Mastercard customers can now enable consumers to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrency, deliver unique, crypto-centric loyalty opportunities, and streamline issuance of branded crypto debit and credit cards

Today at Money20/20, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Bakkt (NYSE: BKKT) announced a multifaceted partnership to make it easier for merchants, banks and fintechs in the U.S. to embrace and offer a broad set of cryptocurrency solutions and services. Consumers, in turn, will experience expanded access to the digital asset ecosystem.

US Interest Rates, how long at so low?

Fed Chair Powell, hikes not yet.

While there is now a total green light on the tapering of bond purchases, US Federal Reserve Chairmen Powell also said it is too early for interest rate hikes.

The summit will feature more than 35 expert speakers, including Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, and Jane Castor, Mayor of Tampa

Financial Services digital leaders are invited to learn how Unblu can help them convert customer touch points into transactions that drive revenue

Lead Sponsor Will Join Major Financial Institutions and Consultancies to Focus on Fixing Data Quality Issues that Impede Regulatory Compliance  

: Leading online pension provider, PensionBee, has adopted software from global RegTech firm Clausematch to manage its internal policies and controls.

In preparation for its listing on the London Stock Exchange, PensionBee first engaged Clasematch in late 2020. It needed to review and prepare a multitude of documents, and having all of its compliance documentation on a single platform helped to automate several processes.

FSS (Financial Software and Systems), a leading global provider of integrated payment products and a payments processor, announced its Business Support Suite enables BancNet, the Philippines ATM switch operator, bring efficiencies of speed and scale to automate billing, and settlement for all switched transactions among participants, and to provide their members with an efficient dispute platform facility.  In 2020, BancNet processed a record one billion transactions through its platform, significantly contributing to the growth of the country’s digital payments economy.    

EUR Climbs, GBP Slips, AUD Flat, EMFX Mixed, Bond Yields Drop

Summary: Currency markets were becalmed in early Asian trade on Monday. The only action was on the Emerging Markets with the Turkish Lira hitting an all-time low. Against the US Dollar, the TRY (Turkish Lira) hit a record low of 9.85 so far in early Asia.

Award-winning accounting software firm iplicit is on-track to onboard six-times the amount of active daily users taking advantage of its true cloud solution – in under four years.

The digital insurer Getsafe received its insurance license from Germany's financial regulator, BaFin. The license will allow Getsafe to accelerate its expansion to the rest of Europe.