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Bitget registers as financial service provider to expand New Zealand business

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has registered as a financial service provider with New Zealand’s Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR). The registration allows Bitget to expand services in New Zealand, including foreign exchange conversion, domestic and international remittances, custody of client assets, and portfolio and fund management. Bitget has been widening licences and registrations in various countries. It has also announced plans for a European headquarters in Vienna and appointed Oliver Stauber as Bitget EU chief executive.

Crypto

ECB selects 36 companies to test digital euro ahead of 2027 pilot

The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers to take part in tests of the digital euro ahead of a pilot programme due to start in the second half of 2027. The ECB plans to move the project from the design stage to a testing stage and run a 12-month beta test. The list includes fintech firms such as Stripe and Revolut and banks including Deutsche Bank and UniCredit.

Industry

Wider income gaps linked to lower cultural participation, study finds

People in regions with wider income gaps are less likely to use cultural facilities such as cinemas, theatres, museums and performance venues, a study found. Tracking Italy’s 20 regions from 2011 to 2022, researchers found cultural participation was lower where income inequality was higher. The link held after accounting for per-capita income, regional characteristics and year-by-year changes. The researchers cited cost burdens and unequal opportunities as barriers, and warned that expanding venues alone may not narrow gaps.