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ManoMano eComm Platform Snags $139M To Hire 200 Employees
ManoMano eComm Platform Snags $139M To Hire 200 Employees
January 29, 2020  |  Investments

ManoMano, a French startup, has raised more cash in a new funding round, reports said. About €125 million ($139 million USD) was secured for the...

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La Banque Postale Customers Can Send Global Transfers Via Western Union
La Banque Postale Customers Can Send Global Transfers Via Western Union
January 28, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

French banking subsidiary La Banque Postale is teaming up with Western Union to expand cross-border payments, Western Union announced on Tuesday (Jan. 28). La Banque...

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CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
January 27, 2020  |  CFPB

For the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 2020 may be a landmark year. There’s the looming question over the agency’s very constitutionality, recent definitions of...

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Bank Of France Gov Says Central Banks Should Control Crypto
Bank Of France Gov Says Central Banks Should Control Crypto
January 26, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Saturday (Jan. 25) that central banks should be in charge of issuing electronic currency, not...

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Davos Day Two Focuses On Sovereign Debt, Digital Taxes And Regulating AI
Davos Day Two Focuses On Sovereign Debt, Digital Taxes And Regulating AI
January 22, 2020  |  International

The range of topics under discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week has been — and will continue to be — diverse. Climate...

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France Agrees To Defer Big Tech Tax After US Threatens Tariffs
France Agrees To Defer Big Tech Tax After US Threatens Tariffs
January 21, 2020  |  International

France will postpone payment requirements on its newly levied digital services tax aimed at large tech companies like Facebook and Google due to a dispute...

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Paris Stores’ Holiday Sales Sunk By Up To 50 Pct
Paris Stores’ Holiday Sales Sunk By Up To 50 Pct
January 09, 2020  |  International

Transport workers on strike in Paris caused disruptions to sales for business owners over the holidays, cutting sales by as much as half, they say....

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Ghana To Adopt West African ‘Eco’ Currency
Ghana To Adopt West African ‘Eco’ Currency
December 29, 2019  |  International

Ghana is looking to drop its currency, the cedi, to join the new West African currency called “eco,” anticipated to replace the CFA franc as...

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Bitcoin Daily: Central Bank In Russia Experimenting With Stablecoins; Germany’s New Crypto Rules Trouble Custodians
Bitcoin Daily: Central Bank In Russia Experimenting With Stablecoins; Germany’s New Crypto Rules Trouble Custodians
December 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Bank of Russia has been testing stablecoins that are attached to real assets, according to reports. The head of the bank, which is Russia’s...

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