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04.08 / 19:31
02.08 / 17:05
30.07 / 21:21
VISA
Energy
Ukraine war: The key developments you need to know for Saturday
1. Ukraine denounces POW execution calls
30.07 / 20:11
VISA
Pope Francis
NOT
'It’s not a catastrophe. You can change the pope': Pope Francis says he'll slow down or retire
Pope Francis acknowledged Saturday that he can no longer travel like he used to because of his strained knee ligaments, saying his weeklong Canadian pilgrimage was “a bit of a test” that showed he needs to slow down and one day possibly retire.
30.07 / 19:43
VISA
Energy
Refugees
Heatwave
Hundreds of migrants arrive at Italian port after days at sea in blistering heat
Hundreds of migrants, rescued in the Mediterranean by a German humanitarian organisation, have arrived a the port of Taranto in southern Italy.
30.07 / 11:41
VISA
Energy
'The Russians have started coming': Finland considers tourist visa ban
The Finnish government is coming under increasing public and political pressure to close the EU's eastern border with Russia, and put a stop to an apparent sanctions loophole.
25.07 / 11:59
VISA
NOT
Bill Browder: Western sanctions on Russia are ‘still not enough’
After being unceremoniously booted out of Russia in 2005 for lifting the lid on widespread corruption and the beating to death of his lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, in a Moscow jail in 2009, Bill Browder vowed to make it his life’s mission to pursue justice.
24.07 / 22:03
VISA
Cronos
Santiment
Cronos: Did suspension of CRO rebate benefits affect investors
One of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, Crypto.com, recently upgraded its Visa Card policies. Thus, eliminating a critical feature that made it the most popular crypto-linked card program.
30.06 / 13:01
VISA
Tourism
Restaurant's unorthodox protest over EU's visa snub to Kosovo
When Kosovans again failed to see any progress being made on granting them visa-free access to the EU, restaurateur Shpejtim Pefqeli decided to take things into his own hands.
30.06 / 08:27
Digital
VISA
Apple
NOT
Here's what's hot — and what's not — in fintech right now
Financial technology is the hottest area of investment for venture capitalists — $1 out of every $5 of funding flowed into fintech startups in 2021.
17.06 / 12:37
UPS
VISA
Bitcoin
Visa launches ‘Bitcoin Cashback’ cards in Brazil and Argentina
Teaming up with fintech startups and firms in the region, Visa will issue cards that allow users to receive Bitcoin cashback with every payment made.
16.06 / 03:17
Adoption
VISA
Bitcoin
Visa Rolls out Multiple ‘Bitcoin Cashback’ Cards with Partners in Brazil, Argentina
The payments giant Visa has launched its first crypto cards in the Latin America region – and will debut its new products in Brazil and Argentina via a number of new partner firms.
15.06 / 03:31
UPS
VISA
coinbase
Before you square off your position, read BoA’s survey highlights
Many might believe that the current cryptocurrency market bloodbath would be a deterrent to new entrants into the space. However, in a recently conducted survey by Bank of America (BOA), that assumption might be wrong.
13.06 / 12:29
VISA
coinbase
Gemini
freeze
Coinbase extends hiring freeze, rescinds job offers
The news comes shortly after rival outfit Gemini said it will lay off 10% of its staff amid worries about a "crypto winter".Coinbase paused hiring two weeks ago but now chief people officer L J Brock says it has "become evident that we need to take more stringent measures to slow our headcount growth" in response to market conditions and "ongoing business prioritisation efforts".The hiring freeze will go on for as long as the "macro environment requires" and will include backfills.
10.06 / 13:47
VISA
coinbase
MasterCard
Marketplace
Mastercard to allow 2.9B cardholders to make direct NFT purchases
International payment processing giant Mastercard is expanding its payment network for nonfungible token (NFT) markets and Web3.
08.06 / 11:37
Digital
VISA
MasterCard
Threat
Crypto poses a threat to the safety of global payment systems, fintech boss warns
AMSTERDAM — The boss of Goldman Sachs-backed digital bank Starling has doubled down on criticisms of crypto, calling digital currencies a threat to the safety of payment infrastructure.
06.06 / 02:21
VISA
coinbase
Gemini
freeze
Coinbase extends hiring freeze, rescinds job offers
The news comes shortly after rival outfit Gemini said it will lay off 10% of its staff amid worries about a "crypto winter".Coinbase paused hiring two weeks ago but now chief people officer L J Brock says it has "become evident that we need to take more stringent measures to slow our headcount growth" in response to market conditions and "ongoing business prioritisation efforts".The hiring freeze will go on for as long as the "macro environment requires" and will include backfills.
10.05 / 16:39
UPS
Provident
VISA
Executive
Backed
Top crypto
Visa's top crypto executive Terry Angelos leaves for Softbank-backed brokerage start-up DriveWealth
One of Visa's top executives is leaving the payments giant for a brokerage technology start-up, CNBC has learned.
07.05 / 01:33
Blockchain
Ethereum
VISA
Ethereum: Can this new trend become a cause of concern ahead of the ‘Merge’
Polygon recently commissioned a report to study the Layer 2 scaling solutions and create a framework for comparison. It uses the example of the Ethereum for studying layer-1 ecosystem challenges and throws light on ETH layer-2 scaling solutions.
29.04 / 05:23
UPS
VISA
CEO
Singapore start-up Nium seeks up to $400 million in deals to take on Europe's crowded fintech market
LONDON — Nium, a $2 billion digital payments start-up based out of Singapore, has big plans for its European business.
27.04 / 20:57
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