Razorpay has launched its own Unified Payments Interface (UPI) infrastructure in partnership with Airtel Payments Bank. The new infrastructure, UPI Switch, boost success rates by 4% to 5%; handles up to 10,000 transactions per second at any given time; and enables five times faster access to UPI innovations for business, Razorpay said in a Wednesday (April 24) press release. “This […]
One of the Big Four firms, EY, has been warned that profits could fall by 15 per cent this year due to the slowdown in the market.
Germany’s LBBW bank and crypto exchange Bitpanda have announced a partnership. The federal bank will use Bitpanda’s technology to develop its own custody solution for crypto. Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Germany’s largest federal bank, has partnered with Austria-based crypto exchange Bitpanda as it looks to launch its crypto custody services. In the announcement shared on Monday, […]
The largest U.S. banks are reporting a slowdown in lending. Bank of America and PNC were the latest to do so, with the former reporting Tuesday (April 16) that lending was “sluggish” and the latter saying its lending dropped 1%, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday. With their earnings reports released Tuesday, they joined three other top banks — Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Wells […]
Wema Bank has launched an anti-fraud campaign to protect its customers and other Nigerians against fraudulent activities perpetrated by some wallet accounts and fintech partners.
As part of the changes introduced in Europe in iOS 17.4, Apple gave third-party payment apps and banks direct access to the NFC chip, allowing for non-Apple Pay tap-to-pay payment options. The European Commission is set to approve Apple's plan to open up tap-and-go mobile payments "as soon as next month," according to Reuters. With NFC access, banks and third-party payment apps can offer contactless payments directly on the iPhone without having to use the Wallet app or Apple Pay. This...
Launched by the UK’s PRS for Music, Sweden’s STIM and Germany’s GEMA, ICE represents 330,000 rightsholders Source
European stock markets rebound after the new data on inflation and the words of Lagarde who confirmed her intention to "moderate the restrictive monetary policy". Banks are running in Piazza Affari, luxury is doing well after LVMH accounts
Back in 2015, Charli Howard decided to set fire to her modelling career. After six years working as a model she was told by her agency that she was 'too big' to meet fashion industry standards.
In footage exclusively obtained by MailOnline, Kerry Ann Stevens and her partner Daniel Alani are seen trying to leave the Castle Inn in Little Wakering, Essex.
15 State Officials Warn Bank Of America About 'De-Banking' Of Christians Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, A group of 15 financial officials from 13 states sent a notice to Bank of America, raising concerns about the institution’s “de-banking” of Christians. “We write to express our concerns over Bank of America’s troubling track record of politicized de-banking. Bank of America’s de-banking policies and practices threaten the company’s financial health, its...
UK fans estimated to have lost over £1 million since tickets went on sale and thousands have fallen victim, losing an average of £332 each.