El Salvador Weekly: One Year on, Bitcoin-as-Legal-Tender Is on the Ropes
El Salvador Weekly: One Year on, Bitcoin-as-Legal-Tender Is on the Ropes
September 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

El Salvador’s experiment to make bitcoin a legal tender alongside the dollar is rapidly approaching its one-year anniversary on Sept. 7, and the endeavor has...

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How Real-Time Payments Can Unleash Economic Growth in the GCC
How Real-Time Payments Can Unleash Economic Growth in the GCC
September 04, 2022  |  Digital Payments

National-level real-time interbank payment networks are increasingly recognized as one of the pillars of the modern economy, but the need to coordinate between banks, governments...

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Negotiations Said to Move Forward in $8B Bid by CVS for Signify Health
Negotiations Said to Move Forward in $8B Bid by CVS for Signify Health
September 02, 2022  |  Healthcare

Once Signify Health indicated it was open to a sale early last month, several big brands — CVS, Amazon, UnitedHealth Group — have shown interest,...

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Building a Metaverse World with a Real-World Economy
Building a Metaverse World with a Real-World Economy
September 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When Kevin Beauregard talks about the economy of his forthcoming racing game, ExoGP, the CEO of gaming developer Atmos Labs wants to talk about ownership,...

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Report: Chobani Says Market Conditions Caused Withdrawal of IPO
Report: Chobani Says Market Conditions Caused Withdrawal of IPO
September 02, 2022  |  IPO

After announcing in March that it was delaying its planned initial public offering (IPO), yogurt company Chobani announced Friday (Sept. 2) that it is withdrawing...

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SMBs — and Their FIs — Share Cross-Border Payments Pain
SMBs — and Their FIs — Share Cross-Border Payments Pain
September 02, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Efforts to modernize and speed up the B2B cross-border payment experience have lagged similar efforts to improve the online payment experience for consumers, resulting in...

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Report: ‘Human Coding Error’ Caused IRS Posting of Confidential Data 
Report: ‘Human Coding Error’ Caused IRS Posting of Confidential Data 
September 02, 2022  |  Safety and Security

Names, contact information and some financial information of about 120,000 people was reportedly posted in error by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on its website....

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Report: UK Already Suspects $1.3B ‘Bounce-Back’ Loans Fraudulent
Report: UK Already Suspects $1.3B ‘Bounce-Back’ Loans Fraudulent
September 02, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The British government reportedly expects that 3.3 billion pounds (about $3.8 billion) of the “bounce-back” loans it made to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in...

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Restaurants See Hot-and-Cold Relationships with Gen Z
Restaurants See Hot-and-Cold Relationships with Gen Z
September 02, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Restaurants looking for steady, reliable customers may want to turn their focus away from younger consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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