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Visa Foundation focused on empowering women entrepreneurs

Visa Foundation is supporting women in growing their small businesses and making them more resilient, increasing economic mobility and creating wealth for themselves.To learn more about the financial inclusion efforts made by the organisation, Finextra spoke to Najada Kumbuli, vice president and head of investments at Visa Foundation.

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EBAday 2024: Navigating the oxymoron of cross-border real time payments

The second day of EBAday 2024 in Lisbon kicked off with exciting panel sessions discussing real-time payments.

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EBAday 2024: Next steps in instant payments, regulation, and liquidity management

At EBAday 2024 in Lisbon, experts came together to address new innovations and exciting prospects for the future of banking in Europe.

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Central banks to test FX settlement in wCBDC

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is launching Project Rialto to explore how instant cross-border payments could be improved using a modular foreign exchange component combined with settlement in wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDC).

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IFC and SocGen’s Romania deal marks sustainable finance milestone

Societe Generale (SocGen) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have signed a Collaboration Framework Agreement to bolster sustainable finance in developing countries.

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Checkout.com and Mastercard partner up to launch virtual cards for Online Travel Agents

Digital payments provider Checkout.com has announced its partnership with payments giant Mastercard to provide Online Travel Agents with virtual cards.

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NextGen Nordics 2024: BNPL just has a bad rep

At NextGen Nordics 2024 in Stockholm, experts engaged in a lively conversation on Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) in a panel session.

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ECB ready to penalise UniCredit for continuing business in Russia - Reuters

The European Central Bank (ECB) is ready to impose sanctions on Italy’s UniCredit as the bank continues to participate in business with Russia.

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Alpha Group to list on LSE main market

UK-based fintech consultancy Alpha Group is set to move its listing to the London Stock Exchange's (LSE) primary market as part of its expansion.