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Finance

Silvergate Bank Resolves Wire Transfer Issue That Kept Transactions in Limbo

Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank resolved the last of its wire transfer issues Tuesday morning, said CEO Alan Lane.

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Marchés

Payments Unicorn Square Gets Limited Bank Charter for Merchant Lending

Square Financial Services was given conditional approval by the FDIC Board for an Industrial Loan Company bank charter on Wednesday.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey

Technologies

Samsung to Target EU Payments Sector With Blockchain-Based Solution for Banks

The platform will use blockchain to automatically input payments data into bank records.

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Finance

New Wallet From Stablecoin Issuer STASIS Syncs With Financial Institutions

STASIS said Tuesday its new wallet would offer regulated financial institutions a new gateway into cryptocurrencies.

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Marchés

Binance Lets Turkish Customers Directly Deposit Fiat With Bank Integration

Binance has launched a direct channel integration with Istanbul-based Akbank, allowing users to deposit Turkish lira to their exchange accounts.

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Finance

Blockchain Pioneer Caitlin Long to Build Crypto Bank in Wyoming

A Wyoming corporation founded by Caitlin Long is preparing to apply for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter with the state’s division of banking.

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Marchés

Morgan Stanley Buys E*Trade in $13B Deal

Morgan Stanley is acquiring E*Trade for $13 billion, hoping to target its 5.2 million-strong client base.

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Finance

Santander Hires Former Apple Pay Exec to Lead P2P Payments

Santander's new hire, Trish Burgess, formerly helped lead the launches of Apple Card and Apple Pay.

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Finance

German Bank to Offer Tokenized Securities Based on Stellar

One of the oldest banks in Europe, von der Heydt, is developing a euro stablecoin to facilitate private placements in securities tokenized on the Stellar blockchain.

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