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Central African Republic, Like El Salvador, May Soon Regret Adopting Bitcoin
Central African Republic, Like El Salvador, May Soon Regret Adopting Bitcoin
April 27, 2022  |  Bitcoin

The Central African Republic has become the second country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as an official currency. In making BTC legal tender alongside...

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Payer and Resurs Bank Partner to Serve Nordic Retail Market
Payer and Resurs Bank Partner to Serve Nordic Retail Market
April 27, 2022  |  Partnerships

Sweden-based B2B payments technology platform Payer is partnering with Nordic commercial bank Resurs Bank to launch subscription solutions for the Nordic retail market using Payer’s...

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African B2B Marketplace Kwely Grabs $1M in Seed Round
African B2B Marketplace Kwely Grabs $1M in Seed Round
April 27, 2022  |  Investments

African B2B marketplace Kwely Inc. on Monday (April 25) finalized a $1 million seed funding round with a $700,000 injection of fresh capital led by...

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Eurora Solutions Snags $40M for eCommerce Compliance Platform
Eurora Solutions Snags $40M for eCommerce Compliance Platform
April 27, 2022  |  Investments

Estonian artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning cross-border eCommerce compliance platform Eurora Solutions nailed down $40 million in Series A funding in an oversubscribed round...

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British Lender Outfund Launches $627M Investment Fund
British Lender Outfund Launches $627M Investment Fund
April 27, 2022  |  Investments

British revenue-based financing (RBF) company Outfund plans to invest £500 million ($627 million) of lending to over 5,000 businesses in the next 12 months. According...

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GSK, Pfizer Consumer Health Spinoff Set to Launch in July
GSK, Pfizer Consumer Health Spinoff Set to Launch in July
April 27, 2022  |  Healthcare

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is getting ready to launch its consumer health spinoff with Pfizer this summer, the company said in its first-quarter earnings report Wednesday (April...

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UK’s Financial Regulator Chief Lures Crypto Firms
UK’s Financial Regulator Chief Lures Crypto Firms
April 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Nikhil Rathi, the Head of the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), gave a speech at City Week 2022 on April 26, in which he stressed...

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Crypto Seen as Africa’s Cross-Border Payments ‘Game Changer’
Crypto Seen as Africa’s Cross-Border Payments ‘Game Changer’
April 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Flexibility, speed and low transaction fees. Those are some of the reasons why an increasing number of consumers now view digital currencies as a viable...

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French FinTech Skaleet Partners With Cross-Border Payments Provider Thunes
French FinTech Skaleet Partners With Cross-Border Payments Provider Thunes
April 26, 2022  |  Partnerships

Skaleet, an international FinTech working with a next generation Core Banking Platform, announced Tuesday (April 26) that it has partnered with cross-border payments provider Thunes...

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