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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Regulations, Legal and Crime
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: Regulations, Legal and Crime
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and in...

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Verto Debuts Cross-Border Payments API
Verto Debuts Cross-Border Payments API
August 09, 2022  |  B2B Payments

B2B cross-border payments company Verto has launched a new API solution, which it says will help clients automate currency conversion, global payouts and beneficiary management....

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Shopic Bags $35M for Smart Cart Grocery Tech
Shopic Bags $35M for Smart Cart Grocery Tech
August 09, 2022  |  Investments

Tel Aviv-based grocery tech startup Shopic has raised $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Qualcomm Ventures, which saw participation from Vintage...

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Sesami Acquires Planfocus to Expand Cash Optimization Offering
Sesami Acquires Planfocus to Expand Cash Optimization Offering
August 09, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Aiming to offer an end-to-end, fully-integrated cash software solution, global cash ecosystem integrator Sesami Cash Management Technologies has acquired Planfocus, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based cash...

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Monetary Authority of Singapore Calls Crypto Investments ‘Highly Hazardous’
Monetary Authority of Singapore Calls Crypto Investments ‘Highly Hazardous’
August 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Although it calls cryptocurrency investments “highly hazardous,” the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has said it is not at risk from recent collapses in the...

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AstroPay Launches Affiliate Program
AstroPay Launches Affiliate Program
August 09, 2022  |  Partnerships

London-based online payments company AstroPay has launched a new affiliate program that will see the FinTech partner with other brands and content creators to help...

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Thriving Middle East Trade Breeds New Business Marketplace Opportunities
Thriving Middle East Trade Breeds New Business Marketplace Opportunities
August 09, 2022  |  eCommerce

Like any other part of the world, there’s been a rapid adoption of digital services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, where...

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India’s Payments Company Paytm’s Shares Bounce Up 6% on Earnings Surge
India’s Payments Company Paytm’s Shares Bounce Up 6% on Earnings Surge
August 08, 2022  |  Earnings

Paytm shares jumped over 6% on Monday, hitting the highest level in almost six months, after parent company One 97 Communications saw an 89% surge...

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CBDC Weekly: ECB Sees a ‘Holy Grail’; Thailand, Nepal Push Ahead; Israel Worries
CBDC Weekly: ECB Sees a ‘Holy Grail’; Thailand, Nepal Push Ahead; Israel Worries
August 08, 2022  |  CBDC

A digital euro could be the “Holy Grail” of cross-border payments, according to a recent report by the European Central Bank. Get the Full Story...

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