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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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FinTech Ukraine Weekly: Renesas Electronics Gives 1M Euros; Community Organized Relief Effort Launches Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Cash Assistance Program
FinTech Ukraine Weekly: Renesas Electronics Gives 1M Euros; Community Organized Relief Effort Launches Ukraine Humanitarian...
April 15, 2022  |  International

This week in the FinTech Ukraine: Semiconductor provider Renesas Electronics Corp. donated €1 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees for humanitarian efforts,...

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Rebates Make Consumers 75% More Likely to Purchase
Rebates Make Consumers 75% More Likely to Purchase
April 15, 2022  |  Retail

If you want to help ensure a customer is going to buy from your business, you can’t go wrong by offering rebates. Get the Full...

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Open Banking Platforms Strive to Balance Security and Ease of Use
Open Banking Platforms Strive to Balance Security and Ease of Use
April 15, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Open banking is emerging across every market, but it’s doing so at different paces, for different reasons and in the face of different challenges. Get...

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