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BV Swagath

Worldline to help BNP Paribas reduce fraud in SEPA Direct Debit transactions

Payments technology company Worldline said that it has been engaged by BNP Paribas Cash Management to help the latter bring…

EC gives conditional approval to LSEG’s $27bn acquisition of Refinitiv

The European Commission (EC) has given a conditional approval to the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) previously announced $27bn acquisition…

Citi unifies global wealth management business

Citi announced today that it has created a single wealth management organization, Citi Global Wealth, unifying wealth management teams in…

Visa, Plaid abandon $5.3bn merger following US DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit

Visa and Plaid have terminated their planned $5.3bn merger after facing a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the US Department…

i2c Inc. and Jifiti simplify consumer financing for major retailer in France

i2c Inc., a leading provider of digital payment and banking technology, announced its partnership with Jifiti, a consumer financing platform working…

Cryptocurrency platform Bakkt to go public via $2.1bn merger deal with VIH

Bakkt, a US-based cryptocurrency platform owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has entered into a merger deal with VPC Impact Acquisition…

Credit Suisse opens Riyadh branch to strengthen wealth management services in Saudi Arabia

The new branch will allow Saudi Arabian clients to benefit from an extended wealth management offering which is comprised of…

Equifax to acquire fraud prevention solutions provider Kount for $640m

Equifax, a US-based consumer reporting agency company, has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence (AI)-driven fraud prevention and digital identity solutions…

UnionPay International and PayTabs partner to power e-commerce in the UAE

UnionPay International (UPI) and PayTabs, MENA’s award-winning payment solutions powerhouse, today announced a strategic partnership that allows PayTabs merchants to offer…

Online personal finance company SoFi to merge with SCH in $8.6bn deal

Social Finance (SoFi), a US online personal finance company, has agreed to merge with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. V…