Fintech

The advent of cryptocurrency is making us rethink the relationship between money and the nation state (which is, to be honest, a pretty recent arrangement in human affairs). Perhaps cities should be a nexus for money just as they are a nexus for creativity in all other walks of life.

N26 and Monzo halted or delayed expansion plans here largely because competition for customers was already intense and obtaining a banking license proved difficult.

The agency is asking for help in finding transactions tied to illegal logging, fishing and mining and the trafficking of wildlife, waste and hazardous substances as part of a Biden administration push to fight climate change.

However, there were also some disappointments. In a last-minute change to the pact, China and India softened the language in an earlier draft regarding “the phase-out of unabated coal power and of inefficient subsidies for fossil fuels”, editing “phase-out” to “phase down”.

The central bank’s president said that the country is partnering with other central banks in the issuance of a domestic CBDC.

CRiskCo joins Provenir Marketplace to accelerate digitalization for Mexican banks and Sofomes. Provenir and CRiskCo recently announced a new partnership to accelerate the small business lending process. - PR12893628

The new funding round brings the company’s total capital to $365 million; CloudWalk reaches a $2.15 billion valuation and becomes a unicorn

With the acquisition, Omie expands its banking, credit, and payment services portfolio focused on small and medium enterprises

Bitso, a top crypto platform in Latin America that reports over 3.3 million users, has launched 'Bitso Shift,' a service that allows Mexican people and companies to send and receive payments between Mexico and the United States. According to Bitso, Bitso Shift is targeting Mexican

Se convierte en el primer Proveedor de Servicios de Pago que se transforma en un operador de tarjetas en el mercado chileno.