Banks

Griffin Launches Early Access Programme for UK Businesses Seeking Direct BaaS Integration

Griffin, the API-first UK bank and full-stack banking as a service (BaaS) platform, is now accepting applications for its early access programme, following a successful pilot phase. Called Foundations, the programme targets […]

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One in Six Top Crypto Exchanges May Remain Unregulated, Says VASPnet and CCData

Many cryptocurrency exchanges (CEXs) that facilitate trades between users of various digital currencies have often come under fire for mismanaging money, or engaging in unlawful activity. Most famously, Bahamas-based exchange FTX collapsed […]

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Tink Joins European Payments Council’s SPAA Scheme

Payment services and data enrichment platform Tink has joined the SEPA Payment Account Access (SPAA) scheme, which aims to transform account-to-account (A2A) payments in the EU. It has entered the official register […]

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DKK Partners FZE Secures Initial VARA Approval to Offer Virtual Asset Services in Dubai

DKK Partners FZE, a subsidiary of DKK Partners based in the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), has secured initial approval from the Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) to offer virtual asset […]

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Emirates NBD Unveiled as Premium Banking Partner for Upcoming Dubai FinTech Summit

Emirates NBD, a banking group for the Middle East, North Africa and Türkiye (MENAT) region, has joined the Dubai FinTech Summit, organised by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), as a premium banking […]

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Kondor Tech to Be Utilised Across APAC as UNITAS and SYSTEX Partner With Finastra

Finastra, the UK headquartered retail banking solutions provider, has established its footprint in the APAC region as it announced two new partnerships in February. Regtech UNITAS, based in South Korea, and SYSTEX, […]

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GLEIF Approves Commonwealth Bank of Australia as Region’s First Validation Agent

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has become the latest financial institution to be approved as a Validation Agent in the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System. The Global Legal Entity Identifier […]

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Banks

Commerce Bank Adopts Temenos Loan Origination Solution to ‘Keep Ahead of the Competition’

US-based Commerce Bank has now officially implemented a new loan origination solution from Temenos, the SaaS cloud banking solution provider, to increase operational efficiency and deliver a frictionless, hyper-personalised customer experience. The […]

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Novia Global Lands in UAE Receiving Licence from DFSA

Novia Global provides a platform service for advisers, private banks, trust companies and their clients. Already authorised and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the company is now […]

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U.S. Bank and Pagaya Technologies Forge Partnership to Broaden Personal Loan Accessibility

U.S. Bank has entered a partnership with Pagaya Technologies, aimed at enhancing access to personal loans for a wider range of clients. Utilising Pagaya’s AI-powered credit decisioning capabilities, U.S. Bank can extend […]

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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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