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Mastercard taps open banking for digital account opening

Mastercard has unveiled a digital account opening tool that uses open banking to integrate customer verification with identity insights into a single API.

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Petal raises $35m; spins off B2B unit

Petal, a US credit card startup that is ditching traditional credit scores in an effort to sign up young people and the underbanked, has raised $35 million in funding and spun off is B2B-focused subsidiary Prism Data.

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Unstoppable Finance to launch DeFi bank and euro-pegged stablecoin

Berlin-based crypto startup Unstoppable Finance is preparing to build Europe's "first fully regulated DeFi-native bank" alongside a fiat-backed Euro stablecoin.

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FCA prepares to wield the whip on Consumer Duty

The Financial Conduct Authority has warned that it is prepared to take "robust action" against firms that fail to meet the impending Consumer Duty deadline.

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Irish central bank governor compares crypto to ponzi scheme

Central Bank of Ireland governor Gabriel Makhlouf has compared cryptocurrencies to "ponzi schemes" and says there is "urgent need" for policy action to protect consumers.

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European Parliament paper pours cold water on digital euro

The risks of rolling out a digital euro currently outweigh the benefits and a CBDC should not be introduced unless "new elements " emerge, says a paper prepared for the European Parliament.

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Crypto exchange Bittrex files for bankruptcy

Crypto exchange Bittrex has filed for bankruptcy in the US, weeks after being hit with charges by the SEC and months after saying that it would leave the country.

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Regulator AML concerns scuppered TD Bank-First Horizon deal - WSJ

TD Bank's $13.4 billion purchase of US bank First Horizon collapsed over regulator concerns about the Canadian lender's anti-money laundering (AML) practices, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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US banking startup Slash emerges from stealth

Slash, a US banking startup that bridges the gap between personal and business banking for entrepreneurs, has emerged from stealth on the back of a $19 million funding round led by NEA.

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New malware strain hits Eastern Asia

A new phishing malware strain that mimics legitimate apps to steal user credentials and banking data has emerged in Eastern Asia.

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Tide calls for tax on social media and telcos to fund fight on fraud

Business banking platform Tide has called on the government to introduce a tax on social media and telecoms companies to fund and train more police officers to tackle what it calls Britain's "fraud epidemic".

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Paysend inks $30m media-for-equity deal with TelevisaUnivision

UK card-to-card payments platform Paysend is targeting America's 60 million-strong Hispanic population after securing a partnership deal with Spanish-language content and media company, TelevisaUnivision.