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Why Digital Identity is About More Than Fighting Fraud
Why Digital Identity is About More Than Fighting Fraud
February 21, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Digital identity used to be something that people considered “just tick-the-boxes” technology.  But as Steve Durney, vice president of strategy at Prove, told PYMNTS, forward-thinking...

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Shipping Industry Trade Group Calls for Digital and Standards to Fix Supply Chain Disruption
Shipping Industry Trade Group Calls for Digital and Standards to Fix Supply Chain Disruption
February 21, 2023  |  Shipping

The use of paper bills of lading, an important document in maritime trade, spans centuries. And while the document has evolved over the years, processing...

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Ethiopia Considering Opening Mobile Money Market to Foreign Operators
Ethiopia Considering Opening Mobile Money Market to Foreign Operators
February 20, 2023  |  Payment Methods

A consultative meeting focused on the future of Ethiopia’s mobile money market is to be held Tuesday (Feb. 21). The meeting concerns a draft directive...

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UK Open Banking Users Swell to 7M  
UK Open Banking Users Swell to 7M  
February 20, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

More than a million British customers used open banking for the first time in January. The addition of 1.2 million first-time users during the month...

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inDrive Global Mobility Platform Raises $150M to Challenge Uber
inDrive Global Mobility Platform Raises $150M to Challenge Uber
February 20, 2023  |  Transportation

Global mobility and urban services platform inDrive has raised $150 million for its continued expansion. The firm, which was formerly known as inDriver, said in...

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Report: Tim Berners Lee Says Cryptocurrency ‘Only Speculative’
Report: Tim Berners Lee Says Cryptocurrency ‘Only Speculative’
February 20, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The inventor of the World Wide Web said cryptocurrency is “only speculative.” CNBC reported Sunday (Feb. 19) that Tim Berners-Lee compared cryptocurrencies to the internet stocks at...

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VC Fundraising Dropped 65% Year-Over-Year in Q4
VC Fundraising Dropped 65% Year-Over-Year in Q4
February 20, 2023  |  Economy

Venture capital (VC) firms are having a harder time raising funds. The amount of money raised in new funds in the fourth quarter of 2022...

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Revolut Claims Profitability as UK Banking License Hangs in Balance
Revolut Claims Profitability as UK Banking License Hangs in Balance
February 19, 2023  |  Digital Banking

British FinTech Revolut could be a step closer to getting its U.K. banking license. The company this week is expected to sign off on its...

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Startup Wise Guys Raises $27M to Invest in B2B Startups
Startup Wise Guys Raises $27M to Invest in B2B Startups
February 17, 2023  |  Startups

Startup Wise Guys has raised 25 million euros (about $27 million) to invest in startups. The Estonia-based global accelerator fund for B2B startups said in a post on...

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