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EMEA Daily: Barclaycard Payments Joins BT to Offer Benefits to UK Microbusinesses; Virtual Surgery Firm...
emea // August 11, 2022

In today’s news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Barclaycard Payments has joined the BT partnership network to help grow U.K. small businesses, and London’s FundamentalVR, which lets surgeons experience simulated procedures, has raised $20 million in venture capital. Get the Full Story...

Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
Economy // July 01, 2020

The tourism sector in the United States will take the biggest hit of any country in the world from COVID-19, with China a distant second, a new United Nations study finds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

UN Blockchain Expert Says Digital Cash Could Replace Bank Accounts
Cryptocurrency // June 08, 2020

United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

UN: 195 Million Jobs Will Be Lost To Coronavirus In 2Q
Economy // April 08, 2020

Being called the “worst crisis since World War II,” the coronavirus is set to wipe out 6.7 percent of working hours across the globe in the second quarter, or the equivalent to 195 million full-time workers’ full weeks, according to the United Nations, CNBC reported....

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Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19

July 01, 2020
The tourism sector in the United States will take the biggest hit of any country in the world from COVID-19, with China a distant second, a new United Nations study finds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins […]

UN Blockchain Expert Says Digital Cash Could Replace Bank Accounts

June 08, 2020
United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

UN: 195 Million Jobs Will Be Lost To Coronavirus In 2Q

April 08, 2020
Being called the “worst crisis since World War II,” the coronavirus is set to wipe out 6.7 percent of working hours across the globe in the second quarter, or the...

Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency

November 07, 2019
Trading platform eToro has acquired crypto portfolio management app Delta in a deal reportedly worth $5 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...