Naspers Invests $300M In South Africa Startups
Naspers Invests $300M In South Africa Startups
October 30, 2018  |  Investments

Naspers has announced that it has created an R1.4bn ($300 million) startup fund to boost the technology sector in South Africa. Naspers Foundry, which will...

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Bitcoin Daily: Brussel’s NXMH Acquires Bitstamp Exchange; Ripple Hires Ex-Google Product Specialist
Bitcoin Daily: Brussel’s NXMH Acquires Bitstamp Exchange; Ripple Hires Ex-Google Product Specialist
October 30, 2018  |  Bitcoin

MediXserve is working with the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines in an effort to make the first blockchain research and education lab in...

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Why Context Makes Virtual Assistants Smart Digital Bankers
Why Context Makes Virtual Assistants Smart Digital Bankers
October 30, 2018  |  Digital Banking

AI and ML-powered services can help fight banking fraud. However, to layer the tech into viable solutions to assist customers with banking, robo-advisors need to...

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Why Legacy Banks Have Mobile App Advantages
Why Legacy Banks Have Mobile App Advantages
October 30, 2018  |  Mobile

A consumer’s sense of security and trust can be a funny, even unpredictable thing, especially when it comes to payments, banking and commerce. Maybe it’s...

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NEW DATA: Why One-Third Of Businesses Want Real-Time Payments
NEW DATA: Why One-Third Of Businesses Want Real-Time Payments
October 30, 2018  |  Faster Payments

Paper checks are still the norm when it comes to B2B payments — and companies aren’t happy about it. After all, paper checks are neither...

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Chip Implants Raise Security Concerns
Chip Implants Raise Security Concerns
October 29, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

There may come a day, a generation or two from now, when stories about the data breaches and other hacking threats faced by payments and...

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Five At Five: Do Banks Really Appreciate SMBs?
Five At Five: Do Banks Really Appreciate SMBs?
October 29, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your daily look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Today’s coverage includes new data that speaks to...

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How FinTech Startups Tackle Cyber Threats With Agile Development
How FinTech Startups Tackle Cyber Threats With Agile Development
October 29, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

Privacy is not an afterthought with the “privacy by design” mindset, and FinTech startups may take a similar approach with data security. In that sense,...

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India-Japan Currency Swap Designed To Stabilize Rupee
India-Japan Currency Swap Designed To Stabilize Rupee
October 29, 2018  |  International

Hoping to stabilize the rupee, India has agreed to a $75 billion currency swap with Japan, according to reports on Monday (Oct. 29). “The deal...

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