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Viva Wallet, a Greek payments startup, is considering raising €500 million (over $592.4 million) in a fresh funding round to support its digital banking operations, Reuters reported last week. This came only eight months after the startup received a banking license with its merger with Praxia Bank. Though the deal was signed in January, it received a…

Leading payments company Wirex have launched the waitlist for their highly-anticipated Wirex multicurrency card, taking them one step closer to becoming the ultimate cryptocurrency platform. The move comes following the announcement of a product overhaul, with the launch of a Mastercard-enabled card heralding a number of game-changing product updates that will change the alternative payments space forever. Just…

ING-backed account aggregation app Yolt has launched a new account and contactless card to help people save while they spend.Launched in 2017, Yolt has since garnered 1.5 million registered users who are currently able to see their various bank accounts in one place, enabling them to track their spending, set budgets and identify where they…

LONDON - PayPal Holdings Inc joined the cryptocurrency market on Wednesday, allowing customers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins using the U.S. digital payments company’s online wallets. PayPal customers will also be able to use cryptocurrencies to shop at the 26 million merchants on its network starting in early 2021, the…