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Payments app Cardeo shuts down

UK credit card management app Cardeo is closing its doors after failing to find fresh investment to keep the firm afloat.

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SC Ventures and SBI Holding set up $100m digital asset investment fund

Standard Chartered's venture arm SC Ventures has joined forces with Japan's SBI Holdings to set up a digital asset joint venture investment company in the UAE.

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Nexi sells Nordic eID business to IN Groupe

Nexi has sold its Nordic eID business to French digital ID outfit IN Groupe for up to €127.5 million.

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Danish wealthtech startup Performativ snags €5.5 million

Danish wealthtech startup Performative has snagged €5.5 million in a seed round led by FinTech Collective.

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Visa launches AI advisory practice

Visa has launched an advisory practice to help clients unlock the potential of artificial intelligence.

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Ripple and Onafriq offer digit asset-enabled payments between Africa and rest of the world

Ripple has joined forces with Onafriq (previously called MFS Africa) to power digital asset-enabled cross-border payments between Africa and a host of other countries.

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How stable are stablecoins? Not very says the BIS

Not a single stablecoin monitored by the Bank for International Settlements has succeeded in maintaining parity with its currency peg, leading to uncomfortable questions about the their utility in the real economy.

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FTC bars Chargebacks911 from working with certain high-risk clients

The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have reached a settlement with Chargebacks911 that prohibits the “chargeback mitigation” firm from working with certain high-risk clients and using deceptive tactics to stop consumers trying to dispute charges.

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EU agrees game-changing deal for instant payments

The European Council and European Parliament have struck a provisional agreement on the mandatory provision of instant credit transfers in euros and access to central bank payment rails by non-bank e-money institutions and stablecoin issuers.

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Goldman Sachs bids to offload GM credit card

Goldman Sachs is preparing to sell off its General Motors credit card programme as part of its wider retreat from the retail market, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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HSBC to roll out custody platform for tokenized securities

HSBC is moving deeper into the digital assets market with the launch of an institutional grade custody service for tokenized securities using technology from Ripple-owned Swiss crypto safekeeping firm Metaco.

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Bitwala emerges from the ashes of Nuri

Crypto-focused German bank Nuri has staged a comeback from insolvency, relaunching with a streamlined service under its original name, Bitwala.