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European Central Bank Begins Exploring User Interfaces for Digital Euro Payments
European Central Bank Begins Exploring User Interfaces for Digital Euro Payments
May 02, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The European Union (EU) will be moving ahead with its digital euro investigation, including exercises on how people will interact and pay with the digital...

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UK Regulators’ Path for AI Starts With Auditing Algorithms
UK Regulators’ Path for AI Starts With Auditing Algorithms
May 02, 2022  |  artificial intelligence

The Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF), a group of four U.K. regulators, published last week, April 28 two documents where it provided businesses with guidance...

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Digital Platforms Close Funding Gaps for Female-Founded Firms in Finance, Tech
Digital Platforms Close Funding Gaps for Female-Founded Firms in Finance, Tech
May 02, 2022  |  Investments

For women to close the diversity and funding gaps in tech and in finance — where men dominate the C-suite and decision-making — it takes...

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UK eScooter Regs Create Micromobility Sector Opportunity, Uncertainty
UK eScooter Regs Create Micromobility Sector Opportunity, Uncertainty
May 02, 2022  |  Transportation

The pandemic has given way to a growing preference for solitary, safer modes of transport such as walking, driving vehicles or bike-riding amongst individuals. Get...

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Hybrid Care Model Can Fix Germany’s Access Problem, Ease Digital Transformation Pain Points
Hybrid Care Model Can Fix Germany’s Access Problem, Ease Digital Transformation Pain Points
May 02, 2022  |  Healthcare

Since its launch in May 2019, the German healthtech firm Wellster has been providing male focused, direct-to-consumer (D2C) treatments through two sub-brands, — Spring (dedicated...

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LendingClub, Meta Rallies Unable to Reverse CE100™ Slide
LendingClub, Meta Rallies Unable to Reverse CE100™ Slide
May 02, 2022  |  Connected Economy

It may be hard to believe, given the massive downturn the markets took on Friday, but there were some positive performers in the CE100™ Index....

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Kolleno Makes Strides on B2B Account Simplification
Kolleno Makes Strides on B2B Account Simplification
May 01, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Kolleno, a FinTech working on simplifying B2B accounts through automated key credit control functions and intelligent omnichannel communication, has been trying to help out with...

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Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided by German Authorities in Money Laundering Probe
Deutsche Bank Headquarters Raided by German Authorities in Money Laundering Probe
May 01, 2022  |  Legal

Deutsche Bank had its Frankfurt headquarters raided by Germany’s federal police office, criminal prosecutors and financial watchdog BaFin on Friday (April 29), the Financial Times...

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CBDC Weekly: Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin; Russia, India, Mexico Set CBDC Dates; Philippines Announces Wholesale Pilot
CBDC Weekly: Central African Republic Adopts Bitcoin; Russia, India, Mexico Set CBDC Dates; Philippines Announces...
April 29, 2022  |  CBDC

Technically, the Central African Republic’s (CAR’s) decision to make bitcoin a legal tender alongside the regional CFA Franc isn’t central bank digital currency (CBDC) news....

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