BNPL Zip to exit Singapore and deprioritize its crypto; & more!

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NEWS HIGHLIGHT

BNPL Zip to exit Singapore and deprioritize its crypto offering citing challenging market conditions. Link here.

FINTECH NEWS

#fintechinnovation

• Google Wallet starts rolling out worldwide. The Wallet, which is replacing the Google Pay app, will let users manage their payment cards, gift cards, rewards cards, as well as things such as event tickets, ID and more. Link here.

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• US crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, has expressed an interest in opening markets in Latin America while advocating for more regulation for cryptocurrencies, considering that such a move could provide “more institutional confidence in the sector” despite the recent price slump. Link here.


• BEE4 to launch Brazil’s first local marketplace of tokenized stocks in the next few weeks. Link here.