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US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure

US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure
US Not Hurried on Digital Dollar as ECB Targets Tech Infrastructure
September 26, 2022  |  CBDC

Negotiations on a stablecoin regulatory bill last week indicated that the congressional sense of urgency on a U.S. central bank digital currency (CBDC) isn’t very...

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Vendease Raises $30M to Improve Restaurant Procurement Across Africa
Vendease Raises $30M to Improve Restaurant Procurement Across Africa
September 26, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurant procurement platform Vendease raised $30 million in a mix of equity funding and debt financing to expand its marketplace across Africa and consolidate operations...

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Paris Food Tech Startup Raises $80M to Expand Virtual Food Delivery Franchise 
Paris Food Tech Startup Raises $80M to Expand Virtual Food Delivery Franchise 
September 26, 2022  |  Investments

Food tech startup Not So Dark (NSD) has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round it will use to further expand its virtual food delivery...

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UK Digital Mortgage Lender Perenna Closes $30M Series A
UK Digital Mortgage Lender Perenna Closes $30M Series A
September 26, 2022  |  Investments

U.K.-based digital bank Perenna has closed a $30 million Series A funding round, as reported in AltFi Monday (Sept. 26). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Irish Life Partners With Stripe for Investment Platform
Irish Life Partners With Stripe for Investment Platform
September 26, 2022  |  Partnerships

San Francisco-based FinTech Stripe has been selected as a strategic partner by the life insurance pensions provider Irish Life, which will integrate Stripe’s payment solutions...

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German Startup Workist Raises $8.7M to Automate B2B Transactions
German Startup Workist Raises $8.7M to Automate B2B Transactions
September 26, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Berlin-based tech startup Workist has raised 9 million euros (about $8.7 million) to continue building its automation platform for B2B transactions, add to its team...

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Fintech Galaxy Hires COO, CFO; Expands Talent Team for MENA Region
Fintech Galaxy Hires COO, CFO; Expands Talent Team for MENA Region
September 26, 2022  |  Personnel

Fintech Galaxy is growing its executive, management and other talent teams as it moves to expand its cloud-based crowdsourcing platform and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered global...

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Nuapay, Pay360 Partner to Accelerate Open Banking in UK
Nuapay, Pay360 Partner to Accelerate Open Banking in UK
September 26, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Open banking company Nuapay is extending its open banking payments services to Pay360, a payment service provider used for public sector payments by 60% of...

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Pound, Euro Instability Signals Stress Ahead for Europe’s FinTech Ecosystem
Pound, Euro Instability Signals Stress Ahead for Europe’s FinTech Ecosystem
September 26, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

How a currency trades on the world stage is a form of shorthand for how traders and investors view the prospects and the perils facing...

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