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Leonard Curtis secures £15 million finance deal for Charles Trent
bournemouthecho119d ago

Leonard Curtis secures £15 million finance deal for Charles Trent

Leonard Curtis has arranged a £15 million refinancing and growth facility for Poole-based Charles Trent Limited, providing increased working capital and long-term headroom to support expansion and investment in its circular economy operations.

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SQRIL now supports crypto apps for its Scan-to-Pay QR code payment switch for Asia, Africa and Latin America
manilatimes119d ago

SQRIL now supports crypto apps for its Scan-to-Pay QR code payment switch for Asia, Africa and Latin America

SINGAPORE, Jan. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SQRIL (pronounced squirrel), the Southeast Asia based startup backed by the Plan B VC Fund which provides a payments API switch for traditional banks and ewallets, also now supports crypto apps to enable their users to scan & pay QR codes across Asia, Africa and Latin America.SQRIL Founder & CEO Malcolm Weed explains that, "any crypto exchange, crypto wallet or Dapp can now integrate with our APIs and allow their user base to scan & pay local QR codes across emerging markets and pay with stablecoin, while SQRIL handles the local fiat payout to the merchant in the destination country.”Malcolm continues,”I believe we are at the early stages of instant payment interoperability between banks, ewallets, crypto apps and merchants of different countries, and SQRIL plans to be an important part of that infrastructure. With the rise of national QR code schemes and hundreds of millions of stablecoin holders across the world, there needs to be a better way to pay across borders.”Scan-to-pay QR code payments across Asia have been the leading payment method over the past several years. Emerging markets such as Latin America and Africa are also increasing their usage of real-time national QR codes."Having worked in crossborder payments for the past thirteen years and spending the past seven in crypto, I can confidently say that scan-to-pay QR code payments will be universal the world over in the coming years. Usually you see developed world technologies making their way to emerging markets, but I really believe this will happen in the reverse,” explains Malcolm.The SQRIL API is now available to pay local QR codes in the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia, with bank transfers in Malaysia and Thailand. Additional countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America will be added throughout Q1. "We are aiming to be the world's Scan-to-Pay QR code infrastructure leader, especially as it relates to stablecoins and emerging markets,” remarked Malcolm.For more information visit our website at sqril.io or email info@sqril.io

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Why you should probably skip the iPhone 18 if you care about "Pro" specs
gizchinacom119d ago

Why you should probably skip the iPhone 18 if you care about "Pro" specs

If you’ve been following the Apple rumor cycle for as long as I have, you know there’s a certain rhythm to it. We’re still a good eight months out from the usual September madness, but the chatter surrounding the iPhone 18 Pro’s internals is already getting specific—and a little repetitive. The big...

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AI strategy seen as engine for innovation-driven growth in Vietnam: scholar
vietnamplus119d ago

AI strategy seen as engine for innovation-driven growth in Vietnam: scholar

Vietnam is standing at a historic moment to achieve a meaningful breakthrough based on science, technology and innovation.Resolution No.57: People should be put at centre of AI governanceAI moves into daily life as Vietnam accelerates smart city developmentVietnam advances people-centred AI development

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Fomca urges skills training, job support to strengthen STR scheme
nst119d ago

Fomca urges skills training, job support to strengthen STR scheme

KUALA LUMPUR: Complementary programmes such as skills training, employment support and improved access to affordable basic goods and services could strengthen the Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) cash aid scheme and enhance recipients’ financial resilience, said the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca).

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