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Xinja Bank hands back Australian banking licence as it withdraws banking products

Xinja Bank announced on Wednesday it will be returning its authorised deposit-banking institution (ADI) licence, and…

Eftpos gears up to pilot QR code payments system in 2021

Eftpos has announced that it is working with merchants to deliver a national QR code payment…

Quontic Bank Launches First-Ever Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Quontic, the adaptive digital bank, today is introducing Bitcoin Rewards Checking. Quontic…

Industrial Bank of Korea and Nuance Create First Biometrics Solution for Banking Video Calls

BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has deployed its…

Vise, The AI-powered Investment Management Platform, Secures $45 Million Series B Funding Led By Sequoia

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Vise, the all-in-one AI-powered investment management platform for independent advisory practices…

Yolo Investments Firm Makes First Portfolio Exit With 5.8x ROI

TALLINN, Estonia, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Gaming venture capital firm Yolo Investments (formerly known as Vereeni Investments) exited its…

More Than Half Of Millennials Say Their Savings On Hand Have Declined Since The Onset Of The Global Pandemic; More Than 2 In 5 Have No Savings Or Not Enough To Handle A $400 Emergency Expense

NEW YORK, Dec.14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – A new Harris Poll among over 500 U.S. millennials (ages…

Fast Opens Up Payments Technology to WooCommerce, Enabling One-Click Checkout for Millions of New Online Sellers

San Francisco, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Fast, the world’s fastest online login and checkout experience, today announced a…

Reflectiz Raises Over $5 Million in Series A Funding Round Led by Capri Ventures to Transform Third-Party Application Security

TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Reflectiz, an innovative solution provider in the third-party application security…

CNote Raises $3 Million to Scale Technology-Enabled Investment Into America’s Most Underserved Communities

OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CNote, a women-founded and led financial technology platform that makes it easy…