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Leading UK anti-money laundering specialist SmartSearch has launched a new weapon in the ongoing fight against dirty cash being cleaned around the world through activity such as buying property.Organised crime gangs and
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Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has joined FinTech Australia’s corporate partnership program, becoming the 13th new major member it has signed on in a year. SSX joins existing partners Xero, Amazon Web Services
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XREX, a crypto-fiat fintech company driving financial inclusion via blockchain, closed its $17 million Pre-A round, which was oversubscribed by 200%. XREX will use the funding to expand its fiat currency portfolio, acquire additional licenses,
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Singaporean crypto exchange platform Binance appointed Richard Teng, the former CEO of Financial Services Regulatory Authority at Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) as its Chief Executive Officer. Teng played a pivotal role in enabling
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Fresh from a £17.7 million funding round, UK social banking startup Kroo has received a restricted banking licence from the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority. The authorisation with restriction
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Marstone, Inc., a leading digital wealth technology firm, announced it is partnering with banking technology solutions provider Nymbus. The collaboration brings together Marstone’s relentless focus of promoting financial health and literacy with
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With the new contract, Deutsche Börse Group’s derivatives arm offers clients access to the price of Bitcoin in a regulated on-exchange and centrally cleared environment. This offering will be the first regulated
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Binance, the world’s leading blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has today announced the global rollout of its Intermediate Verification requirement for all users. Intermediate Verification supports Binance’s Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money
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The VeriBlock Foundation, a Cayman Islands nonprofit dedicated to promoting the development and adoption of VeriBlock®‘s Proof-of-Proof® (PoP®) security technology, has partnered with Titan.io, investing in their powerful software and services designed to optimize and decentralize PoW
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Finastra announced its collaboration with Salt Edge to improve the speed of compliance with PSD2 and other global open banking standards, for banks and Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs) worldwide. The integration of
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