Paysera, a Lithuanian company handling payments for online stores and retail customers, has refurbished the fourth floor of its global offices to house 16 Ukrainian refugees. It’s also halted payments to and from Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Read MoreThe tech giant announced yesterday that it’s created a $100M fund to invest in virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). The fund is called the Snapdragon Metaverse Fund.
Read MoreFTX announced that tennis star Naomi Osaka will become a brand ambassador for the crypto exchange. She will get an equity stake and be compensated in crypto as well.
Read MoreIn an update to the state’s bribery- and corruption-prevention laws, the New Jersey General Assembly may soon vote to prevent public officials from receiving NFTs and virtual currency as gifts. The bill was approved by the Science, Innovation, and Technology Committee last week.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that discrimination associated with any financial product is illegal. The Bureau has primarily concerned itself with discrimination in credit.
Read MoreFrom cannabis to cryptocurrency, the future of fintech lies in the hands of regulators. Find out how alternative payments rails, smart contracts, and securities enforcement can potentially change everything.
Read MoreThe billion-dollar startup, which wants to distribute cryptocurrency to every human being by imaging their eyes, recently suspended operations in at least seven countries. It’s now delayed its launch date for a second time.
Read MoreThe trading platform’s new offering would let users generate passive income by loaning out their stocks to other financial institutions. It’s set to roll out in the first half of 2022, according to a Robinhood spokesperson.
Read MoreThe global payments firm launched a new brokerage payments solution that lets international FIs settle transactions with certain U.S. brokerages. This system is up to 90% cheaper for customers than SWIFT.
Read MoreYesterday, President Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting For Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022. The law shortens reporting timelines for cybersecurity incidents and names the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as the leading government body for enforcement.
Read MoreIn late February, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) released updated “Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings.” The amended process lets the CFPB avoid backlogged federal courts in favor of administrative courts.
Read MoreIndian regulators have forced the country’s payments giant to pause the onboarding of new customers during an IT audit. This is the second time Paytm has faced such a ban in five years.
Read MoreOn Thursday, Stripe CEO John Collison announced that Stripe is re-entering the crypto space. FTX US said it will use Stripe to automate KYC processes, approvals, and crypto purchases from debit cards and ACH transactions.
Read MoreThe People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, may levy record fines against Tencent’s WeChat Pay for failing to comply with KYC and AML regulations. The PBOC discovered these violations during an inspection of the company in 2021.
Read MoreSilent Eight, a Singapore-based financial crime prevention firm, announced yesterday that it had raised $40M in Series B funding. HSBC and Standard Charter’s venture wings were listed as investors.
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