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Ex-Barclays Head To Launch Crypto-Friendly Digital Bank

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The former head of technology at Barclays, Mark Hipperson, is launching a digital bank called Ziglu that will serve both crypto and fiat accounts, according to a report by Cointelegraph. challenger bank. Customers will be able to be spend any currency they have using a Mastercard debit card. In other U.K.

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Revolut Rolls Out Goals Feature For Youth; Bank of Korea To Start Piloting Cryptocurrency Distribution

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Revolut is launching its Goals functionality for its Junior savings card and app that inspires youth to save money. Bank Of Korea To Begin Testing Distribution Of Digital Currency. The Bank of Korea has indicated that it intends to start experimenting with distribution of its cryptocurrency next year.

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Mobile Cards Key To Winning Bank Accounts

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As the report states, “We … find that a significant share of consumers are willing to bank with the institutions — financial or otherwise — that offer them the best spending and money management tools.”. Mobile Cards: Make or Break? The highest interest is among “bridge millennials” whose card spend averages $40,000 annually.

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Is It Time For Cryptocurrency To Become More Regulated?

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The rapid growth of cryptocurrency has come with closer scrutiny and a call for tighter anti-money-laundering (AML), know-your-customer (KYC) regulations. The anonymous nature of cryptocurrency, coupled with its irreversible transactions, is especially attractive to scammers and fraudsters.

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Today In Digital-First Banking: FISPAN Signs Onto Mastercard’s Start Path; Wells Fargo Looks For Bidders On Private-Label Card Unit

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In today’s top digital-first banking news, FISPAN has joined Mastercard’s Start Path accelerator program, while Wells Fargo & Co is looking to sell its private-label credit card and point-of-sale (POS) financing arm. Wells Fargo Seeks Bidders for Private-Label Credit Card Unit. percent last year.

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 In Europe, Digital Banking And APIs Eye Banking As A Service

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As reported in this space, and via announcement sent to PYMNTS, the company’s CEO and Founder Neil Ambikar said that the firm will look to accelerate growth, with an eye on rolling out application programming interface (API) enabled banking services.

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Bitcoin Daily: Xapo Stops Credit Payments for Crypto; Former CoinFlux Owner Pleads In Crypto-Laundering Case

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Xapo , a crypto wallet and bitcoin custodian, will no longer deal in credit card payments for digital asset purchases, according to an email from the company, as reported by CoinDesk. Xapo will also implement new restrictions on bank transfers, depending on a user’s location.

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