B Capital Closes $250M Early-Stage Ascent Fund II
B Capital Closes $250M Early-Stage Ascent Fund II
July 19, 2022  |  Investments

Global multistage investment firm B Capital has announced a $250 million close for its Ascent Fund II, the first dedicated early-stage fund, which will help...

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PYMNTS GCC Series: Big Tech Firms Set Up Shop in Qatar
PYMNTS GCC Series: Big Tech Firms Set Up Shop in Qatar
July 19, 2022  |  emea

In this fifth installment in a PYMNTS series on the state of FinTech in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, we take a look at...

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Netflix to Buy ‘Happy Feet’ Animation Studio Animal Logic
Netflix to Buy ‘Happy Feet’ Animation Studio Animal Logic
July 19, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Streaming giant Netflix announced Tuesday (July 19) that it has acquired Sydney, Australia-based animation studio Animal Logic, which has previously worked on titles like “Happy...

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Today in Crypto: Exchange Crypto.com Launches in Italy; Novogratz Says Current Crypto Instability is ‘Credit Crisis’
Today in Crypto: Exchange Crypto.com Launches in Italy; Novogratz Says Current Crypto Instability is ‘Credit...
July 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com announced Tuesday (July 19) that it has received regulatory approval from Italy’s Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM), which will allow it to distribute its...

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Concerns Over Lost Fee Income Prompt Nigerian Lenders to Slow CBDC Adoption
Concerns Over Lost Fee Income Prompt Nigerian Lenders to Slow CBDC Adoption
July 19, 2022  |  CBDC

Nigerian lenders have been putting up roadblocks against using the country’s digital currency, concerned about loss of revenue from traditional banking services, Central Bank of...

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Italian PropTech Startup Casavo Raises €400 Million
Italian PropTech Startup Casavo Raises €400 Million
July 19, 2022  |  Startups

PropTech startup Casavo just bagged $409 million (€400 million) in Series D funding, EU Startups reported Tuesday (July 19). An initial €300 million was invested...

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Travel App Provider Ranking Welcomes a New Visitor Into the Top 10
Travel App Provider Ranking Welcomes a New Visitor Into the Top 10
July 19, 2022  |  Travel Payments

There’s some changing of rooms but just one new visitor in this month’s edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps.  Get the Full Story...

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Bolt Global Partners with Binance Pay to Intro Web3 Live Entertainment
Bolt Global Partners with Binance Pay to Intro Web3 Live Entertainment
July 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Builder of web3 technologies Bolt Global and the crypto exchange Binance are collaborating to launch a new live entertainment and social experience powered by Binance...

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Treasury Department: Banks’ CBDC Fears Are Overblown
Treasury Department: Banks’ CBDC Fears Are Overblown
July 19, 2022  |  CBDC

Banks’ fears that a digital dollar would cost them depositors — and even make financial crises more severe — are overblown, according to a new...

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