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CFOs Shun Spreadsheets for Digital View of Ops, Supply Chain, Payments
CFOs Shun Spreadsheets for Digital View of Ops, Supply Chain, Payments
May 20, 2022  |  CFO

What was once high-tech and novel now has become commonplace. Rewards programs, mobile order-ahead and any number of consumer-facing activities have become contactless and streamlined....

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Crypto Craze No Easy Lift for Curious Businesses
Crypto Craze No Easy Lift for Curious Businesses
May 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As a business, accepting crypto is harder than it should be. The technology is different, but that’s nothing new. The problem, according to George Davis,...

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Embedded Payments Help Software Platforms Maximize Revenue, Enhance User Experience
Embedded Payments Help Software Platforms Maximize Revenue, Enhance User Experience
May 20, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Few areas of life and business have been left unaffected by the economic impact of the pandemic. In Europe, for example, the payments ecosystem has...

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Crypto Regulation Weekly: TerraUSD’s Collapse Raises Alarms Worldwide
Crypto Regulation Weekly: TerraUSD’s Collapse Raises Alarms Worldwide
May 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The 800-pound gorilla in any conversation about crypto regulation this week was the $45 billion de-pegging and collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin. The G-7 is...

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Grab Results Show Super Apps Taking Hold
Grab Results Show Super Apps Taking Hold
May 19, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Call it the super app halo effect — maybe a long-lasting one, perhaps it’s only temporary. Grab Holding’s latest earnings report helped fuel a 25%...

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G-7 Calls for ‘Consistent and Comprehensive’ Crypto Regulation
G-7 Calls for ‘Consistent and Comprehensive’ Crypto Regulation
May 19, 2022  |  Regulation

Financial leaders from the Group of Seven (G-7) have called for the Financial Stability Board to develop “consistent and comprehensive” cryptocurrency regulation, Reuters reported Thursday...

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Barclays Analyst Wary Outflows May Put Stablecoins on Shaky Ground
Barclays Analyst Wary Outflows May Put Stablecoins on Shaky Ground
May 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Barclays analyst Joe Abate says fully collateralized stablecoins might not be any different from algorithmic ones like the collapsed Terra UST coin in terms of...

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Today in the Connected Economy: TikTok Begins ‘Major’ Push Into Gaming
Today in the Connected Economy: TikTok Begins ‘Major’ Push Into Gaming
May 19, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, TikTok begins testing a program that lets users in Vietnam play video games on the app, part of a broader...

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WhatsApp Offers Cloud-Based API to Businesses
WhatsApp Offers Cloud-Based API to Businesses
May 19, 2022  |  API

In an effort to attract more businesses to the app, Meta is adding free cloud-based application programming interface (API) services to WhatsApp, its messaging platform,...

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