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Virgin Money customers will soon be able to access and manage their credit card and current account balances from multiple banks through the Virgin Money Credit Card App.This enhanced functionality is made possible through a new collaboration between Virgin Money and Mastercard, leveraging the latter’s open banking technology to provide a seamless, consolidated financial overview for users.The partnership reflects Virgin Money’s ongoing commitment to delivering innovative digital tools to its more than 6.6 million retail and business customers in the UK. By integrating Mastercard’s advanced open banking capabilities, Virgin Money aims to simplify financial management, allowing users to view all…

Kuady, a digital wallet provider, has partnered with Deriv, a global online trading platform, to enhance payment services for traders in Latin America.The integration aims to provide a seamless and secure experience for deposits and withdrawals. As part of this initiative, users will benefit from a faster and more efficient payment system that enhances their trading experience.Through this collaboration, Deriv users will gain direct access to Kuady’s standalone payment button, allowing them to add funds and withdraw earnings effortlessly. Initially focused on Latin American markets, the integration is expected to expand to Africa in the future. Additionally, an exclusive promotion…

Chetwood Bank, a UK-based digital challenger bank, has introduced a new range of fixed rate savings accounts, offering customers a selection of short-, medium-, and long-term savings options with competitive interest rates.The latest products require a minimum deposit of £1,000, with no upper limit, and benefit from protection under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).This move follows the bank’s recent expansion of its savings offerings, including the introduction of an Easy Access savings account in October 2024. That product launch coincided with the company’s transition from Chetwood Financial to Chetwood Bank.Ben Mitchell, savings director of Chetwood Bank, said, “These new…

Airwallex has announced a collaboration with Discover Global Network, enabling its merchants to accept Discover and Diners Club International cards.Through this partnership, Airwallex merchants can now process transactions via Discover Global Network, which includes 345 million cardholders across more than 200 countries and territories. The expansion covers key regions such as Australia, Europe, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, helping businesses reduce cart abandonment rates and improve customer satisfaction by supporting preferred payment methods.Airwallex chief revenue officer Kai Wu said, “Our collaboration with Discover Global Network reflects our dedication to broadening payment acceptance for businesses worldwide.“By enabling Discover and…

For someone who wants solar panels, the question is often: “How many?” And for a heat pump, it’s “how big?” Answering those questions typically requires a contractor to set foot on your property.  Yet over the last decade, solar installers have trimmed that time-consuming process considerably. Some, like Tesla, have eliminated it entirely. The secret is software — which, when coupled with a range of data sources, allows installers to model exactly how many panels a house will need.  Like many other solar installers, Palmetto has its own internal tool to assess potential projects, which is built on software it…

OakNorth, a leading digital commercial bank for entrepreneurs, has announced the acquisition of Community Unity Bank (CUB), a Michigan-based, FDIC-insured community bank.The deal, structured as a stock-for-stock transaction, is subject to regulatory approval. This move follows OakNorth’s regulatory authorisation in August 2024 from the Federal Reserve and the New York State Department of Financial Services to establish a Representative Office in New York. The acquisition will enable OakNorth to expand its business lending operations across the United States, particularly in Michigan.Founded in 2015, OakNorth focuses on supporting lower mid-market businesses—those with revenues between $1m and $100m—by offering tailored financial solutions…

Roblox announced Monday that it’s launching the first iteration of its 3D model, dubbed “Cube,” to allow creators to create 3D objects using generative AI. The company also launched an open-source version so anyone off the platform can build on it. Announced last year at Roblox’s annual developer conference, the company is demoing Cube at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) later this afternoon.  Creators will have access to Cube later this week, which includes its first tool: mesh generation. Cube’s 3D mesh generation, currently available in beta, enables creators to “meshes,” or 3D representations of objects, using a single prompt.…

Get ready for Nvidia’s biggest conference of the year We’re on the ground in San Jose, California, where Nvidia GTC will take over SAP Center for a week full of GPUs, accelerating computing technologies, as well as robotics, sovereign AI, AI agents, and automotive — plus 1,000 sessions with 2,000 speakers and close to 400 exhibitors. Nvidia typically reserves a big chunk of the conference for GPU-related debuts. A new, upgraded iteration of the company’s Blackwell chip lineup seems likely. Rubin, Nvidia’s next-gen GPU series, is almost certain to get a mention at GTC, too. Beyond GPUs, Nvidia may illuminate…

The International Olympic Committee executive board on Monday recommended the inclusion of boxing in the Los Angeles 2028 summer Olympics, ending a years-long saga regarding the sport’s Olympic future. The IOC last month granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sport’s inclusion in the 2028 Olympics. “After the provisional recognition of World Boxing in February we were in the position to take this decision so that this recommendation has to go to the session,” IOC President Thomas Bach told a press conference. “I am confident the session will approve it.” The recommendation will now be…

Security researchers warn of fresh malicious campaigns that abuse Microsoft 365 for phishing attacks, or target the service’s users to take over accounts. As part of one campaign, attackers are leveraging legitimate Microsoft domains and tenant misconfigurations in BEC attacks likely aimed at stealing credentials and performing account takeover (ATO), Guardz warns. The attackers were seen controlling multiple Microsoft 365 organization tenants (either new or compromised), creating administrative accounts, creating misleading full-text messages mimicking Microsoft transaction notifications, initiating a purchase or trial subscription event to generate a billing email, and then sending phishing emails using Microsoft’s infrastructure. By modifying organizations’…