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UK Digital Bank Starling Hits £2.5B Valuation
UK Digital Bank Starling Hits £2.5B Valuation
April 26, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

U.K. digital bank Starling has seen its valuation double to over £2.5 billion ($3.15 billion), the Financial Times reported Tuesday (April 26). Starling is reportedly...

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Volvo Invests in Carwow, Expecting to Sell Half Its Cars Online by 2025
Volvo Invests in Carwow, Expecting to Sell Half Its Cars Online by 2025
April 26, 2022  |  Investments

Volvo Cars has taken a minority stake in Carwow, the European online car retailer, a Financial Times report said Tuesday (April 26). The Swedish brand...

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ECB’s Crypto Point Man: Real-Time Payments Can Blunt Stability Threat Posed by Digital Assets
ECB’s Crypto Point Man: Real-Time Payments Can Blunt Stability Threat Posed by Digital Assets
April 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) point man on crypto regulation thinks real-time payments are necessary to blunt the advance of digital assets into the payments...

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Wellster Unveils Integrated Women’s Health Platform
Wellster Unveils Integrated Women’s Health Platform
April 26, 2022  |  Healthcare

Wellster Healthtech Group has announced the launch of MySummer, which it says is Germany’s first fully integrated FemTech platform, according to a Tuesday (April 26)...

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Meta, Google Agree to UK Ad Rule; Will Twitter Follow?
Meta, Google Agree to UK Ad Rule; Will Twitter Follow?
April 26, 2022  |  Regulation

Google and Facebook owner Meta have both pledged to permit only registered financial firms to advertise promotions on their sites, the head of the U.K. Financial Conduct...

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London-based Juno Gets $4M to Personalize Employee Benefits
London-based Juno Gets $4M to Personalize Employee Benefits
April 26, 2022  |  Investments

Juno, the London company whose mission is to allow employees to choose benefits that work for them, has raised 3.7 million pounds ($4 million), BusinessCloud.com...

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Rewire and Paysafe Team Up to Help Migrants Manage Their Cash
Rewire and Paysafe Team Up to Help Migrants Manage Their Cash
April 26, 2022  |  Partnerships

Africa and Asia migrant-focused cross-border financial services platform Rewire on Tuesday (April 26) teamed up with payments platform Paysafe to bring the offering to cash-reliant...

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Nium Signs Deal to Buy Alternative Payments Platform Socash
Nium Signs Deal to Buy Alternative Payments Platform Socash
April 26, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Global payments firm Nium signed an acquisition deal for alternative payments network platform Socash, according to a Tuesday (April 26) press release. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed....

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Cybersecurity Company Intigriti Nets $22.4M in Series B Funding
Cybersecurity Company Intigriti Nets $22.4M in Series B Funding
April 26, 2022  |  Investments

Brussels-based cybersecurity platform Intigriti has raised 21.1 million euros ($22.4 million) in a Series B round, the company announced Tuesday (April 26). The latest infusion...

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