Category: digital currencies

JPMorgan is committed to facilitating $2.5 trillion for sustainable green projects or companies investing significantly in green projects — and most global banks have a similar commitment. Rama Variankaval, global head of the Center for Carbon Transition at JPMorgan, revealed the trend during the recent Bank for International Settlement (BIS) Innovation Summit. “I think every…

Marqeta announced a collaboration with fellow Finovate alum Klarna to power the company’s new payment card. The new card will enable Klarna customers to use the company’s Pay in 4 payment option in physical stores. This week’s partnership builds upon a relationship the two companies have enjoyed since 2018. A pair of Finovate alums have…

Worldline has become one of the first payments companies to enter the Metaverse with the launch of its virtual showroom. Having gone live in March 2022, the launch of the company’s Metaverse showroom, which is located in the Crypto Valley area of Decentraland, hopes to develop its presence in what’s expected to be the next…

A compassionate approach to the financial needs of persons with disabilities, supported by innovative technology solutions, has the potential to address the needs of the most vulnerable members of society across the Middle East and Africa, according to the latest white paper from Mastercard. The study, Bridging the Disability Gap: An Opportunity to Make a…

The pandemic caused a sharp acceleration of digital transformation in most industries, especially financial services (FS). Traditional banks and FS firms were faced with an urgent requirement to adopt the digital-first approach favoured by challenger brands. This also required boosting the number of touchpoints and interactions with their customers and delivering an exceptional customer experience.…

The cryptocurrency market has the potential to revolutionise the digital payments industry. However, for those who are not already crypto experts, manoeuvring the market can be incredibly difficult due to the lack of regulations and guidelines.   Banxe is the next-generation financial platform, uniting traditional and digital finances. Fully licenced, secure and branch-free, Banxe gives people…

The Berlin-based multi-asset decentralised finance (DeFi) platform Swarm is to introduce institutional-grade liquid staking tokens that are capable of integrating into DeFi automated market maker (AMM) pools to generate additional yield in a protected environment. The offering will begin with liquid staking tokens for Solana Network’s native token SOL, being closely followed by Eth 2.0,…