Facebook, PetSmart Lead Giving Tuesday For Social Spin On Holiday Shopping
Facebook, PetSmart Lead Giving Tuesday For Social Spin On Holiday Shopping
November 30, 2020  |  International

Giving during the holiday season is about getting beyond the circle of family and friends. This year it’s about turning toward those who enter the...

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Iceland Central Bank Debuts Instant Payments
Iceland Central Bank Debuts Instant Payments
November 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Central Bank of Iceland (CBI) is debuting a new instant pay platform with partnership with SIA, a European company specializing in high-tech payment services...

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Google’s Former CEO Schmidt Invests In New $111 Million EU Tech Fund
Google’s Former CEO Schmidt Invests In New $111 Million EU Tech Fund
November 30, 2020  |  International

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the backers of a new $111 million European early-stage venture capital fund, according to CNBC. Schmidt, whose net...

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Groups Push Biden To Shun Big-Tech Execs In New Administration
Groups Push Biden To Shun Big-Tech Execs In New Administration
November 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has been urged by 32 antitrust consumer advocates and labor experts not to let Big Tech influence his administration, Reuters reported....

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Altana AI Lands $7 Million For Supply Chain Visibility
Altana AI Lands $7 Million For Supply Chain Visibility
November 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Supply chain intelligence company Altana AI landed a $7 million seed funding in an Amadeus Capital Partners-led round. Other entities that took part in the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Crests $19,800; Russian Bank To Launch Sbercoin Crypto In 2021
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Crests $19,800; Russian Bank To Launch Sbercoin Crypto In 2021
November 30, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin saw a new all-time record high on Monday (Nov. 30), rising above $19,800 in the morning and resting at 19,633.264 at 7:32 p.m. Eastern...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Faces $6.06 Million Fine From South Korea; Big Tech Tax Becomes Due In France
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Faces $6.06 Million Fine From South Korea; Big Tech Tax...
November 30, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from legislators and government agencies throughout the world. Facebook Fined...

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ECB President Warns Stablecoins Could ‘Threaten’ Monetary Sovereignty
ECB President Warns Stablecoins Could ‘Threaten’ Monetary Sovereignty
November 30, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde wrote in an editorial that she thinks stablecoins could pose a risk to “financial stability and monetary sovereignty.” The...

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Slow Economic Growth, Continuing COVID Outbreaks Could Impact EU’s Public, Private Sectors, IMF Says
Slow Economic Growth, Continuing COVID Outbreaks Could Impact EU’s Public, Private Sectors, IMF Says
November 30, 2020  |  Europe

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday (Nov. 30) in a statement that the second wave of the coronavirus is stifling an economic rebound in the...

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