SDK.finance, a white-label Lithuanian fintech platform for digital payments, has partnered with Salt Edge, a leading open banking solution provider with over ten years of experience. This collaboration will help fintech companies and financial institutions of all sizes develop open banking-enabled financial services and applications or update their existing ones.

SDK.finance Partners With Salt Edge to Boost the Delivery of Open Banking Solutions

Jane Prokop, EVP and Global Head of SMEs at Mastercard, shares her insights on supercharging SMEs through the power of fintech partnerships. At FinTech LIVE New York 2024, we spoke with Mastercard’s Executive Vice President, Global Head of Small and Medium Enterprises, Jane Prokop, about how businesses can leverage fintech partnerships to power innovation.

FinTech LIVE New York: Mastercard & the Power of Partnership

Surfboard Payments is pleased to announce a dynamic partnership with Cardstream Group, the UK’s largest independent provider of white-label payment Fintech. This collaboration aims to bring an unprecedented embedded payment solution to the UK and other markets, offering a white-label multi-channel platform for ISVs, ISOs, PayFacs and their merchants to make in-person and remote transactions.

Surfboard Payments Announces Partnership With Cardstream Group to Deliver Innovative Payment Solutions

Fifth Third Bank is pleased to announce a collaborative agreement between Newline™ by Fifth Third, a leading embedded payments provider, and Stripe, a financial infrastructure platform that enables businesses to seamlessly incorporate financial services in their products. Together, Newline™ and Stripe will expand embedded financial services for Stripe’s platform users and their customers.

Stripe Selects Fifth Third to Power Embedded Financial Services

Fernandina Beach, FL

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The Surf Restaurant Bar Grill & Motel, a longtime fixture in Fernandina Beach since 1957, recently faced a temporary shutdown following a state inspection on July 8, 2024. Known for its casual beachside vibe and comfort food menu featuring favorites like burgers, wings, and pizza, The Surf has been a go-to spot for both locals and tourists seeking a relaxed dining experience.

Florida restaurant closes due to 235 rodent droppings found in multiple locations during inspection

New York City, NY

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Virginia State

Wendy's birthday was spent away from her loved ones. Virginia Wendy Williams fans, the latest update is not encouraging. The former talk show host turned 60 on July 18 without any of her loved ones around. According to Yahoo, family members remain "out of bounds" and have no access to Wendy as she battles dementia and progressive aphasia.

The family of talk show diva Wendy Williams were unable to celebrate her 60th birthday by her side

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Ronkonkoma, NY

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Austin, TX

The Next-Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing program, known as NGMM, aims to unlock accessible prototyping for the chips of tomorrow with a new agreement to establish the first-ever national center for advancing U.S.-based microelectronics manufacturing. DARPA will work with the University of Texas at Austin and its existing Texas Institute for Electronics...

DARPA Establishing National Center for Advancing U.S.-Based Microelectronics Manufacturing

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO & SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 31, 2024-- Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and BYD Co. Ltd. today announced a multi-year strategic partnership designed to bring 100,000 new BYD electric vehicles onto the Uber platform across key global markets. Beginning first in Europe and Latin America, the partnership is expected to offer drivers access to best-in-class pricing and financing for BYD vehicles on the Uber platform, and will expand to include markets across the Middle East, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240731518566/en/ Uber and BYD announced a multi-year strategic partnership (Graphic: Business Wire)

Uber and BYD Partner to Accelerate Global EV Transition

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

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NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

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It’s not humans. How a survivor of a super-extinction repopulated our planet. There are more than 8 billion humans alive at this moment on Earth (unless something has gone horribly wrong). But humans aren’t the only dominant mammals.

For Millions of Years, Earth Was Dominated by a Single Vertebrate Genus

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

The investment arm of Binance has put new capital into aPriori, a startup that aims to create liquid staking solutions for the Monad blockchain. In a recent announcement, Binance Labs says the investment will assist aPriori in expanding its team and research to optimize the high-performance network for widespread adoption.

Binance Labs Announces New Investment in Liquid Staking Platform on Layer-1 Chain Monad

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Network International and Biz2X Announce Embedded Financing Partnership to Transform SME Lending in the UAE

Network International (Network), the leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa, and Biz2X®, a global technology and financing fintech in the U.S.,...

Network International and Biz2X Announce Embedded Financing Partnership to Transform SME Lending in the UAE

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