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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. Get...

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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

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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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UK Digital Bank Starling Hits £2.5B Valuation
UK Digital Bank Starling Hits £2.5B Valuation
April 26, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

U.K. digital bank Starling has seen its valuation double to over £2.5 billion ($3.15 billion), the Financial Times reported Tuesday (April 26). Get the Full...

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Volvo Invests in Carwow, Expecting to Sell Half Its Cars Online by 2025
Volvo Invests in Carwow, Expecting to Sell Half Its Cars Online by 2025
April 26, 2022  |  Investments

Volvo Cars has taken a minority stake in Carwow, the European online car retailer, a Financial Times report said Tuesday (April 26). Get the Full...

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ECB’s Crypto Point Man: Real-Time Payments Can Blunt Stability Threat Posed by Digital Assets
ECB’s Crypto Point Man: Real-Time Payments Can Blunt Stability Threat Posed by Digital Assets
April 26, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Central Bank’s (ECB’s) point man on crypto regulation thinks real-time payments are necessary to blunt the advance of digital assets into the payments...

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