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China Trials Digital Yuan By Giving Away $1.5M

China Trials Digital Yuan By Giving Away $1.5M
China Trials Digital Yuan By Giving Away $1.5M
October 12, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

China’s central bank is issuing 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) worth of digital currency to 50,000 people chosen by lottery in the country’s first trial run...

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EU Could Put Facebook, Apple And Other Big Techs On Regulatory ‘Hit List’
EU Could Put Facebook, Apple And Other Big Techs On Regulatory ‘Hit List’
October 11, 2020  |  Europe

European Union (EU) regulators are drawing up a list of up to 20 large internet companies, possibly including Facebook and Apple, to be targeted with...

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Economists Warn Of Slowing Recovery For Europe
Economists Warn Of Slowing Recovery For Europe
October 11, 2020  |  Europe

Europe is falling back into COVID-19’s grip as the virus delivers a harsh rebuke in country after country whose residents thought they’d beaten it, The...

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Santander Adds Three Lending Executives
Santander Adds Three Lending Executives
October 11, 2020  |  News

Santander Bank has announced three high-level appointments, two overseeing lending operations and another overseeing marketing, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Paynetics Agrees To Acquire Some Wirecard UK, Ireland Assets
Paynetics Agrees To Acquire Some Wirecard UK, Ireland Assets
October 11, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Bulgaria’s Paynetics said it has agreed to acquire “some of” the England and Ireland assets of disgraced Wirecard, according to an announcement on its website....

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Report: Instacart Talks To Bankers About An IPO
Report: Instacart Talks To Bankers About An IPO
October 11, 2020  |  IPO

Representatives of grocery-delivery powerhouse Instacart have met with investment bankers to explore taking the company public, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Get the Full Story...

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Epic Games Loses Bid For Immediate Access To Apple App Store
Epic Games Loses Bid For Immediate Access To Apple App Store
October 11, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

A federal judge Friday (Oct.9) denied a request by Epic Games to make Apple reinstate Epic’s Fortnite game on its App Store before a lawsuit...

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Google Backlash Triggers Indian Movement To ‘Free The Internet’
Google Backlash Triggers Indian Movement To ‘Free The Internet’
October 09, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Indian billionaire and founder of payments decacorn Paytm, is leading a charge to topple Google’s dominance over the internet. Get the Full...

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