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Ukrainian TASCOMBANK Will Test Digital Currency on Stellar Blockchain 
Ukrainian TASCOMBANK Will Test Digital Currency on Stellar Blockchain 
December 14, 2021  |  CBDC

The Ukrainian commercial bank TASCOMBANK is working with the FinTech Bitt to issue an electronic hryvnia — the country’s national currency — on the Stellar...

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Circle Debuts USDC on Avalanche to Push DeFi 
Circle Debuts USDC on Avalanche to Push DeFi 
December 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Global internet finance platform Circle on Tuesday (Dec. 14) announced native support for USDC on the Avalanche public blockchain, giving the digital currency a presence...

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i2C, Ooredoo to Bring Digital-First Payments to Qatar 
i2C, Ooredoo to Bring Digital-First Payments to Qatar 
December 14, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The digital payments and banking firm i2C is working with the telecommunications company Ooredoo to offer new payments solutions — including digital-first prepaid cards and...

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Is Paxos the New Diem? The Stablecoin Issuer’s Facebook Pilot Just Expanded to 2B WhatsApp Customers
Is Paxos the New Diem? The Stablecoin Issuer’s Facebook Pilot Just Expanded to 2B WhatsApp...
December 10, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s controversial Novi stablecoin wallet just debuted on WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging service with 2 billion customers. The ability to send stablecoin payments over WhatsApp,...

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Crypto Debit Card or Aspiring Neobank? With Secured Line of Credit, Ledger and Baanx’s Crypto Life Card Aims Higher
Crypto Debit Card or Aspiring Neobank? With Secured Line of Credit, Ledger and Baanx’s Crypto...
December 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto companies issuing Mastercard and Visa-branded debit cards that let users spend their bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies at retailers is no longer new. But leading...

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Coinbase Global Users Can Earn Yield with DeFi on Dai
Coinbase Global Users Can Earn Yield with DeFi on Dai
December 09, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Global Coinbase users in over 70 countries can tap the competitive yields of decentralized finance (DeFi) lending on their Dai with no fees, lockups, or...

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Room Keys for Some Hyatt Properties Available in Apple Wallet
Room Keys for Some Hyatt Properties Available in Apple Wallet
December 08, 2021  |  Mobile Wallets

Several Hyatt locations in the U.S. are now integrating hotel room keys with Apple Wallet so people can unlock their guest rooms by tapping their...

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Financial Services Startup Ualá Launches Broker-Dealer Ualintec Capital
Financial Services Startup Ualá Launches Broker-Dealer Ualintec Capital
December 08, 2021  |  Investments

Financial services startup Ualá in Buenos Aires, Argentina, recently launched Ualintec Capital, its own broker-dealer operations, to expand the number of investment alternatives it can...

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Clave, Kandeo to Expand Consumer Lending in Colombia 
Clave, Kandeo to Expand Consumer Lending in Colombia 
December 07, 2021  |  News

Two Latin American companies — the consumer lending platform Clave and the private equity firm Kandeo Asset Management — say they are joining forces to...

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