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Developing HSBC's Zing app: The role played by Visa, Currencycloud and Tink

Visa has revealed its role in the development of HSBC's money transfer app Zing, with subsidiaries Tink and Currencycloud providing key building blocks.

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FIX Trading Community and GDF bid to build messaging gateway for digital assets

The FIX Trading Community and Global Digital Finance have formed a joint working group with the aim of connecting buyside trading desks with the world of tokenized assets

/crypto

Visa and Tangem combine payment card with crypto wallet

Crypto wallet provider Tangem is partnering with Visa on the launch of a payment card that will be integrated with the Swiss firm's self-custodial hardware wallet.

/retail

Commbank adds car buying and travel bookings to mobile app

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has added travel bookings and car buying services to its mobile app.

/identity

NatWest takes digital ID to the Nordics

NatWest is to make its digital identity service for legally binding documents via Adobe Acrobat Sign available to customers in the Nordics.

/retail

ABA review into dismal open banking take up calls for collective rethink

The Australian Bankers' Assocation says that the country's opt-in open finance programme has failed to reach its potential four years after launch.

/startups

Ethos partners Thought Machine for Shariah-compliant banking services

A new digital financial services provider, called Ethos, has launched in the UK to offer Shariah-compliant services to Muslims.

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Banque de France and HKMA kick off cross-border CBDC project

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is to become the first central banking institution outside of the EU to participate in the European Central Bank's digital euro exploratory project.

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Mastercard and Visa extend cap on inter-regional fees for tourist cards in EU

Visa and Mastercard have committed to keep a cap on tourist card fees in place for another five years, says the European Commission.

/regulation

UBS under observation from pricing supervisor after acquiring Credit Suisse

Following UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse earlier this year, Swiss consumer pricing supervisor has put the bank under observation amid competition concerns that could bring about higher loan charges.

/crime

Nordea charged over Danish money laundering cases

Denmark officially brought charges to Nordea in the country’s biggest money laundering case to date, stating the bank violated the Danish anti-money laundering act several times between 2012 and 2015.

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RBI joins Project Nexus for instant cross-border payments

RBI (Reserve Bank of India) is the latest bank to join the global Project Nexus initiative, designed to enable instant cross-border instant payments.