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Private Labels, Custom Packaging Giving ‘Made in Africa’ Brands an Image Makeover
Private Labels, Custom Packaging Giving ‘Made in Africa’ Brands an Image Makeover
May 11, 2022  |  Africa

Goods and products manufactured in Africa are often perceived to be of inferior quality compared to those from other countries. According to Birame Sock, founder...

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UK Bill to Give Regulator Power to Require Scam Reimbursement
UK Bill to Give Regulator Power to Require Scam Reimbursement
May 10, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K.’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) is gaining the ability to make banks provide compensation to victims of “push payment scams,” the Financial Times reported...

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UAE-Based FinTech Spades Raises $2.5M in Angel Round
UAE-Based FinTech Spades Raises $2.5M in Angel Round
May 10, 2022  |  Investments

Spades, a dine-in payment FinTech based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has closed a $2.5 million angel round, according to a Magnitt report Tuesday...

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Delivery Hero Loses 75% of Its Value, Briefly Falls Below 2017 IPO Price
Delivery Hero Loses 75% of Its Value, Briefly Falls Below 2017 IPO Price
May 10, 2022  |  Delivery

As fears of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic lessen, the food delivery industry continued its swift downturn with the news Tuesday (May 10) that...

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London-Based FoodTech Lollipop Snags $6.2M in Seed Round
London-Based FoodTech Lollipop Snags $6.2M in Seed Round
May 10, 2022  |  Investments

London-based smart grocery shopping assistant Lollipop is the latest example of the surge in the FoodTech industry after it secured almost $6.2 million in a...

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Nigerians Can Pay Bills With CBDC eNaira
Nigerians Can Pay Bills With CBDC eNaira
May 10, 2022  |  CBDC

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) became the latest governmental body to allow bill payments using digital currency when it approved the use of the...

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Meta Criticizes ‘Clearly Flawed’ German Antitrust Ruling
Meta Criticizes ‘Clearly Flawed’ German Antitrust Ruling
May 10, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Facebook owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday (May 10) that a German antitrust order limiting its data collection was “clearly flawed” and undermined European data protection...

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Queen’s Speech to Parliament Highlights New Rules for Big Tech
Queen’s Speech to Parliament Highlights New Rules for Big Tech
May 10, 2022  |  emea

The U.K. government revealed today (May 10) its legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session. The Queen´s Speech, this year delivered by Prince Charles, unveiled...

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Yapily Buys finAPI to Boost Share of European Open Banking Market
Yapily Buys finAPI to Boost Share of European Open Banking Market
May 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

London open banking API startup Yapily has signed an acquisition deal with German private credit bureau SCHUFA to purchase its 75% stake in open banking API firm finAPI, to create...

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