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PagoNxt CEO: Blurring of Bank, FinTech Lines Will Drive EU Payments Growth
PagoNxt CEO: Blurring of Bank, FinTech Lines Will Drive EU Payments Growth
July 18, 2022  |  B2B Payments

If there was ever a time traditional banks have felt the intense pressure to abandon legacy infrastructure and embrace digital innovation, it has been in...

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Sezzle’s 56% Plunge Leads CE100 Slump as Earnings Season Begins
Sezzle’s 56% Plunge Leads CE100 Slump as Earnings Season Begins
July 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The Connected Economy 100 (CE100™) Index continued its dip, and one wonders if earnings season will offer any respite. For the week, the group was...

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Egyptian Blockchain Company Remooz Launches Smart NFT Marketplace
Egyptian Blockchain Company Remooz Launches Smart NFT Marketplace
July 17, 2022  |  NFTs

Egyptian blockchain provider and NFT market Remooz on Saturday (July 16) rolled out a soft launch of a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Minimum Viable...

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M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers
M-Pesa Debuts Bill Pay Tool for Airtel, Telkom Customers
July 15, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

African money transfer service M-Pesa has debuted bill pay interoperability that lets Airtel and Telkom customers make mobile money payments directly into Safaricom’s M-PESA Pay...

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Putin Bans Digital Payments in Russia
Putin Bans Digital Payments in Russia
July 15, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that bans digital payments, according to news reports and a post Thursday (July 14) on the Russian...

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Central African Republic Set to Start Crypto Sales
Central African Republic Set to Start Crypto Sales
July 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Central African Republic will start selling its cryptocurrency, Sango Coin, next week, saying it will be worth $21 million. The announcement comes at a...

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ECB’s Lagarde Says Embrace Digital Euro, Ditch Cryptocurrencies
ECB’s Lagarde Says Embrace Digital Euro, Ditch Cryptocurrencies
July 15, 2022  |  CBDC

The European Central Bank (ECB), like the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and other central banks, is working on different projects to develop a...

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PYMNTS GCC Series: Still in Its Infancy, Oman FinTech Hub Shows Huge Potential for Growth
PYMNTS GCC Series: Still in Its Infancy, Oman FinTech Hub Shows Huge Potential for Growth
July 15, 2022  |  emea

Often referred to as rentier states due to their dependence on oil revenue, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia,...

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Amazon Plans to Add Over 4,000 UK Jobs Despite Global Slowdown
Amazon Plans to Add Over 4,000 UK Jobs Despite Global Slowdown
July 15, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon will be one of the 10 largest private sector employers in the U.K. when it adds more than 4,000 new permanent roles across the...

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