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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
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). Get the...

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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. Get...

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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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Italy To Start Taxing Big Tech Firms On Jan. 1
Italy To Start Taxing Big Tech Firms On Jan. 1
December 26, 2019  |  International

Italy has announced that it’s going to follow in France’s footsteps and tax big tech companies, a move that threatens to further complicate relations with...

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