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Opera’s new Hype chat service now available in Kenya
Browser developer Opera has announced that its new chat service Hype which is built into mobile web browser Opera Mini, is now available in ...
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SparkCognition Acquires Financial Technology Company AIM2
SparkCognition, the world’s leading industrial artificial intelligence (AI) company has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire AIM2 from hedge fund management company Brevan ...
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Bank of Japan to start testing digital yen
Japan’s central bank is set to launch a pilot for a digital yen in the first quarter, according to Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK. ...
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EU to allow continued data flows to UK following Brexit
The European Commission said Britain’s data protection laws were in line with the European Union’s and that it would start a process to ...
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South African digital bank TymeBank lands $109M from UK and Philippines investors
The onset of the pandemic has led to increased demand for digital banking options across customer income groups around the world. We’ve seen ...
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UK government set to offer fintech visa
The move has been welcomed by the fintech industry, which has repeatedly raised concerns over access to skills during the Brexit process. According ...
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Lloyds taps into Mastercard’s Open Banking Connect system
Lloyds Banking Group is tapping Mastercard’s Open Banking software to enable customers to pay off their credit card bills via their mobile app ...
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Opera launches Hype; its new dedicated chat service now in Kenya
Hype will first launch in Africa, where Opera has nearly 150M MAU, with Kenya as the pilot market; With Hype, Opera reimagines the ...
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Major Asian banks unite to form ‘multiple’ CBDC pact on blockchain
Several major banks across Asia have joined forces to construct a cross-border central bank digital currency, according to a joint announcement issued on Feb. 23. ...
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Intuit boosts e-commerce capabilities with acquisition
Intuit has acquired OneSaas, a provider of e-commerce data integration software, and plans to accelerate the integration of third party e-comm solutions with ...