Written By Cindy Capitani

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Partnerships
Mastercard Backs nClude to Further Financial Inclusion in Egypt

Mastercard is investing in and collaborating with African technology company nClude to foster further...

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Consumer Payments
White House Declares War on Junk Fees, Surcharges

As a way to tackle inflation and give households financial breathing room, the President...

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SPAC
Plastiq Plans SPAC Merger With Colonnade in Move to Go...

Plastiq, a B2B payments platform that empowers the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) economy,...

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Investments
Merge Notches $9.5M Seed Funding to Bridge Fiat, Crypto

FinTech infrastructure startup Merge secured $9.5 million in seed funding to further build out...

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International
EU Nails Down Content Rules of Digital Services Act

The final details of the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) regarding content are...

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International
RapiCredit Eyes Expansion to Caribbean Markets, Brazil

Colombia-based, short-term lending startup RapiCredit is in talks with business groups in Brazil and...

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Regulation
FDIC Bars Three From Banking as Part of January’s Enforcement...

Three people were ordered from further participation “in any manner” having to do with...

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Cryptocurrency
Digital Invite Service Evite Teams With Investment Platform Ember Fund...

Digital invitation service Evite is teaming up with investment management platform Ember Fund to...