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PAYMENTS

Contis, Mastercard | December 08, 2020

Leading European payments fintech Contis today announced its partnership with Mastercard as a principal giving part. Through this partnership, Contis conveys an exhaustive start to finish Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform including direct access to both of the world's leading global payments organizations, accepted by a large number of merchants around the world. The addition of Mastercard speaks to another progression in Contis Group's development as a global backer an...

Goldman Sachs Group | January 15, 2020

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) reported a bigger-than-expected fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday as the Wall Street bank set aside more money to cover legal costs for the 1MDB corruption scandal, overshadowing a rebound in its trading business. The bank set aside $1.09 billion in the fourth quarter ahead of an expected settlement that could touch $2 billion or more. Goldman’s full-year earnings took a hit of $3.16 per share from the provision. The legal woes come at a time when Chief E...

Barclays | February 27, 2020

Youtility, a London-based startup tapping into Open Banking to help people track their household expenses and switch utility suppliers, has raised £4.5 million in a funding round joined by Barclays. Barclays was joined by Icap founder Michael Spencer and Ascension Ventures’ Fair By Design Fund, which focuses on firms targeting low-income households. The free Youtility app taps Open Banking to connect to users' bank accounts and identify home finance providers - such as energy, wa...

INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

IDEX | December 03, 2021

IDEX, a leading decentralized cryptocurrency exchange (DEX), has announced the launch of its v3 Hybrid Liquidity DEX on Polygon. The launch of the world’s first hybrid liquidity DEX aims to alleviate the primary shortcomings within the DEX ecosystem, including front-running, slippage, and sandwich attacks, while also protecting users from the surging gas fees on the Ethereum network. The innovative exchange design offers crypto traders a unique trading experience with the familiar features...