TransferGo Sponsors African Migrant Youth Tech Training in Partnership With High Impact Careers
London-based fintech TransferGo has partnered with High Impact Careers, the tech and career development company, helping them further support African migrants living and working in Europe. TransferGo will sponsor African youths looking to obtain tech skills on a 10-week boot camp to open the doors to new careers in technology and financial services. Facilitated by […]
UAE Central Bank License Enables Checkout.com to Offer Services to Merchants in the Middle East
Payments service provider Checkout.com has obtained a Retail Payment Services license from the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. Securing an acquiring license enables the payments service provider to unlock its full proposition for merchants in the UAE. These include offering merchant acquiring solutions, payment aggregation services and cross-border fund transfers. Direct acquiring also […]
Bill to Force Texas Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments Fails
A Republican effort to bring religion into classrooms faltered, though lawmakers were poised to allow chaplains to act as school counselors.Read More
PacWest Sells Real-Estate Lending Unit
The struggling regional bank is selling Civic Financial Services to Roc360.Read More
Klarna Launches UK’s First BNPL Credit ‘Opt Out’ Tool, Industry Urged to Follow Suit
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers should ‘follow the lead of Klarna’ says Which? after the payments network launched the UK’s first credit ‘opt out’ tool. Against the backdrop of delayed government regulation for BNPL services, Klarna has taken the initiative by empowering consumers to deactivate credit temporarily. The tool, accessed through the Klarna app’s […]
IDEX Biometrics Brings Biometric Payment Cards to Bangladesh Thanks to DoelPay Partnership
IDEX Biometrics has expanded its presence in Asia by partnering with payments solution provider DoelPay, to tap into the growing market for biometric cards in Bangladesh. Working closely with three of the largest banks in Bangladesh, Doelpay expects these banks to offer biometric payment cards to their consumers by the end of the year. IDEX […]
U.S.-Made Armored Vehicles Appear to Have Been Used in Attack on Russia
At least three of what appeared to be American-made tactical vehicles known as MRAPs were part of the cross-border attack. According to visual evidence, Russia captured two of them.Read More
Ukraine-Aligned Fighters Assault Russian Region of Belgorod for 2nd Day
The cross-border attacks by fighters aligned with Ukraine were an effort to force Russia’s military to divert troops from the front line, an official said.Read More
McCarthy Faces Balancing Act on Debt Ceiling Deal
With right-wing Republicans all but certain to oppose any bipartisan compromise, the speaker has a narrow path to push one through the closely divided House.Read More
Is Your Child’s Relationship to Social Media Unhealthy? Here’s How to Tell.
The surgeon general has warned that it can pose a “profound risk” to the mental health of adolescents. We asked experts what problematic use could look like.Read More
