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NY Regulator Warns Firms to Keep Customer Crypto Assets Separated
NY Regulator Warns Firms to Keep Customer Crypto Assets Separated
January 23, 2023  |  Regulation

New York’s financial watchdog is cautioning firms to segregate customers’ cryptocurrency assets from their own. The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued that warning Monday (Jan....

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Mastercard Helps Bahrain’s EazyPay Expand eCommerce Offering
Mastercard Helps Bahrain’s EazyPay Expand eCommerce Offering
January 23, 2023  |  eCommerce

Mastercard is teaming up with Bahrain’s EazyPay to enhance its eCommerce offerings. Under the new partnership, EazyPay will be powered by Mastercard Payment Gateway Services...

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Luxury Reseller Cudoni Adds eBay, Others With $9M Fundraise
Luxury Reseller Cudoni Adds eBay, Others With $9M Fundraise
January 23, 2023  |  Retail

Investors see an opportunity to expand a VIP service in the growing luxury resale space. Cudoni, a United Kingdom-based luxury resale platform, has raised 7.5...

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Euro-Denominated Stablecoins Vie for Prominence in MiCA Era
Euro-Denominated Stablecoins Vie for Prominence in MiCA Era
January 23, 2023  |  emea

The EURM token is the latest euro-denominated stablecoin endorsed by Spain’s central bank. The new digital euro will be issued by Spanish FinTech Monei, which...

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32% of UK Retailers Plan to Add Support for Scan-and-Go
32% of UK Retailers Plan to Add Support for Scan-and-Go
January 22, 2023  |  Payment Methods

One in three U.K. retailers surveyed by PYMNTS plan to add support for scan-and-go payment. The “Instant Payments Transformation Guide: Grocery, Pharmacy And Convenience Retailers,”...

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Streaming No Sure Bet in Europe Despite Netflix EMEA Growth
Streaming No Sure Bet in Europe Despite Netflix EMEA Growth
January 22, 2023  |  Streaming

Netflix now has more subscribers in the EMEA region than in the U.S. and Canada. The latest figures from Netflix’s Q4 earnings reveal that in...

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Report: UK’s Asda Seeks $16B Retail-Gas Station Merger With EG
Report: UK’s Asda Seeks $16B Retail-Gas Station Merger With EG
January 22, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Grocery chain Asda and gas station operators EG are reportedly exploring a $16 billion merger. That’s according to a Saturday (Jan. 21) report by The...

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Wallapop Raises $88M to Grow P2P Resale Marketplace
Wallapop Raises $88M to Grow P2P Resale Marketplace
January 20, 2023  |  Investments

Wallapop has reportedly raised 81 million euros (about $88 million) to grow its peer-to-peer marketplace. The Spanish firm, whose app facilitates buying and selling secondhand...

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Fincra Receives Payment License From Central Bank of Nigeria
Fincra Receives Payment License From Central Bank of Nigeria
January 20, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

The Nigerian FinTech Fincra has received a payment license from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).  In a blog post Thursday (Jan. 19), the company stated that...

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