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UK SMEs Gain ‘Instant, Single Click’ Lending Via Embedded Finance
UK SMEs Gain ‘Instant, Single Click’ Lending Via Embedded Finance
April 18, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Ordering food. Taking an Uber. Booking a flight. In this age of convenience and instant gratification, any consumer performing these activities can expect to complete...

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UAE Merchants Enhance Customers’ Shopping Experiences With Convenient, Easy-to-Find Mobile Features
UAE Merchants Enhance Customers’ Shopping Experiences With Convenient, Easy-to-Find Mobile Features
April 18, 2022  |  Shopping

The way consumers use mobile phone devices has evolved over the last decade and played a significant role in enhancing consumers’ shopping experiences regardless of...

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Transport Stocks Get a Lift as Peak Summer Travel Season Approaches, but CE100™ Continues to Slide
Transport Stocks Get a Lift as Peak Summer Travel Season Approaches, but CE100™ Continues to...
April 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Getting away from it all is top of mind for many consumers as the school year comes to a close, and as the summer approaches....

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Irish Payments Company Planet to Add 500 Jobs Globally
Irish Payments Company Planet to Add 500 Jobs Globally
April 17, 2022  |  International

Planet, a software and payments company, is adding 100 new jobs in Ireland, the Connacht Tribune reported Sunday (April 17), with many of the roles...

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Investment in MENA Startups More Than Doubled in Q1 to $864M
Investment in MENA Startups More Than Doubled in Q1 to $864M
April 17, 2022  |  Startups

Funding for startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has more than doubled, hitting $864 million in the first quarter of this...

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Crowdfunding Sites Finance Ukrainian Journalism
Crowdfunding Sites Finance Ukrainian Journalism
April 17, 2022  |  International

Ukrainian journalists have been looking to the crowdfunding site Patreon to help finance their own coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Financial Times reported Saturday...

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Barnes & Noble Owner Waterstones Adds UK Book Chain Blackwell’s as It Takes On Amazon
Barnes & Noble Owner Waterstones Adds UK Book Chain Blackwell’s as It Takes On Amazon
April 17, 2022  |  Retail

Waterstones, the U.K. retailer and owner of U.S. bookstore chain Barnes & Noble, has been undergoing a series of changes to its bookselling model as...

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CBDC Weekly: Digital Currency Under Consideration by 80% of Central Banks; BIS Studies Suggest Involving Nonbanks, Not Blockchain
CBDC Weekly: Digital Currency Under Consideration by 80% of Central Banks; BIS Studies Suggest Involving...
April 15, 2022  |  CBDC

While followers of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have generally been tracking 85 to 91 projects, a new study by top consulting and accounting firm...

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EMEA Weekly: Ethereum Gets Closer to an Eco-Friendlier Version 2.0, but Next-Gen Scalability Delayed; South African Strauss & Co. to Host NFT Auction for Fine Wines
EMEA Weekly: Ethereum Gets Closer to an Eco-Friendlier Version 2.0, but Next-Gen Scalability Delayed; South...
April 15, 2022  |  International

In this week’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the second generation Ethereum will be delayed until at least 2023; and South African auction...

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