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🧨 Russia 🇷🇺: Central Bank reveals QR and biometric payment statistics Paid Members Public
🧨 Russia 🇷🇺: Central Bank reveals QR and biometric payment statistics This year, Russians are increasingly adopting QR and biometric payments over cards. Key insights: ▶️ From January to September, consumers and businesses made purchases worth 2.6 trillion rubles using QR codes, while 7.8 billion rubles were processed via biometric payments.
⚠️ Russia 🇷🇺: Mining banned in 10 regions starting January 2025 Paid Members Public
⚠️ Russia 🇷🇺: Mining banned in 10 regions starting January 2025 The ban will last for 6 years, officially justified by potential electricity shortages. ⏩ Affected regions include the annexed territories (DNR, LNR, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia) and the North Caucasus. ⏩ During electricity consumption peaks, mining will also be temporarily restricted in parts of
🚀 Russia 🇷🇺: Trust2Pay dismantled — a "clandestine bank" created by students in Kazan Paid Members Public
🚀 Russia 🇷🇺: Trust2Pay dismantled — a "clandestine bank" created by students in Kazan We continue with the conversation. The channel “PSPодслушано” reports about a processing platform dismantled in Kazan. ➡️ On December 17, the police and National Guard carried out 56 raids across Kazan and nearby cities. 40 individualswere detained, and
🎉 Canada 🇨🇦: The Ministry of Finance announces the creation of an open banking system Paid Members Public
🎉 Canada 🇨🇦: The Ministry of Finance announces the creation of an open banking system … also known as a consumer financing system. ➡️ Who is it for ❓— This system is primarily aimed at SMEs, which are essential to the Canadian economy. The government intends to protect merchants and ensure that data transfers are
👀 Italy 🇮🇹: Revolut opens local branch and launches Italian IBAN Paid Members Public
👀 Italy 🇮🇹: Revolut opens local branch and launches Italian IBAN Starting in January 2025, 3 million Revolut customers in Italy will have access to a local IBAN starting with "IT". This initiative solidifies Revolut's presence in the country under the oversight of the Bank of Italy and
📢 Estonia 🇪🇪: Crypto exchange WhiteBIT launches debit card with cashback. Paid Members Public
📢 Estonia 🇪🇪: Crypto exchange WhiteBIT launches debit card with cashback. This launch is the result of a collaboration with Visa and payment service provider Wallester AS, a licensed issuer in Estonia. ➡️ The WhiteBIT Nova is available not only to Estonian citizens but also to residents across the EU. It can be
🎉From Canada 🇨🇦 to LATAM: Fintech Nuvei expands Google Pay integration Paid Members Public
🎉From Canada 🇨🇦 to LATAM: Fintech Nuvei expands Google Pay integration This expansion strengthens the partnership between Nuvei and Google. Currently, Google Pay is available in the United States 🇺🇸, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Australia 🇦🇺. ➡️ The integration of Google Pay into Nuvei’s payment platform is designed to streamline checkout processes
☠️ Chargeback schemes: Sift 🇺🇸 warns of an alarming increase Paid Members Public
☠️ Chargeback schemes: Sift 🇺🇸 warns of an alarming increase A new report highlights a worrying 78% increase in chargeback fraud compared to last year, based on Sift’s Q4 2024 Digital Trust Index. ➡️ 27% of consumers have come across online content promoting "refund hacks", even in cases where they