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Bitcoin Daily: Brazil Debuts Blockchain Solution For Gov’t Bids; BitFunder CEO Gets 14 Months For Crypto Fraud

Bitcoin Daily: Brazil Debuts Blockchain Solution For Gov’t Bids; BitFunder CEO Gets 14 Months For Crypto Fraud
Bitcoin Daily: Brazil Debuts Blockchain Solution For Gov’t Bids; BitFunder CEO Gets 14 Months For...
July 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Brazilian state of Bahia has rolled out a blockchain application to monitor the public bidding process of contracts with the government, Cointelegraph reported. Design...

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SoftBank Leads Funding For Brazilian Lender Creditas
SoftBank Leads Funding For Brazilian Lender Creditas
July 10, 2019  |  Investments

Japanese company SoftBank is leading a $231 million funding round for a Brazilian lending startup called Creditas, in a bid to shake up competition in...

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Airfox, Mastercard Team To Expand Digital Banking In Brazil
Airfox, Mastercard Team To Expand Digital Banking In Brazil
July 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Digital challenger banking startup Airfox has announced a partnership with Mastercard Brazil to expand the availability of low-cost banking solutions, according to a release by...

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Brazil’s Big Blockchain Bounce (And Other Digital Payments Advances)
Brazil’s Big Blockchain Bounce (And Other Digital Payments Advances)
June 27, 2019  |  International

The digital payments news out of Brazil has been fast and furious over the last few weeks – particularly when it comes to blockchain. And while...

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Brazil Bribery Charges Cost Walmart $282M
Brazil Bribery Charges Cost Walmart $282M
June 20, 2019  |  Legal

Walmart will pay a total of $282 million to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on charges...

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Brazil’s GPA Launches B2B eCommerce Platform
Brazil’s GPA Launches B2B eCommerce Platform
June 20, 2019  |  Retail

Brazilian food retailer GPA is planning to launch a new business-to-business eCommerce platform in an effort to double its customer base by the end of...

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Cards Taking Over Cash In Emerging Economies
Cards Taking Over Cash In Emerging Economies
May 22, 2019  |  Payment Methods

In several emerging nations, where disposable income may be on a general uptrend, lumpy though that trend may be, as cash use is stable or declines,...

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Cargo Lets Brazil Uber Drivers Sell To Passengers
Cargo Lets Brazil Uber Drivers Sell To Passengers
May 20, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Cargo has gone international by expanding its partnership with Uber to include Brazil. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Brazilian Bank To Launch Instant Payment Method
Brazilian Bank To Launch Instant Payment Method
May 13, 2019  |  Banking

Itaú Unibanco Holding is Brazil’s largest lender, and on Monday (May 13) it announced that it’s going to launch a new QR code-based payment system...

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