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Bitcoin’s Potential as ‘Digital Gold’ Loses Luster as Price Plummets
Bitcoin’s Potential as ‘Digital Gold’ Loses Luster as Price Plummets
June 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As bitcoin collapsed over the weekend, dropping nearly 14% in just 24 hours to below $24,000 in the morning Monday (June 13), it’s impossible to...

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UK Online Retail Sales Fall 8.7% in May
UK Online Retail Sales Fall 8.7% in May
June 13, 2022  |  Retail

Sales by discount retailers fell 15% in May across the United Kingdom, leading an overall 8.7% year-over-year drop in those types of purchases in the...

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Walmart Invites UK Sellers to Join Its Online Marketplace
Walmart Invites UK Sellers to Join Its Online Marketplace
June 13, 2022  |  Walmart

Walmart wants U.K. retailers to join its online marketplace to give them another place to make their eCommerce revenue, touting the 120 million monthly visitors...

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Virgin Money Teams With SurePay on CoP Solution
Virgin Money Teams With SurePay on CoP Solution
June 13, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

Payment information company SurePay has teamed up with Virgin Money to help the company implement its U.K. Confirmation of Payee (CoP) solution to guard consumers...

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EU Faces Citizens’ Opposition in Race for Digital Euro
EU Faces Citizens’ Opposition in Race for Digital Euro
June 13, 2022  |  CBDC

The European Commission will close a public consultation on the digital euro on Tuesday (June 14), after feedback from EU citizens indicated that a central...

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Is 2022 the Year Islamic FinTech Takes Off?
Is 2022 the Year Islamic FinTech Takes Off?
June 13, 2022  |  emea

In the world of Islamic banking, the intrinsic difficulty of interpreting texts written over a thousand years ago in light of modern innovations means it...

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UK Regulator Puts Scandal-Plagued Credit Suisse Under the Microscope
UK Regulator Puts Scandal-Plagued Credit Suisse Under the Microscope
June 13, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has put Credit Suisse on a watchlist of companies needing tougher supervisions, a Financial Times (FT) report says. Get the...

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VCs Say EU Firms Can Still Win Big Without US Expansion
VCs Say EU Firms Can Still Win Big Without US Expansion
June 13, 2022  |  Investments

The quality of entrepreneurs in Europe has improved over time, and instead of going to work for Goldman Sachs or McKinsey, the new generation of...

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Recession Fears Send CE100 Stocks Lower, Led by Live and Bank Pillars
Recession Fears Send CE100 Stocks Lower, Led by Live and Bank Pillars
June 13, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Emerging from the stock market rubble that was this past week, the Connected Economy stands battered and bruised, at least as measured by universal declines...

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