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China’s Tech Industry to Curb Secondary NFT Trading
China’s Tech Industry to Curb Secondary NFT Trading
June 30, 2022  |  NFTs

Dozens of Chinese tech companies have pledged to stop the secondary trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Trip.com Reports 270% Spike in Airline Bookings
Trip.com Reports 270% Spike in Airline Bookings
June 28, 2022  |  Retail

Chinese travel site Trip.com saw a 270% increase in air travel bookings in the past year as European and Asia Pacific countries lifted their COVID-19...

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China’s Tencent Holdings Launches Metaverse Division
China’s Tencent Holdings Launches Metaverse Division
June 27, 2022  |  Metaverse

China’s Tencent Holdings has formed an “extended reality” (XR) division to tap into the burgeoning metaverse. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Zomato Buying Grocery Delivery Startup Blinkit for $568M
Zomato Buying Grocery Delivery Startup Blinkit for $568M
June 24, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Indian food delivery firm Zomato is buying local grocery delivery startup Blinkit for 44.47 billion rupees ($568.2 million) in an all-stock deal as part of...

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FinTechs Ask Indian Central Bank For More Time to Adopt Payments Rule
FinTechs Ask Indian Central Bank For More Time to Adopt Payments Rule
June 24, 2022  |  Regulation

Representatives from the FinTech industry are asking India’s central bank for more time to adhere to its new prepaid payment instruments (PPI) rule. Get the...

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After Postponed IPO, India’s Mobikwik Seeks $100M in Funding
After Postponed IPO, India’s Mobikwik Seeks $100M in Funding
June 08, 2022  |  Investments

Indian digital wallet and payments startup Mobikwik is in talks to raise up to $100 million in equity to help it expand following the postponement...

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RuPay Card Granted First UPI Connection by India’s Central Bank
RuPay Card Granted First UPI Connection by India’s Central Bank
June 08, 2022  |  International

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted permission to RuPay, the first FinTech with such authorization, to connect their cards with the unified payments interface...

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NFT Weekly: Game Raises $72M Channeling Metaverse Land Rush; Hong Kong Issues Warning
NFT Weekly: Game Raises $72M Channeling Metaverse Land Rush; Hong Kong Issues Warning
June 07, 2022  |  NFTs

For a massively multiplayer, NFT-based game that’s not a metaverse, Illuvium sure did sell a lot of “land” plots. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Payment Gateway Citcon to Expand in Asia-Pacific Region
Payment Gateway Citcon to Expand in Asia-Pacific Region
June 06, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Payment gateway Citcon is expanding throughout the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for almost three-quarters of total global retail growth and two-thirds of online growth, according...

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