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Millennials Desire To Consolidate Connected Devices Greatest Among Consumer Groups, Study Finds

Millennials Desire To Consolidate Connected Devices Greatest Among Consumer Groups, Study Finds
Millennials Desire To Consolidate Connected Devices Greatest Among Consumer Groups, Study Finds
October 10, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Connected devices have enabled consumers to centralize all manner of daily tasks, making it easy to buy groceries, monitor bank transactions, track health data and...

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Australian Regulator Asks Big Tech to Detail Online Safety Practices
Australian Regulator Asks Big Tech to Detail Online Safety Practices
August 30, 2022  |  Big Tech

An Australian regulator has sent legal notices to several Big Tech companies requiring them to explain what they are doing to prevent the use of...

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Australia’s Heritage Bank Debuts Cross-Border Payments
Australia’s Heritage Bank Debuts Cross-Border Payments
August 24, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Customers of Australia-based Heritage Bank will be able to more easily send and receive money from overseas as a new online international payment service from...

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A Primer on Asia-Pacific Stablecoin Regulations
A Primer on Asia-Pacific Stablecoin Regulations
August 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin regulations vary widely in the Asia-Pacific region, ranging from Japan’s requirement that they get issued by banks to Thailand’s outright ban on crypto payments...

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CBDC Weekly: Bipartisan Push to Speed Up Fed’s Digital Dollar Study
CBDC Weekly: Bipartisan Push to Speed Up Fed’s Digital Dollar Study
August 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A bipartisan group of members of Congress is pushing for faster action on a digital dollar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Today in Crypto: S. Korea Financial Watchdog Eye Fast-Tracking Crypto Laws; DOJ Seeks More Oversight of Celsius’ Bankruptcy Plans
Today in Crypto: S. Korea Financial Watchdog Eye Fast-Tracking Crypto Laws; DOJ Seeks More Oversight...
August 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The South Korean finance watchdog is looking at fast-tracking a review of proposals for new crypto laws, a Coindesk report said. Get the Full Story...

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Grapple, My Accounts Partner for Small Business Funding
Grapple, My Accounts Partner for Small Business Funding
August 01, 2022  |  SMBs

B2B payments and financing platform Grapple and bookkeeping firm My Accounts and have formed a partnership to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) apply for...

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Australian Bank Launches Automated Savings Alternative to BNPL
Australian Bank Launches Automated Savings Alternative to BNPL
July 31, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Australia’s Up Bank has rolled out a new service to automate installment payments, easing stress surrounding Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services, a report says....

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PaaS Startup mx51 Raises $52.5M to Expand Global Footprint
PaaS Startup mx51 Raises $52.5M to Expand Global Footprint
July 28, 2022  |  Investments

Payments-as-a-service (PaaS) platform mx51 has secured $32.5 million in a Series B funding round, according to a press release on Thursday (July 28). The funding...

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