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Today in Crypto: UK Loosens ID Rules on Unhosted Wallets; Babel Finance Reaches Debt Agreement; Bitcoin Rebounds Above $20K

Today in Crypto: UK Loosens ID Rules on Unhosted Wallets; Babel Finance Reaches Debt Agreement; Bitcoin Rebounds Above $20K
Today in Crypto: UK Loosens ID Rules on Unhosted Wallets; Babel Finance Reaches Debt Agreement;...
June 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K. Treasury has gone back on a new rule regarding practices related to data collection for unhosted wallets, according to a report published Monday...

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Walmart Partners With Platform Science to Improve Tech for Fleet Drivers
Walmart Partners With Platform Science to Improve Tech for Fleet Drivers
June 20, 2022  |  Transportation

In a bid to expand its network of 12,000 drivers in spite of a nationwide shortage, Walmart is offering new technology tools that the giant...

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Inflation Hobbles SMBs’ Ability to Find, Hire Workers
Inflation Hobbles SMBs’ Ability to Find, Hire Workers
June 20, 2022  |  SMBs

Small business owners are reportedly struggling with hiring, with head counts down at smaller companies, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (June 20). Get the...

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SoftPOS Drives EU Merchants’ Adoption of Contactless Payments
SoftPOS Drives EU Merchants’ Adoption of Contactless Payments
June 20, 2022  |  POS Innovation

Merchants who want to accept contactless payments, either by card or mobile wallet, have traditionally needed card readers to do so, but a new technology,...

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Stripe Offers Bank Transfers to Businesses in UK, EU, Mexico
Stripe Offers Bank Transfers to Businesses in UK, EU, Mexico
June 20, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Stripe has developed a bank transfer solution which will help customers receive and reconcile transfers more easily, according to a Monday (June 20) company blog...

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Discount Clothing Retailer Primark Makes Move to eCommerce
Discount Clothing Retailer Primark Makes Move to eCommerce
June 20, 2022  |  Retail

Primark will be venturing into online shopping with a new “click and collect” feature for children’s products as it looks into moving away from strictly...

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Verisart Lets Shopify Merchants With .ART Domains Mint, Sell NFTs
Verisart Lets Shopify Merchants With .ART Domains Mint, Sell NFTs
June 20, 2022  |  NFTs

Shopify merchants with “.art” domains, which signify association with an internet design collective, can work with Web3 platform company Verisart to mint and sell non-fungible...

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Report: Banks Resist Refunds for Unauthorized Zelle Payments
Report: Banks Resist Refunds for Unauthorized Zelle Payments
June 20, 2022  |  Digital Banking

A slew of regulatory issues and new methods of stealing money from peoples’ bank accounts are changing how banks handle fraud and theft claims, The...

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UK InsurTech Startup Instanda Raises $45M
UK InsurTech Startup Instanda Raises $45M
June 20, 2022  |  Insurance

Instanda, provider of a “no-code core insurance platform,” Monday (June 20) announced it raised $45 million in a Series B funding round that was led...

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