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Ukraine Parliament Updates Law on Virtual Assets
February 18, 2022

Ukrainian parliamentary body Verkhovna Rada supported the amendments of the Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the country’s law on virtual assets, creating a legal market for cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the nation, according to a press release Thursday (Feb. 17). Get the Full...

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EMEA Daily: Crypto Products Less Regulated in UK Than in US, EU Brings Legal Fight to...
February 18, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East, and Africa news, cryptocurrency lenders face less regulation in the U.K. than in the U.S., and the European Union accused China of preventing European tech firms from defending their patents in court. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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US, Brazil, Paraguay Meet to Fight Transnational Organized Crime
February 18, 2022

Some of the top minds in law enforcement from the U.S., Brazil and Paraguay had a meeting this week to devise tactics to combat the growing problem of transnational organized crime (TOC), the Rio Times reported Friday (Feb. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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India’s DealShare Hits $1.7B Valuation After $210M Funding Round
February 17, 2022

DealShare, an Indian social commerce platform, has raised $210 million in Series E funding, according to a report Thursday (Feb. 17) from The Economic Times of India. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Air France-KLM to Repay State Aid by Raising $4.5B
February 17, 2022

Air France-KLM wants to be free of bans on acquisitions as soon as it can by repaying state aid. To do so, the Financial Times wrote, the group plans to raise €4 billion (about $4.5 billion) in new capital. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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EMEA Daily: Facebook Launches Tools to Fight Disinformation in France, OBIE Reports More Than 5M...
February 17, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Facebook is fighting misinformation in advance of the French presidential election, and more than 5 million people in the U.K. use open banking services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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EMEA Daily: UK Looks to Block ‘Legal but Harmful’ Content; MENA cCommerce Platform Zbooni Expands...
February 16, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, two U.K. government officials have proposed new rules to require tech firms to monitor “legal but harmful” content, and connected commerce platform Zbooni has brought its digital commerce tools to Egypt. Get the Full Story Complete...

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MENA cCommerce Platform Zbooni Expands to Egypt
February 16, 2022

Connected commerce platform Zbooni has brought its services to Egypt, where the company said it will provide digital commerce tools to the 33.5 million small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the North African nation, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 16) press release. Get the Full...

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World Bank Uses Data, Digital Tools to Support Female Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
February 16, 2022

“Societies aren’t fully tapping their potential if they’ve got half of the population on the sidelines.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...