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Thales Intros Voice Payment Card for Visually Impaired 
Thales Intros Voice Payment Card for Visually Impaired 
December 01, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Thales has introduced a Voice Payment Card for the visually impaired. First revealed in September, the assistive technology has now been certified by Visa and Mastercard,...

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Komgo Acquires GTC in Major Trade Finance Tech Merger
Komgo Acquires GTC in Major Trade Finance Tech Merger
December 01, 2022  |  Acquisitions

U.S.-based GlobalTrade Corporation (GTC) announced it has been acquired by Swiss-headquartered Komgo. Terms of the deal, which sets the stage for a merger of two...

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Trade X Opens Kenyan Trading Corridor for Used Cars 
Trade X Opens Kenyan Trading Corridor for Used Cars 
December 01, 2022  |  B2B Payments

B2B cross-border automotive trading platform Trade X has opened a Kenyan trading corridor. This addition, which includes a shared bonded warehouse in Mombasa and an...

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Temenos and Mbanq Look to Capture $7T BaaS Market
Temenos and Mbanq Look to Capture $7T BaaS Market
December 01, 2022  |  Banking

Temenos and Mbanq expanded their partnership to speed U.S. Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) adoption. The companies announced their deeper collaboration Thursday (Dec. 1), saying it continues a relationship...

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Spain’s Bizum Banks on Point of Sale Expansion to Drive Growth
Spain’s Bizum Banks on Point of Sale Expansion to Drive Growth
December 01, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Since its launch in 2016, Bizum has become an integral part of Spain’s payment ecosystem. But although the mobile payment system boasts over 22 million...

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ECB Officials Say Bitcoin on the Road to Irrelevance
ECB Officials Say Bitcoin on the Road to Irrelevance
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank blog post says bitcoin is “on the road to irrelevance.” Two advisors at the European Central Bank, Ulrich Bindseil, a director...

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Unbanked Launches Crypto Card in Europe
Unbanked Launches Crypto Card in Europe
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Unbanked has expanded its cryptocurrency card program to Europe. The New York-based crypto FinTech announced on Wednesday (Nov. 30) that eligible residents in the U.K.,...

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Tougher eScooter Rules in Paris Highlight Diverging EU Micromobility Approach
Tougher eScooter Rules in Paris Highlight Diverging EU Micromobility Approach
November 30, 2022  |  Transportation

Paris micromobility firms have introduced new rules for electric scooters. Following threats from city officials to not renew operating licenses next year due a lack...

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European Commission Says MiCA Oversight Would Have Prevented FTX Collapse
European Commission Says MiCA Oversight Would Have Prevented FTX Collapse
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

An EU official has said that the MiCA regime would have prevented FTX’s failures. Speaking at a hearing of the European Parliament’s Committee on Monetary...

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