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Please enjoy another week of fintech and banking news below. (👍👎 Have feedback for us? Let us know!)

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💬 Quote of the Week

🏦 Financial Services & Banking

🚀 Product LaunchesLloyds Bank rolled out their own digital ID app to let individuals prove their identities from their phones.American Express is launching biometrics as part of online checkout.Experian launched a new digital checking account and debit card, dubbed Smart Money, in order to proactively identify bill payments that could be used to increase consumer credit scores.Samsung also launched its own AmEx card with a chip that lets it be physically tracked.The Federal Reserve Board launched its own Instagram and Threads accounts to make Fed announcements more easily accessible - to the youth.📰 Other NewsWith bipartisan support, the Senate Banking Committee moves a landmark bill that will allow cannabis businesses to obtain banking services to the Senate floor. A group of central banks are exploring whether it’s possible to embed regulatory requirements into cross-border transactions.💻 Fintech🚀 Product LaunchesEmbedded virtual card provider Lithic launched bank accounts and ACH payments.Pepper Money in India partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India and Pine Labs to launch the Pepper Money Dreams Card.Saldo, a Finnish fintech, is launching banking services beginning with savings.Coris launched a merchant risk infrastructure operating system.📰 Other NewsApple's wallet app will now let you see real-time account balances from any bank in the UK in your wallet.Revolut finally struck a deal with its investor Softbank that will let it obtain a UK banking license.Corporate spend and expense management platform Tribal Credit announced its expansion to Saudi Arabia.Coinbase is quietly adding new payment institution licenses around the world, with the latest in Singapore, as well as a new custody license in Spain.PayPal users can now add their debit and credit cards to Apple Pay. PayPal's stablecoin (PYUSD) is also now ready for use on Venmo.

Canadian debit network Interac expanded access to its e-Transfer service beyond regulated banks and credit unions to fintechs.Want to see Screenshots of WhatsApp’s Indian payments experience?

🤝 Partnership Corner

Lithuanian small business lender SME Finance partnered with open data risk-assessment platform Okredo on providing pre-scored credit limits.

UK cash deposit platform Flagstone partnered with Saga on a savings platform for older adults.

👎 The Bad News

The UK's FCA is probing Revolut over letting money be sent to accounts flagged as suspicious.

A federal judge has ruled that Apple must face an antitrust lawsuit over restricting payment methods in apps to Apple Pay.

Two more women filed lawsuits against Carta, last valued at $7.4 billion, for sexual discrimination.

The UAE's regulator ADGM levied a $486,000 fine on Pypl for anti-money laundering violations.

Chainalysis is laying off 150 employees as the crypto winter reduces activity on its platform.

PayPal was hit with a class-action lawsuit accusing them of anticompetitive "steering" to make consumers pay excess charges.

Weavr, a fintech infrastructure developer, announced it will shut down its open banking payments app Comma.

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