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Lithuanian FinTech kevin Nets $65M for A2A Infrastructure
Lithuanian FinTech kevin Nets $65M for A2A Infrastructure
May 04, 2022  |  Investments

Lithuanian fintech kevin., which provides an A2A payment infrastructure intended to replace card transactions, has gotten Series A funding for $65 million, a report says....

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Klarna Seeks to Appease UK Regulators With Credit Reporting 
Klarna Seeks to Appease UK Regulators With Credit Reporting 
May 04, 2022  |  BNPL

Klarna is moving ahead of potential regulation in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) in the U.K. The company announced in a blog post on May...

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Emerging Markets See Stablecoins as Viable Alternative to Bitcoin
Emerging Markets See Stablecoins as Viable Alternative to Bitcoin
May 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Shortly after legalizing the use of cryptocurrency, the Central African Republic (CAR) recently became the second country in the world, after El Salvador, to adopt...

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UAE-Based SMBs Generate 46% of Sales on Digital Platforms, Lowest in 6-Country Study
UAE-Based SMBs Generate 46% of Sales on Digital Platforms, Lowest in 6-Country Study
May 03, 2022  |  SMBs

Digital platforms play a key role in the increasingly connected global economy, enabling businesses across all sectors to reach more potential customers both at home...

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South Africa’s Zapper Turns Merchant’s Phone Into Tap-and-Pay POS Device
South Africa’s Zapper Turns Merchant’s Phone Into Tap-and-Pay POS Device
May 03, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

South African mobile pay platform Zapper has announced that merchants on its platform will be able to accept tap-on-phone payments, a report said Tuesday (May...

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UK’s Paysafe Further Collabs With Visa Direct for Real-Time Payments
UK’s Paysafe Further Collabs With Visa Direct for Real-Time Payments
May 03, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Payments platform Paysafe is growing its relationship with Visa to continue the integration of the real-time push payments solution Visa Direct. Paysafe will offer Visa Direct to...

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Quickbit Debuts Sweden’s First Crypto Debit Card
Quickbit Debuts Sweden’s First Crypto Debit Card
May 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Quickbit has become the first Swedish crypto firm to offer a debit card in that country, the company announced on its website Tuesday (May 3)....

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News of Bitcoin ATMs’ Decline Greatly Exaggerated
News of Bitcoin ATMs’ Decline Greatly Exaggerated
May 03, 2022  |  Bitcoin

If you read the crypto press, you’ll find story after story this week about how the number of new bitcoin ATMs crashed this year, with...

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Italy’s BNPL Unicorn Scalapay Secures $27M From Poste Italiane
Italy’s BNPL Unicorn Scalapay Secures $27M From Poste Italiane
May 03, 2022  |  Investments

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Scalapay has secured $27 million in a Series B extension from Italy’s postal service Poste Italiane. The fresh capital...

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