Kraken parent Payward acquires Magic Labs’ wallet business

The deal brings wallet technology to Payward’s enterprise platform, potentially reducing the number of infrastructure providers businesses need to integrate with.

The deal brings wallet technology to Payward’s enterprise platform, potentially reducing the number of infrastructure providers businesses need to integrate with.
An industry group representing 25 of the UK’s largest retail investment platforms has welcomed government proposals to simplify pension transfers. However, it has warned that one key recommendation could create confusion and delays. The UK Platform Group (UKPG) said it supports several measures in the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) latest consultation on pension…
Mashreq Al Islami secured the Middle East’s best Islamic digital bank award on the back of a transformation that moved Islamic banking from a parallel offering to a fully scaled, end‑to‑end digital franchise. During the review period, the bank demonstrated that Shariah‑compliant banking can be delivered at speed, at scale and profitably, while meeting some…
UK small and mid-cap stocks have been in the shadow of their larger peers, but are beginning to reassert themselves. Since the start of April, the FTSE 250 has outperformed the FTSE 100 by around 6% – a notable development given ongoing macroeconomic and political uncertainty. Investors are increasingly recognising the opportunity, particularly as valuations…
News Published: Monday, July 13, 2026, 18:27 [IST] With Onam 2026 approaching, Southern Railway has introduced special train services between Chennai and Kollam to accommodate the expected surge in passenger traffic. Every year, thousands of people travel from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana to Kerala to celebrate the festival with their families, resulting in…
A startup founded by Bryan Johnson spent a decade building a headset that measures brain activity using lasers. Health correspondent Hilary Brueck went to Kernel’s headquarters in Los Angeles to test the technology and learn how the company believes better brain data could help doctors, researchers, and even businesses understand how we think.
Mary Steenburgen, 73, says she isn’t haunted by the roles she missed out on because they led her to the life she has now. Speaking on Saturday’s episode of The Daily Beast’s “Obsessed” podcast, the actor said she made “one big mistake” in her career by passing on a role that she “probably should have…