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Revenue-Based Financing Drives eCommerce, SaaS Growth Across MENA
Revenue-Based Financing Drives eCommerce, SaaS Growth Across MENA
April 04, 2022  |  Alternative Credit

Traditional funding methods are seeing headwinds as new models like revenue-based financing (RBF) gain traction across the world. According to Ahmad Coucha, co-founder and CEO...

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CE100™ Loses 13.6% in 1Q 2022
CE100™ Loses 13.6% in 1Q 2022
April 04, 2022  |  Connected Economy

There’s no way to sugarcoat it. To boil down the performance of the CE100™ Index, one word would suffice: underperformance. Through the first quarter, the...

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SIBS CEO: EU Digital Wallet Interoperability Will Reduce Dependence on ‘Rigid’ Global Networks
SIBS CEO: EU Digital Wallet Interoperability Will Reduce Dependence on ‘Rigid’ Global Networks
April 04, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

“Very dependent on global networks.” That’s how Madalena Cascais Tomé, CEO of Portugal-based payments firm SIBS, described cross-border mobile payments across Europe — a challenge...

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EU Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft’s Cloud Business, Practices
EU Regulators Scrutinize Microsoft’s Cloud Business, Practices
April 03, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Microsoft is facing scrutiny from regulators in the European Union over its cloud business and licensing deals, Reuters reported Friday (April 1). Over the past...

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Bosch Acquires 14% Stake in Indian B2B Platform Zeliot
Bosch Acquires 14% Stake in Indian B2B Platform Zeliot
April 03, 2022  |  Investments

Bosch, the multinational tech firm, has bought a 14% minority stake in B2B startup Zeliot Connected Services out of Bengaluru, India, a report said Friday...

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Crypto-to-Fiat Processor Swapin to Expand B2B Products With $1.85M Funding Round
Crypto-to-Fiat Processor Swapin to Expand B2B Products With $1.85M Funding Round
April 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Swapin, a European Union-licensed crypto-to-fiat payments processor, has closed a private investment round and raised €1.68 million ($1.85 million). Swapin’s new funds, will make it...

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UK-Based Finixio Debuts iGaming Platforms in Balkans, Germany, Japan
UK-Based Finixio Debuts iGaming Platforms in Balkans, Germany, Japan
April 03, 2022  |  International

Finixio, a London digital media firm, is rolling out sports betting products in the Balkan, German and Japanese markets, a press release said Friday (April...

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Crypto Industry Icing Out Scammers as Fundraising for Ukraine Soars
Crypto Industry Icing Out Scammers as Fundraising for Ukraine Soars
April 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Given the outpouring of support the crypto community has sent to Ukraine — with $135 million raised since Feb. 22, two days before the Russian...

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CBDC Regulations Taking Shape on the Global Stage, Tax Policies in Focus
CBDC Regulations Taking Shape on the Global Stage, Tax Policies in Focus
April 01, 2022  |  CBDC

Beyond the “will they or won’t they” stage of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — where the questions are existential, and certain central banks mull...

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