Uber’s Careem Looks to Hire Over 200 Staff to Debut Super App
Uber’s Careem Looks to Hire Over 200 Staff to Debut Super App
February 07, 2022  |  International

Careem, Uber’s Middle East business, is angling to hire over 200 people, a Reuters reports says, to debut its super app, which will offer services...

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17 Crypto Exchanges Pledge Safe Markets, Cooperation With Regulators
17 Crypto Exchanges Pledge Safe Markets, Cooperation With Regulators
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Solidus Labs, Coinbase and several other big names in crypto announced Monday (Feb. 7) that they are forming a Crypto Market Integrity Coalition (CMIC) to...

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Expensify Lands $100M Credit Facility From CIBC Innovation Banking
Expensify Lands $100M Credit Facility From CIBC Innovation Banking
February 07, 2022  |  Investments

CIBC Innovation Banking has provided $100 million as a credit facility to Expensify, a payments super app helping people manage money, the companies announced Monday...

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SEC Probes Elon Musk’s Tesla Tweets as Possible Violations
SEC Probes Elon Musk’s Tesla Tweets as Possible Violations
February 07, 2022  |  Regulation

Tesla has received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission over a settlement that required CEO Elon Musk’s tweets to be vetted if they...

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Today in Crypto: Payments Platform Wirex Makes US Debut; Tesla Says It Held $2B in Bitcoin at End of ’21
Today in Crypto: Payments Platform Wirex Makes US Debut; Tesla Says It Held $2B in...
February 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

North Korea has reportedly used stolen crypto funds to help fund its missile development program, according to a Reuters report Monday (Feb. 7), which cited...

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Google Cloud Unveils Crypto Mining Threat Detection
Google Cloud Unveils Crypto Mining Threat Detection
February 07, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Google Cloud on Monday (Feb. 7) expanded its security platform to include detection for cryptocurrency mining in virtual machines, Google Cloud executive Sunil Potti told...

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Thiel Leaving Meta Board Seat to Focus on Politics
Thiel Leaving Meta Board Seat to Focus on Politics
February 07, 2022  |  Personnel

Peter Thiel will step down from his position at Meta’s board to focus instead on helping political candidates, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday...

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Today in FinTech: UK FinTechs Feel the Love; Digital Desires Drive Aussie Banking Giant
Today in FinTech: UK FinTechs Feel the Love; Digital Desires Drive Aussie Banking Giant
February 07, 2022  |  Acquisitions

In today’s FinTech news, acquisitions were in full bloom as the biggest bank in Australia picked up a stake in FinTech Paypa Plane to help...

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British FinTechs Felt the Love in 2021 with $37.3B in Funding
British FinTechs Felt the Love in 2021 with $37.3B in Funding
February 07, 2022  |  Investments

Last year was good to British FinTechs, which were backed with $37.3 billion in funding, up 617% over 2020, according to a biannual report from...

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