Razorpay Raises $375M Toward Expansion, Acquisitions
Razorpay Raises $375M Toward Expansion, Acquisitions
December 19, 2021  |  Investments

Payments gateway platform Razorpay has raised $375 million in a funding round, which it will use to invest in the neobank platform, make more acquisitions...

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Treasury Official Presses Congress to Create Uniform Crypto Framework
Treasury Official Presses Congress to Create Uniform Crypto Framework
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

For stablecoins, the push for new regulation seems to be taking on new urgency, sounding alarm bells over what might be a systemic risk in...

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Adidas Launches NFT Line, Joins Footwear Rivals’ Expansion Into Metaverse
Adidas Launches NFT Line, Joins Footwear Rivals’ Expansion Into Metaverse
December 19, 2021  |  Blockchain

Adidas earned more than $23 million in Ethereum and minted nearly 30,000 nonfungible tokens (NFTs) during its first NFT effort, Engadget reported. Get the Full...

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Crypto Added to China’s Blacklist of Short Videos Deemed Taboo
Crypto Added to China’s Blacklist of Short Videos Deemed Taboo
December 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Short videos about cryptocurrency are now banned as part of China’s updated blacklist of taboo subjects that include topics like showing sexual content, ridiculing the...

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Ride-Hailing, Delivery Drivers Could Form Unions in China
Ride-Hailing, Delivery Drivers Could Form Unions in China
December 17, 2021  |  Gig Economy

Chinese officials could move to amend laws that would grant ride-hailing and food delivery drivers the ability to form unions, Chinese state media Xinhua reported...

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Four Executives Sentenced in SBA Fraud Case
Four Executives Sentenced in SBA Fraud Case
December 17, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Four Indiana executives once associated with the now-defunct Banc-Serv Partners LLC were sentenced to prison in federal court this week. The government alleged that all...

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New Buy Now, Pay Later Provider Ranking Gives Data Now, Gets Reactions Later
New Buy Now, Pay Later Provider Ranking Gives Data Now, Gets Reactions Later
December 17, 2021  |  BNPL

How’s this for a brilliantly simple pitch: “Buy it now. Pay for it later.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Phone-as-a-Service Startup Everphone Rolls Out in US With Miami Headquarters
Phone-as-a-Service Startup Everphone Rolls Out in US With Miami Headquarters
December 17, 2021  |  Mobile

Berlin’s phone-as-a-service (PaaS) startup Everphone is readying for its launch in the U.S. with headquarters in Miami, Florida, one of the country’s fastest-growing technology hubs,...

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It’s a Very Vending Machine Christmas as PYMNTS Dispenses Gift Advice
It’s a Very Vending Machine Christmas as PYMNTS Dispenses Gift Advice
December 17, 2021  |  Unattended Retail

Does unattended retail use Santa’s elves as labor at any point — and, if so, do they get regular candy cane breaks? Don’t laugh. It...

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