John Adams

More than 97% of venture backing goes go white-owned startups. Firms like Mendoza Ventures, Chingona Ventures and MaC Venture Capital are stepping in to support underserved entrepreneurs.

The bank is shortening the time for deposit availability in the hope of serving use cases like gig economy workers and disaster relief.

The company's payment processing platform supports the likes of Uber and Square in their ambitions to create all-in-one offerings that bundle financial and other services.

The card brand has added a dedicated lane to its startup program to address the venture funding gap for race and gender. Overall, less than 3% of VC funding goes to startups with Black or Latinx founders.

The e-commerce giant is looking for someone whose skills pertain to distributed ledgers and digital currency.

The move furthers the retail giant's strategy to become a one-stop shop for payments and financial services.

The bank and card brand will combine digital connections for supply chain finance and corporate disbursements.

The U.K.'s central bank says stablecoins should follow the same rules as traditional bank deposits.

From China to the Bahamas, central banks are rushing to create digital currencies that could be used for everything from attending the Olympics to helping the unbanked. Here are some notable initiatives.

Nearly 90% of central banks are considering or deploying digital currencies to speed transactions and reach underserved communities. But the larger the economy, the more difficult these projects are to implement.