Today in Crypto: Bank of Russia Pilots CBDC; Latin American Venture Capital Crypto Investments Hit $653M in 2021
Today in Crypto: Bank of Russia Pilots CBDC; Latin American Venture Capital Crypto Investments Hit...
February 16, 2022  |  News

The Bank of Russia is debuting a pilot stage for its digital ruble, the central bank digital currency (CBDC) it’s got in the works, CoinDesk...

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is BNB Chain and Why Isn’t It Binance Anymore?
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is BNB Chain and Why Isn’t It Binance Anymore?
February 16, 2022  |  Blockchain

Throughout this series of articles, we’re looking at the top blockchains in crypto to help you make sense of the alphabet soup of so-called “altcoins”...

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CFPB Makes It Easier for Public to Petition for Rule Changes
CFPB Makes It Easier for Public to Petition for Rule Changes
February 16, 2022  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is making it easier to talk with the agency about rule changes, as the public can now submit petitions to...

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Colorado Plans to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments by End of Summer
Colorado Plans to Accept Crypto for Tax Payments by End of Summer
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Colorado will begin taking cryptocurrency for tax and other payments by the end of the summer, Gov. Jared Polis told CoinDesk. Get the Full Story...

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Stronghold Fund to Focus on FinTech, Web3
Stronghold Fund to Focus on FinTech, Web3
February 16, 2022  |  Investments

Stronghold’s $100 million investment fund, Stronghold Capital, plans to focus on supporting overlooked and underrepresented founders and fund managers, the payments and FinTech ecosystem, Web3...

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French Grocer Carrefour Pins Hopes on Digital Efforts to Boost Revenue
French Grocer Carrefour Pins Hopes on Digital Efforts to Boost Revenue
February 16, 2022  |  Earnings

French supermarket chain Carrefour on Wednesday (Feb. 16) announced its full-year 2021 results, highlighting several advances made to accelerate the group’s billion-dollar digital strategy. Get...

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HHS Grants $55M More to Bring Telehealth Services to Underserved in the US
HHS Grants $55M More to Bring Telehealth Services to Underserved in the US
February 16, 2022  |  Healthcare

Signaling a sense that telehealth can reach and help patients in ways the healthcare system perhaps wasn’t before, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...

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Today in FinTech: Synctera Boosts Liftoff Program to Help FinTechs Launch Products Faster
Today in FinTech: Synctera Boosts Liftoff Program to Help FinTechs Launch Products Faster
February 16, 2022  |  Banking

In today’s FinTech news, partnership banking platform Synctera updated its Liftoff program to help FinTechs partner up with banks and rollout products faster. Meanwhile, GreenBox...

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Today in Food Commerce: Restaurants Lean on Digital Loyalty; DoorDash Reaches Record-High 25M Users
Today in Food Commerce: Restaurants Lean on Digital Loyalty; DoorDash Reaches Record-High 25M Users
February 16, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, PYMNTS research reveals key strategies for today’s restaurants, and DoorDash reports strong sales in the face of ongoing losses. Plus, Tim...

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