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EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 

EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 
EU Lawmakers Rush to Pass Online Platform Bills in Next Week’s Plenary Vote 
June 29, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Parliament will hold the last plenary session before the summer recess from July 4 to July 7, and lawmakers are rushing to get...

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Mobile-First Software Solutions Can Help African Merchants Digitize Their Businesses
Mobile-First Software Solutions Can Help African Merchants Digitize Their Businesses
June 29, 2022  |  Technology

Despite high mobile penetration across Africa, cash remains a preferred payment method for everyday transactions, with an estimated 95% of transactions in Nigeria, one of...

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Germany’s Rewe Grocery Chain Opens Autonomous Store in Berlin
Germany’s Rewe Grocery Chain Opens Autonomous Store in Berlin
June 28, 2022  |  Retail

Israel-based computer vision company Trigo, which works on frictionless retail checkout, has debuted a new hybrid autonomous grocery store alongside Rewe, a German supermarket group,...

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NFT Weekly: Goaaaaal for Ronaldo; Eminem and M&Ms; EU Looks to Punt on Law
NFT Weekly: Goaaaaal for Ronaldo; Eminem and M&Ms; EU Looks to Punt on Law
June 28, 2022  |  NFTs

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, celebrated the one-year anniversary of its non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace last week by announcing that it signed a multi-year...

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Proxtera Debuts Financial Education for MSMEs in Asia, Africa
Proxtera Debuts Financial Education for MSMEs in Asia, Africa
June 28, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Proxtera is working with a number of other entities, including the Monetary Authority of Singapore, on the rollout of an open financial education and action...

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Can DeFi Survive If Sky-High Returns Are a Thing of the Past?
Can DeFi Survive If Sky-High Returns Are a Thing of the Past?
June 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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The Bank of London to Integrate SAP Fioneer’s Cloud for Banking Platform
The Bank of London to Integrate SAP Fioneer’s Cloud for Banking Platform
June 28, 2022  |  Cloud Banking

The Bank of London announced Tuesday (June 28), that it will integrate SAP Fioneer’s Cloud for Banking platform (C4B) into the Bank of London API....

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With CEO Under Cloud, Wise Reports Revenue Growth, ‘Business as Usual’
With CEO Under Cloud, Wise Reports Revenue Growth, ‘Business as Usual’
June 28, 2022  |  Earnings

It’s been a mixed couple of days for Wise. Following Monday’s (June 27) news that the company’s co-founder and CEO, Kristo Käärmann, had been named...

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Santander: ‘Celebrity-Endorsed’ Crypto Scams in UK Could Double
Santander: ‘Celebrity-Endorsed’ Crypto Scams in UK Could Double
June 28, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Banco Santander is warning customers in the United Kingdom that celebrity-endorsed cryptocurrency scams are on track to nearly double this year. Get the Full Story...

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