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Global: Pathlock raises $200M to create a unified GRC platform
Today, access governance solution provider Pathlock announced it has merged with Appsian, an ERP data security company and Security Weaver, a governance, risk and compliance management tool ...
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Global: Digital euro could come as soon as 2026 — ECB official
Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank, or ECB, has said that a digital euro could come within four ...
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Global: IMF Advocates New Public Payment System
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for a new public payment system to connect various payment systems. According to ...
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Global: Amazon Offers BNPL Option to Shoppers in Egypt
Amazon is giving customers in Egypt access to buy now, pay later (BNPL) thanks to a consumer financing offering from valU Consumer Finance. According to ...
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Global: Chainalysis hits $8.6bn valuation
Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis has secured a $8.6 billion valuation thanks to a $170 million Series F funding round led by Singapore’s sovereign ...
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Global: Changes in Open Banking, Fraud Key to Boost Digital Payments, Says UK Regulator
The U.K. Payment System Regulator’s (PSR) panel issued recommendations on May 10 to eliminate barriers for consumers and merchants to access digital payments in ...
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Global: UAE telecoms group e& buys 9.8% stake in Vodafone for $4.4 billion
United Arab Emirates-based telecoms company e& (ETISALAT.AD) has bought a 9.8% stake in Vodafone (VOD.L) for $4.4 billion, days after saying it was looking to expand into ...
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Global: Central Bank of Chile Studies Issuance of a Digital Currency
The Central Bank of Chile revealed it is studying how to issue a national digital currency, the digital peso. The bank issued a ...
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Global: BIS data shows unstoppable CBDC momentum
Research by the Bank for international Settlements into central bank thinking on the prospect of issuing bank-backed digital currencies (CBDC) shows growing momentum, ...
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Global: Mashreq invests $10m in UAE FinTech start-up Cashew
The company’s payment platform will be integrated as an option on the Dubai lender’s payments arm, allowing it to offer buy now pay ...