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Libra, Shopify | February 21, 2020

After shedding several high-profile members, the Facebook-led digital currency project Libra has signed up online commerce giant Shopify.Shopify becomes the first new Libra Association member in four months, stemming a tide in the opposite direction which has seen Mastercard, Visa, eBay, Stripe, Vodafone, Mercado Paygo, and booking.com all bail on the project. Explaining its decision to sign on to the stablecoin initiative, Shopify says: "As online commerce becomes increasingly borderless, ...

FINTECH

Visa, Currencycloud | July 23, 2021

Visa announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Currencycloud, a worldwide platform that enables banks and fintechs to provide innovative foreign currency solutions for cross-border payments. Currencycloud is valued at £700 million, including cash and retention incentives, as part of the acquisition, which builds on the two firms' existing strategic cooperation. The financial consideration will be decreased by Visa's existing ownership of Currencycl...

Reuters | February 03, 2020

U.S. stocks rallied on Monday, helped by gains in heavyweight technology shares and surprise strength in U.S. manufacturing activity, as stocks rebounded after a sharp selloff last week sparked by concerns about fallout from a virus out of China. U.S. factory activity unexpectedly rebounded in January after contracting for five straight months amid a surge in new orders, according to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The data helped stocks recover after the S&P 500 last week suffere...

CORE BANKING

Argyle, Financial Data Exchange | July 07, 2022

Argyle, the leading employment data platform providing companies access to user permissioned employment records, announced today it has joined the industry standards body Financial Data Exchange (FDX). Through its FDX membership, Argyle will help shape industry standards for how banks and data aggregators format, authenticate, and transmit consumer payroll data. The use of payroll data—which encompasses all personal employment and income information—is gaining significant traction as...