#Banks and Fintech

The spread and regulation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in the banking industry and fintech applications.

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ForkLog 17 20.12.2022

Polygon and Hi launch Web3 debit NFT Debit Mastercard

The Polygon project launched a Web3 platform to personalise debit cards NFT Debit Mastercard from the Hi financial app.

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ForkLog 7 14.12.2022

AIFC outlines preliminary results of pilot between Bitcoin exchanges and Kazakh banks

ForkLog spoke with Yagub Zamanov, director of the Department of Financial Technologies at the Astana International Financial Centre, about new rules for Bitcoin exchanges, local startups, and the FTX collapse.

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ForkLog 7 12.12.2022

Bitcoin Group to acquire Bankhaus von der Heydt

The cryptocurrency-focused holding Bitcoin Group has agreed to acquire the German bank Bankhaus von der Heydt (BVDH). This is stated in a press release.

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ForkLog 10 25.11.2022

British Starling Bank to curb customers’ crypto activity

The UK-based Starling Bank has banned cryptocurrency purchases via payment cards and imposed further restrictions on transfers related to digital assets.

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ForkLog 8 17.11.2022

German regulator says banks’ interest in cryptocurrencies is ‘limited’.

The interest of German banks in offering cryptocurrency trading to clients appears limited, as BaFin has granted them only four licenses to custody digital assets, according to Mark Branson, the regulator's president.

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ForkLog 13 14.11.2022

Visa ends partnership with FTX over debit-card issuance

The payments giant Visa terminated its partnership with FTX after the bitcoin exchange filed for bankruptcy. Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 12 07.11.2022

Santander UK to block transfers to crypto exchanges

The British bank Santander will block transactions to Bitcoin exchanges in 2023 to protect customers from fraud, Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 11 27.10.2022

Blockchain.com launches debit card with crypto cashback

Blockchain.com launched a Visa debit card with 1% cashback in cryptocurrency.

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ForkLog 11 26.10.2022

BitOasis, the UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange, to launch Mastercard debit card

The UAE-based cryptocurrency exchange BitOasis has struck a deal with payments giant Mastercard to issue a crypto-linked debit card tied to accounts in 2023.

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ForkLog 11 25.10.2022

CryptoQuant becomes an on-chain data provider for CME Group

CryptoQuant has become an official partner of the Datamine platform from CME Group, according to a press release.

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ForkLog 9 24.10.2022

Japan to test payment cards for CBDC

The largest payments system in Japan, JCB, in collaboration with IDEMIA and Softspace, will test the possibility of using existing credit-card infrastructure for CBDC payments.

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ForkLog 9 21.10.2022

Bitcoin Group Eyes Purchase of Bankhaus von der Heydt

The cryptocurrency-focused holding Bitcoin Group is considering several companies for acquisition, including the German bank Bankhaus von der Heydt (BVDH). Bloomberg Law reports this.

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