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Visa partners with PayPal, Venmo and others to power interoperable digital payments
Visa is partnering with a host of financial service and payment companies for a new interoperable peer-to-peer (P2P) payment offering, one that allows people to transfer money to friends even if they
Visa to invest $1B in Africa over the next five years
Global payments giant Visa says it will invest $1 billion by 2027 to expand its investments in Africa amidst a digital payments boom on the continent. Visa chief Al Kelly announced this pledge on Wedn
Crypto bear markets are a ‘great time’ to launch startups, industry execs say
Uniswap's Mary-Catherine Lader, Visa's Cuy Sheffield, and Brett Harrison, former president of FTX, said at TechCrunch Disrupt that it's still a great time to build a crypto startup.
Visa dives deeper into crypto as FTX-linked debit card expands outside US
This FTX-branded Visa debit card will link directly to users’ accounts so people can pay for items and services with their crypto balance in FTX wallets.
India lifts ban on American Express
India has lifted business restrictions on American Express, once again permitting the U.S. giant to onboard new customers in the South Asian market after the firm demonstrated “satisfactory comp
Apple Pay launches in Malaysia
Apple launched Apple Pay, which lets customers make payments in stores and online through iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch or Mac, in Malaysia on Tuesday. Currently, Apple Pay is supported for Malaysian cust
What downturn? Investors remain bullish on HR tech as the Great Resignation slows
HR tech platforms are still getting a lot of investor attention despite headwinds at the macroeconomic level that have the potential to affect their sales.
Sudanese fintech Bloom nabs $6.5M, backed by Y Combinator, GFC and Visa
Bloom, a Sudan-based fintech that offers a high-yield savings account and adjacent digital banking services, has raised a $6.5 million seed round. This investment is coming after the startup’s undis
Indian fintechs request central bank to treat full-KYC PPI same as bank account to survive crackdown
Payments giants and fintech startups in India on Saturday requested the central bank to treat widely used prepaid payment instruments on par with bank accounts for customers who have undertaken certai
Dear Sophie: What are my F-1 OPT options if my crypto job is no longer available?
I’m an F-1 student who had a job lined up with a crypto company, but they rescinded my job offer. What are my options, especially if I want to create my own web3 startup?
India lifts ban on Mastercard
India has lifted business restrictions on Mastercard, nearly a year after imposing the ban, once again allowing the cards giant to add new customers in the South Asian market after it demonstrated 
The first US crypto rewards credit card on the American Express network is here
Credit card companies are trying to sweeten the perks they offer their customers, and American Express is doing just that through a new partnership with crypto wealth management platform and wallet pr
Visa and Kenya’s Safaricom launch virtual card to support global digital payments via M-Pesa
Global digital payments giant Visa and East Africa’s biggest telecom Safaricom, the operator of the M-Pesa mobile money product, have today launched a virtual card, enabling millions of M-Pesa users
Y Combinator-backed fintech Pebble uses stablecoins to offer 5% yield on cash
As equities continue to trade down from recent peaks, investors are searching for higher returns. Some have turned to the crypto-based decentralized finance (DeFi) realm, where yields from lending and
Stripe and Plaid suit up for battle
Plaid and Stripe are now standing face to face, if not already on each other’s toes.
Interswitch receives $110M investment from LeapFrog and Tana Africa Capital
African payments company Interswitch has secured a $110 million joint investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital to scale its digital payment services across the continent, the two p
Google Chrome adds virtual credit card numbers to keep your real ones safe
Google today announced that its Chrome browser will now offer users the ability to use a virtual credit card number in online payment forms on the web. These virtual card numbers allow you to keep you
Crypto Bahamas signals stronger ties between old and new worlds of finance
Some Crypto Bahamas attendees were dressed in suits, while others wore T-shirts and casual shorts, juxtaposing the professional financial world against the new digital age.
Skyflow and Plaid partner in effort to bolster fintech data security
Skyflow, which sells data privacy tools for corporate customers, this morning announced a partnership with Plaid, a unicorn that helps pass fintech data between parties through an API. TechCrunch most
Daily Crunch: Citing ‘uncertain mortgage market,’ Better.com rolls out employee buyout plan
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