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Turkish President Says Country Aims to Build Metaverse

Turkish President Says Country Aims to Build Metaverse
Turkish President Says Country Aims to Build Metaverse
October 21, 2022  |  Metaverse

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reportedly showed some openness to the use of blockchain and some aspects of cryptocurrency in a speech, following the country’s...

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Consumers Order Fewer Prepared Food Deliveries as Prices Climb
Consumers Order Fewer Prepared Food Deliveries as Prices Climb
October 21, 2022  |  Delivery

Orders for delivery of takeout food via mobile app have reportedly slipped as restaurants have raised prices and some delivery companies have boosted their fees...

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DeFi Regulation Needs More Than MiCA, EC Hears
DeFi Regulation Needs More Than MiCA, EC Hears
October 21, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The European Union’s (EU) Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation isn’t broad enough to cover decentralized finance, a finance professor said during a presentation to...

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EU Approves Merger of Nordic Mobile Payments Firms MobilePay, Vipps
EU Approves Merger of Nordic Mobile Payments Firms MobilePay, Vipps
October 21, 2022  |  Europe

Denmark-based digital payments app MobilePay has announced that the EU Commission has approved its merger with Norway-based smartphone digital payments app Vipps.  Get the Full...

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Amendments Seek to Ensure UK Finance Bill Unambiguous on Crypto Assets
Amendments Seek to Ensure UK Finance Bill Unambiguous on Crypto Assets
October 21, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The Financial Services and Markets Bill is the centerpiece of the U.K. government’s post-Brexit regulatory architecture for financial services. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Walmart Gambles on Africa’s Retail Potential
Walmart Gambles on Africa’s Retail Potential
October 21, 2022  |  Africa

Dek: Following Walmart’s decision to take full ownership of Massmart, any suggestion that the retailer could back out of its African venture has been effectively...

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Buy vs. Build: EU Banks’ Foray Into BNPL Gathers Steam
Buy vs. Build: EU Banks’ Foray Into BNPL Gathers Steam
October 21, 2022  |  BNPL

At the start of the year, Matt Norton, Santander Bank North America’s head of point of sale lending, told PYMNTS that banks were increasingly eyeing...

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As Consumers Seek Access to Funds, Look to the D-Suite to Differentiate
As Consumers Seek Access to Funds, Look to the D-Suite to Differentiate
October 21, 2022  |  Opinion

As demand for credit grows amid economic challenges, digital capacities provide the differentiation issuers need to stand out, i2c Chief Product Officer Ava Kelly writes in the...

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