Singtel-Grab launch Singapore digital bank
The launch comes 18 months after the Grab-Singtel venture secured one of two full virtual banking licenses from the Monetary...
Norwegian central bank taps Ethereum for CBDC work
Having first outlined plans to test a host of CBDC technical options last year, in May Norges Bank brought in...
Mastercard launches Open Banking Start Path programme
The payments giant has picked the UAE's Dapi, Indonesia's Finantier, the UK's mmob, Nigeria's Mono, and American outfit Paywallet to...
Banks to pay $1bn over traders’ use of WhatsApp
The banks in question, which include Bank of America, Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, UBS and Morgan Stanley, have...
Edda raises funds for Bloomberg terminal of the private markets
Formerly called Kushim VC, Edda has set its sights on building the Bloomberg terminal of the private markets, vowing to...
Mexico’s Stori becomes a unicorn
The Series C-2 financing includes a $50 million equity investment from BAI Capital, GIC, and GGV Capital, along with participation...
Deutsche Bank exec quits over ‘greenwashing’ probe
The raid on the bank's offices followed allegations leveled by a former DWS manager that the retail money management business...
Aussie buy-to-earn startup Hello Clever raises A$4.5m
The round was led by Vectr Fintech Partners with participation from CrossFund, Yolo Investments, Magnivia Ventures, Son Tech Ventures, Boson...
Abu Dhabi establishes crypto committee
The Abu Dhabi Blockchain and Virtual Assets Committee (ADBVAC) held its inaugural meeting in late August, chaired by Mohamed Ali...
Italy’s Sella launches metaverse accelerator programme
Run by Sella's venture incubator dpixel with the OGR Torino hub, the Metaverse 4 Finance Accelerator aims to identify and...
