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PBoC Softens Tone Toward Bitcoin, Stablecoins, Calling Them ‘Alternative Investment’
In a rare show of support for cryptocurrencies, a deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has reportedly singled out bitcoin ...
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Aleta Planet, Discover Global Network partner to enable merchants in Asia Pacific to expand ecommerce payment acceptance
Singapore-based fintech Aleta Planet has partnered with Discover Global Network to enable merchants in Asia Pacific to expand ecommerce payment acceptance. According to ...
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Stripe Issuing launches in Europe
Stripe has launched Stripe Issuing in Europe to enable its users to create, manage, and distribute virtual and physical payment cards. According to ...
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Amazon Pay to facilitate loans for kiranas
The payments and financial services arm of Amazon has claimed to have signed up almost 5 million merchants on unified payments interface (UPI). ...
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Goode Intelligence, ID RnD announce 2021 biometric survey results
Identity, authentication, and biometrics research company Goode Intelligence and ID R&D have announced the results of The Biometric Survey 2021. The survey, which ...
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Kenya: CBK Approves Liquidation of Chase Bank
The Central Bank Of Kenya has approved the liquidation of Chase Bank Limited. The bank regulator through a statement said the decision was ...
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Clubhouse Raises Undisclosed Series C Fund at $4Bn Valuation as Competition Grows
Clubhouse has raised Series C funding from its partners. The amount is undisclosed but the startup says the round was led by Andrew ...
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Dubai Islamic Bank sees no impact from NMC law suit
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) said it does not expect any “negative impact” from a case against it brought by the administrators of hospital ...
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Mastercard to Acquire Ekata to Advance Digital Identity Efforts
Trust is the key ingredient to conducting digital commerce. Central to creating trust in a digital world is the ability to prove your ...
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Swiss money laundering probe eyes Lebanon central bank chief: report
From the British Virgin Islands to Geneva, Swiss prosecutors are tracking the suspected fund movements of Lebanon’s central bank chief Riad Salameh, a ...