Stripe is increasing its Asian workforce. Bitso is looking at Latin America. Gleif plans to develop a digital service. Swedish Rocker pilots the country’s first contactless fingerprint biometric debit card. Barclaycard launched a new online platform. OKCoin will trade Blockstack’s STX since January. FMX trading platform is officially launched. gohenry raised $40 million in a funding round. Adyen and Flywire announced a partnership. DigitalMint partners with Kerma Tech. Square will turn the Cash App into a lifestyle brand.
Payments firm Stripe is reportedly planning to increase its presence in the Asian market after adding 200 people to its workforce in the region.
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The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (Gleif) has announced plans to develop a digital service that can be rolled out across multiple sectors beyond the financial services market.
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Mexico-based cryptocurrency platform Bitso is looking to conquer Latin America after securing $62 million in a Series B funding round led by Kaszek Ventures and QED Investors.
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Swedish digital banking challenger Rocker is set to pilot the country’s first contactless fingerprint biometric debit card.
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UK-based kids’ money management app gohenry has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Edison Partners and joined by Citi Ventures.
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Barclaycard has launched a new online platform for companies to issue virtual corporate cards and manage spending through a mobile app.
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Adyen, the global payments platform of choice for many of the world’s leading companies, and Flywire, a high-growth vertical payments company, announced a partnership which integrates Adyen into Flywire’s global network of payment partners.
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DigitalMint, a leading Bitcoin point-of-sale provider in the nation, announced a new strategic long-term partnership with Kerma Tech.
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FMX, a secure, advanced and reliable cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform whose liquidity is supported by FTX, is officially launched.
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Square has stepped up its efforts to turn the Cash App into a lifestyle brand.
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OKCoin, the global, U.S. licensed, fiat-focused crypto asset exchange, announced the upcoming listing of Blockstack’s Stacks token (STX) upon the Stacks 2.0 mainnet launch.
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