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Exchange that lets investors trade on event outcomes raises $30m

Kalshi, a Silicon Valley-based online exchange that lets users trade on the outcome of real-world events, has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital.

19 February 2021

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Tesla bet sparks bitcoin surge

Bitcoin hit a record high on Monday after Elon Musk's electric car maker Tesla revealed that it has bought about $1.5 billion of the cryptocurrency and will soon let buyers purchase vehicles using it.

08 February 2021

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Nordic change is in the air for 2021

As part of Finextra’s Predictions Series for 2021, Hannah Wallace spoke to Erik Zingmark, Nordea’s head of transaction banking to unpack some of the leading trends he expects to see throughout 2021.

05 February 2021

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Worldline and Nexi emerge as chief beneficiaries of EU payment consolidation

The recent wave of consolidation among payment processors in Europe provides a powerful motivation for banks to review their acquiring business, according to a deep-dive analysis of the EU payments sector by Jefferies.

19 January 2021

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Dimon 'scared shitless' by fintechs; calls out Plaid

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says incumbent banks should be "scared shitless" by fintech rivals, adding that some - including Plaid - are competing unfairly.

18 January 2021

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Regulatory innovation advances in the face of Covid-19

While Covid-19 may have wreaked havoc across financial services, according to a recent report the pandemic has driven the urgency to prioritise and actively deploy fintech initiatives by regulators.

08 January 2021

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Buy now, regret later? Brits face £2.3bn bill for Christmas shopping

A quarter of Brits used buy now, pay later services to fund Christmas shopping, setting up a £2.3 billion bill, according to Credit Karma.

08 January 2021

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Future-proofing payments technology with cloud migration

Consumer expectations, behaviour and payment preferences are and will continue to evolve at an accelerated rate.

07 January 2021

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Last year’s challenges in financial crime will gather pace in 2021

As Covid-19's shadow continues to stalk economies as we move into 2021, the stakes are high for merchants and institutions alike to adapt to the challenges it presents, according to new report on financial crime mitigation.

07 January 2021

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Finextra's year in review

With 2020 drawing to a close, we take a look back at our most popular news items, videos and community engagement activities over the course of the past year.

23 December 2020

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Covid-19 changes compliance priorities

The Covid-19 pandemic has proved a challenge for financial industry compliance staffers who have had to adjust monitoring and alert coverage to adapt to the remote work transition during extreme market volatility, according to a Nasdaq survey.

17 December 2020

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Swift Community Update: Payments transformation in the UK

Financial institutions in the UK have faced a variety of challenges this year, including the complexities of the geopolitical environment and new and challenging macro factors caused by Covid-19 that will extend into the coming years.

14 December 2020

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