Banks

Over 2,000 Copycat Banking Sites Reported in 2023; Which? Urges Government to Act

Consumer champion Which? is calling for new laws to force domain registrars to do more to prevent scam banking ‘copycat’ websites appearing in the first place; after it revealed that over 2,000 of […]

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Banks

BKN301 Launches BaaS Orchestrator to Enable Fintechs and Banks to Extend Services

BKN301 Group, the digital payments and banking-as-a-service (BaaS) provider in the MENA region, has launched its new BaaS Orchestrator solution, aiming to empower fintechs and banks of all sizes, helping them incorporate […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Achievements in World of Crypto Celebrated by Bitget With New Trading Campaign

Bitget, the cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 company, has launched a zero-fee trading campaign for BTC/USDT and ETH/USDT spot trading pairs. The campaign will last two months, in which, both makers and takers […]

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China UnionPay Launches Project Excellence in Line with PBOC Payment’s Market Roadmap

Payment preferences in China are evolving. However, some hurdles remain in payment services’ infrastructure which is stopping the payments market from achieving its full potential in the region. Providing a solution to […]

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Сryptocurrencies

UAE Crypto Investors Saw 5x More the Total Gains Than the Global Community According to Chainalysis

The crypto market boomed in 2021, with users experiencing gains of $159.7billion. However, a year later this number plummeted with losses in the range of $127.1billion. According to research from Chainalysis, the […]

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Сryptocurrencies

Bitget Wallet Launches BWB Token With Total Supply of 1 Billion

In late 2023, Bitget Exchange acquired BitKeep, the Web3 wallet, and transformed it into Bitget Wallet. Over half a year later, Bitget Wallet has launched its official ecosystem token, BWB. The Bitget […]

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Сryptocurrencies

How Could Judge’s Indictment of Craig Wright’s Satoshi Nakamoto Claims Impact the Crypto Industry?

This week, the judge overseeing a case between the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA) versus Craig Wright, ruled that the defendant is ‘not’ Satoshi Nakamoto, the identity responsible for inventing Bitcoin, citing […]

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Сryptocurrencies

DIFC Keeps Up With Digital Asset Development, Enacting New Law and Amending Other Legislation

The UAE has established itself as a frontrunner in the digital innovation space. However, maintaining this status requires an up to date understanding of the latest developments in financial markets across the […]

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Banks

Crack Down on Fraud or Delaying Consumer Transactions? Industry Response to Anti-Fraud Legislation

The UK Government has published a draft legislation to extend payment service providers’ (PSPs) time to analyse potential fraudulent transactions, by 72 hours on top of the current business day they already […]

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Banks

Griffin Raises £19Million, Secures UK Bank Licence and Prepares to Launch Fully Operational Bank

In a move that enables it to launch as a fully operational bank, Griffin, the full-stack banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform, has received approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority […]

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News

Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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