabling its users to tap their iPhones for instore payments.

Caixabank smooths in-branch appointments for the hearing impaired

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Caixabank smooths in-branch appointments for the hearing impaired

Spain's Caixabank has launched an in-branch video service providing instantaneous sign language interpretations to the hearing impaired.

FS sector calls for 'thorough assessment' of Financial Data Access regulation

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FS sector calls for 'thorough assessment' of Financial Data Access regulation

As Europe moves closer to boosting open finance through the rollout of Financial Data Access (FIDA) legislation, a host of associations have called for a "thorough assessment" of its impact to avoid damaging the sector's competitiveness.

RBC opens up trading around the world to online investors

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RBC opens up trading around the world to online investors

Royal Bank of Canada's online brokerage is rolling out international trading in multiple foreign currencies to its investors.

Google files lawsuit over CFPB supervisory order

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Google files lawsuit over CFPB supervisory order

Google is prepared to take the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to court over plans to establish supervisory authority over Google Payment Corp.

Revolut applies for banking licence in New Zealand

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Revolut applies for banking licence in New Zealand

Revolut has applied to become a registered bank in New Zealand.

Berlin-based WealthTech startup NAO raises €3.4 million

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Berlin-based WealthTech startup NAO raises €3.4 million

Berlin-based WealthTech startup NAO has raised €3.4 million in a seed funding round from various family offices, private investors and existing investors, including FinTech veteran Jakob Schreyer and VC Zeitgeist X Ventures.

Lunar creates standalone enterprise payments business

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Lunar creates standalone enterprise payments business

Nordic challenger bank Lunar is stepping up its BaaS efforts, shifting its banking services division into a new standalone entity called Moonrise.

Trump taps ex-PayPal COO Sacks as crypto and AI czar

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Trump taps ex-PayPal COO Sacks as crypto and AI czar

Donald Trump says he is appointing former PayPal chief operating officer David Sacks as "White House AI and Crypto Czar".

Why sustainable finance needs more consistent policies

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Why sustainable finance needs more consistent policies

Following the 2022 Biodiversity Conference of Parties, the world has been trying to follow the ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework agreement. Recently, they reconvened for the COP16 event in Cali where the focus was on further agreements, resources and plans to ensure the GBF’s success by 2030. At the event, there were some successes and some pitfalls.

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