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Remitly: FinTechs and Banks Team to Serve the Underbanked
Remitly: FinTechs and Banks Team to Serve the Underbanked
June 13, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

As life begins to settle back into some semblance of normalcy, more than a few digital conveniences that consumers took advantage of throughout the pandemic...

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Menlo Ventures’ Aunkur Arya: FinTech ‘Growth at All Costs’ Pales Next to Capital Efficiency
Menlo Ventures’ Aunkur Arya: FinTech ‘Growth at All Costs’ Pales Next to Capital Efficiency
June 13, 2022  |  Investments

For FinTechs, and for the venture capital firms that fund them, the mantra “growth at all costs” is so 2021. Aunkur Arya, venture partner at...

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Regulatory Rumblings Force Companies to Rethink their Ransomware Policies
Regulatory Rumblings Force Companies to Rethink their Ransomware Policies
June 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The decision of whether to pay ransomware hackers to release encrypted information got tougher in March when President Joe Biden signed into law that “strongly...

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US Standards for EV Chargers Would Require Contactless Payments
US Standards for EV Chargers Would Require Contactless Payments
June 10, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Electric vehicle (EV) public charging stations installed using funds provided by the federal government’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) may be required to include contactless payment...

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BOE: UK Banks Need to Show They Can Fail ‘Safely’
BOE: UK Banks Need to Show They Can Fail ‘Safely’
June 10, 2022  |  emea

Three of the U.K.’s biggest lenders need to do more to show they could fail without harming customers and taxpayers, the Bank of England (BOE)...

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Google Expands Verification for Financial Services Ads
Google Expands Verification for Financial Services Ads
June 10, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

In an effort to combat fraud in advertising, Google has expanded its verification program for financial services advertisers to new countries and markets. “This measure...

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Google to Invest $1.2B on LatAm Digital Economy
Google to Invest $1.2B on LatAm Digital Economy
June 09, 2022  |  Google

Google said Thursday (June 9) it would invest $1.2 billion in Latin America to promote the region’s digital transformation and economic development. As Bloomberg News...

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Industry Watchers Predict Crypto Battle for Survival Ahead
Industry Watchers Predict Crypto Battle for Survival Ahead
June 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A shakeout is coming to the roughly 19,000 cryptocurrencies battling for a piece of the blockchain pie, according to industry insiders like Ripple CEO Brad...

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DOJ Calls for International Cooperation to Fight Crypto Crime
DOJ Calls for International Cooperation to Fight Crypto Crime
June 08, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report Monday (June 6) that urged the U.S. to strengthen its coordination with other nations to investigate and...

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