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DZ Bank, Nordic Insurance Firm Sign Onto Surecomp RIVO Trade Finance Platform
DZ Bank, Nordic Insurance Firm Sign Onto Surecomp RIVO Trade Finance Platform
June 23, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Trade finance solution provider Surecomp has accepted DZ Bank as the first bank subscriber for its newly launched RIVO platform for collaborative trade finance, while...

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Volt Intros Account Verification Services in UK, Europe
Volt Intros Account Verification Services in UK, Europe
June 23, 2022  |  Authentication

Real-time payments and open banking startup Volt is introducing a bank account authentication service for online merchants and businesses, according to a press release Thursday...

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Klarna Lashes Outs at Barclays BNPL Research
Klarna Lashes Outs at Barclays BNPL Research
June 23, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna is disputing new research into the buy now, pay later (BNPL) industry published by Barclays with debt charity StepChange that warns of the many...

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Hokodo Raises $39.7M in Series B Funding
Hokodo Raises $39.7M in Series B Funding
June 23, 2022  |  Investments

London-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Hokodo announced in a Thursday (June 23) press release that it has raised over 37.8 million euros ($39.7...

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Raisin Bank Expands Into Payments Space With Bankhaus August Lenz Acquisition
Raisin Bank Expands Into Payments Space With Bankhaus August Lenz Acquisition
June 23, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Frankfurt-based Raisin Bank AG is acquiring the payment services division of Bankhaus August Lenz & Co AG, per a Thursday (June 23) press release. The...

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Today in TechREG: CFPB Probes Late Fees; UK FCA to Tap AI, Tackle Online Scams
Today in TechREG: CFPB Probes Late Fees; UK FCA to Tap AI, Tackle Online Scams
June 23, 2022  |  Technology

Today in technology regulation news, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced a new plan to use data analytics and AI to identify and prevent...

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Singapore’s Chief FinTech Officer Questions Value of Private Crypto
Singapore’s Chief FinTech Officer Questions Value of Private Crypto
June 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The chief FinTech officer at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is questioning the value of private cryptocurrencies as regulators step up the development of...

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Biometric Checkout on the Horizon for UK Shoppers
Biometric Checkout on the Horizon for UK Shoppers
June 23, 2022  |  Biometrics

In a report last month, the Manchester Evening News ran a rather sensational headline: “Aldi, ASDA, Tesco, Lidl, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s could soon urge you...

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Warehouse Robotics Firm BotsAndUs Lands $13M Seed Round
Warehouse Robotics Firm BotsAndUs Lands $13M Seed Round
June 23, 2022  |  Investments

Intelligence and robotics company BotsAndUs has landed $13 million in seed funding to expand the growth and use of its logistics solution around the world,...

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