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Bitcoin Daily: US Prosecutors Seek Prison Time In ICO Fraud Case; Judge Orders Telegram To Pay $625K To Crypto Firm For Legal Fees
Bitcoin Daily: US Prosecutors Seek Prison Time In ICO Fraud Case; Judge Orders Telegram To...
November 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

American prosecutors want prison time for a co-founder of Centra Tech, an entity that had received endorsements from well-known people for a 2017 initial coin...

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Afterpay Teams With Westpac To Offer Banking Services
Afterpay Teams With Westpac To Offer Banking Services
October 20, 2020  |  Banking

Australia’s Westpac Group is partnering with buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay to introduce its new banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform to Afterpay customers, Westpac said...

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Late Payments Present Challenges For SMBs Amid The Pandemic
Late Payments Present Challenges For SMBs Amid The Pandemic
October 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Late payments plague vendors and suppliers throughout the world, with small businesses often left holding past-due invoices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Cover Genius Lands Funds To Expand Corporate Insurance Offerings
Cover Genius Lands Funds To Expand Corporate Insurance Offerings
October 14, 2020  |  Investments

Six-year-old insurance technology firm Cover Genius has reportedly raised A$15 million ($10.7 million USD) in capital, including funds from King River Capital and Leap Capital,...

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Aussie Regs Hit Westpac With Record $920M AML Fine
Aussie Regs Hit Westpac With Record $920M AML Fine
September 24, 2020  |  AML

Australian banking giant Westpac has agreed to a massive fine of $920 million ($1.3 million in Australian dollars) in a bid to put a money-laundering...

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Late Supplier Payments Tied To Economic Ebbs And Flows
Late Supplier Payments Tied To Economic Ebbs And Flows
September 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Despite economic volatility, not every business is struggling. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Australian Man Sentenced For Mining Crypto On Gov’t Supercomputers; Oil Fund Claims 600 BTC Among World’s Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund
Bitcoin Daily: Australian Man Sentenced For Mining Crypto On Gov’t Supercomputers; Oil Fund Claims 600...
September 20, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A former contractor for the Australian government’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service after pleading guilty...

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Australia Central Bank Sees No ‘Public Policy’ Case For CBDC (For Now)
Australia Central Bank Sees No ‘Public Policy’ Case For CBDC (For Now)
September 17, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The race to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is underway, but it seems the Reserve Bank of Australia may not be in the running....

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US FinTech Change Financial To Buy Wirecard Australia, New Zealand For $5.7M
US FinTech Change Financial To Buy Wirecard Australia, New Zealand For $5.7M
September 14, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Change is ahead for Change Financial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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