banking

Banking is an industry that handles cash, credit, and other financial transactions. Banks provide a safe place to store extra cash and credit. One key step towards financial independence is having a solid banking account.

Fidelity Bank Partners With SMEDAN On Nigerian Small Business Funding
Fidelity Bank Partners With SMEDAN On Nigerian Small Business Funding
September 26, 2022  |  Partnerships

Fidelity Bank has partnered with Nigeria’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN) to try and bridge the gap in helping smaller businesses get funding,...

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Pound, Euro Instability Signals Stress Ahead for Europe’s FinTech Ecosystem
Pound, Euro Instability Signals Stress Ahead for Europe’s FinTech Ecosystem
September 26, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

How a currency trades on the world stage is a form of shorthand for how traders and investors view the prospects and the perils facing...

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Report: Uzbek Firm Says Tech Issues Halted Processing Russian Mir Cards
Report: Uzbek Firm Says Tech Issues Halted Processing Russian Mir Cards
September 23, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Uzbekistan’s inter-bank processing center UZCARD has reportedly paused its processing of payments via the Bank of Russia’s National Card Payment System (NSPK)-issued Mir payment cards. ...

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Citi to Cut Lending to Private Equity Firms
Citi to Cut Lending to Private Equity Firms
September 23, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Citigroup is undertaking drastic cutbacks on the amount of money it lends to private equity firms and other asset managers as big banks try to...

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Bank of America Says Digital Dollar Complexity Delays Timeline
Bank of America Says Digital Dollar Complexity Delays Timeline
September 23, 2022  |  CBDC

Bank of America strategists are revising an earlier prediction that the U.S. would issue a digital dollar by the end of the decade. Get the...

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Report: Incoming CEO Says Kraken Doesn’t Plan to Register With SEC
Report: Incoming CEO Says Kraken Doesn’t Plan to Register With SEC
September 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has identified some tokens as securities and called for cryptocurrency platforms to register with the agency as exchanges,...

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Senate Hearing Spotlights Rifts, Risks on Push Payment Fraud
Senate Hearing Spotlights Rifts, Risks on Push Payment Fraud
September 23, 2022  |  Regulation

On Capitol Hill, by now the cast of characters — and the flash points — are familiar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Digital-First Banking Brings Efficiency, Access to African Consumers, SMBs
Digital-First Banking Brings Efficiency, Access to African Consumers, SMBs
September 22, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

The appetite for digital banking has accelerated in recent years, giving rise to a new generation of challenger banks and FinTech players that are disrupting...

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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Crypto’s First Banker, Steps Down
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Crypto’s First Banker, Steps Down
September 21, 2022  |  News

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