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Google appeal dismissed in France, will pay the largest fine in GDPR history
Google isn’t having an easy time of it as data protection is tightening. Recently, the French Supreme Court of Administrative Law rejected Google’s claim that it ...
Global
Global: Moody’s doubles down on SoftBank concerns after public spat
The revision to the outlook represents a doubling-down by Moody’s after it cut SoftBank deeper into junk territory in March – leading to ...
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Wall Street firm says Apple could surge another 18% — and even be the first company to hit $2 trillion market value next year (AAPL)
Apple is poised to surge and may even hit a major market capitalization milestone in the next year, according to Wedbush. On Wednesday, the ...
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Crypto.com, TenX crypto debit cards frozen following Wirecard scandal
Customers of TenX and Crypto.com can no longer use their crypto debit cards in the UK and Europe, announced the companies in statements ...
Kenya
Kenya: Equity hedges Sh2bn in Kenyan Bank acquisition (DRC Bank)
Equity Group will pay the final Sh2.1 billion for its acquisition of a majority stake in DRC’s Banque Commerciale Du Congo after two ...
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Wirecard Auditors Say ‘Elaborate’ Fraud Led to Missing Billions
Wirecard AG’s long-time auditors, Ernst & Young, accused their client of “an elaborate and sophisticated fraud” that allowed more than $2 billion to ...
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Rethinking Leadership: Kolade, Utomi, and Sanni to speak at 2nd NPL Leadership Dialogue.
PRESS RELEASE His Excellency, Dr Christopher Kolade, former High Commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom, will lead a distinguished team of panelists ...
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AXA Mansard Leverages USSD to deepen Insurance and Pension penetration
Insurance and asset management firm, AXA Mansard, has advanced its digital awareness, leveraging technology to give insurance a facelift. The company says it ...
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Checkout.com, a global payments company with presence in MENA hits $5.5 billion valuation in new round
Checkout.com, a London-headquartered global payments company has tripled its valuation to $5.5 billion with the closing of its $150 million Series B, it ...
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SIA achieves blockchain interoperability goal with Quant Network
Banking users of SIA’s private blockchain infrastructure will be able to link up with other distributed ledgers following successful testing of interoperability via ...