X-Margin’s credit evaluation will reduce the inherent risk of DeFi lending by providing greater visibility to lenders using the Atlendis protocol 

Following the cessation or non-representation designation of Sterling, Swiss and Japanese Yen LIBORs at the end of 2021, financial services firms and corporations are largely on track for a successful transition, according to a new survey from Bloomberg. However, they continue to navigate challenges related to operations, selection of alternative rates, and re-papering of existing contracts.

^{Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) has created the biggest shift in retail payments since contactless technology, having finally been enacted in full across Europe as of March 14.} 

^{Introduced as part of the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), SCA is a staple requirement for all retailers and payment service providers, requiring stronger identification from customers at the point of payment– both online and in person. The goal is to improve payment security and reduce card fraud across Europe.}

The angel investor fund will be used to issue new digital assets, marketing, branding and its global expansion to become a preferred choice for digital currency and trading in the digital world – the Metaverse.

A new industry report produced by The Payments Association, UK Finance and Latham & Watkins assesses the impact of UK regulation on payments businesses and identifies key opportunities for enhancements.

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Following a year of exceptional growth, new customer acquisitions and renewed investment, global fraud fighters, SEON have been awarded the title of ‘Cyber Security Solution of the Year’ at the FSTech Awards.  

The Bank of Canada has teamed up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a twelve-month research project on central bank digital currency. 

The project will see the central bank and the MIT Media Lab’s digital currency initiative team experiment with potential technology options to establish how a CBDC could work. 

Silent Eight, an AI-based financial crime compliance service, has closed a $40 million Series B fundraising round led by HSBC Ventures, the firm's latest customer. 

LMAX Group, the leading operator of institutional exchanges for FX and cryptocurrency trading, has partnered with SIX, one of Europe’s leading operators of Financial Market Infrastructures, to launch cash-settled, centrally cleared crypto-asset futures (“crypto futures”).