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South Africa Reserve Bank Will Take Its African Bank Stake Public

South Africa Reserve Bank Will Take Its African Bank Stake Public
South Africa Reserve Bank Will Take Its African Bank Stake Public
March 22, 2022  |  IPO

The South African Reserve Bank on Tuesday (March 22) announced plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its 50% stake in small lender...

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McDonald’s, Just Eat Takeaway Form Delivery Partnership
McDonald’s, Just Eat Takeaway Form Delivery Partnership
March 22, 2022  |  Delivery

Just Eat Takeaway, Europe’s largest meal ordering service, has signed a long-term strategic partnership with McDonald’s to expand delivery. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Regional Central Bank Alliances May Shape the Digital Dollar’s Future
Regional Central Bank Alliances May Shape the Digital Dollar’s Future
March 22, 2022  |  CBDC

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and four central banks have completed trials of two blockchain-based platforms that a multinational central bank digital currency (CBDC)...

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Amsterdam Startup ParkBee Closes $33M Financing Deal
Amsterdam Startup ParkBee Closes $33M Financing Deal
March 22, 2022  |  Investments

ParkBee, a Dutch startup that transforms rarely used parking spaces into bookable spots for the public, has closed a 30 million euros ($33 million) funding...

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Series A Brings $18M to Trading Platform Saphyre
Series A Brings $18M to Trading Platform Saphyre
March 22, 2022  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered trading automation platform Saphyre has raised $18.7 million in a Series A funding round led by HCAP Partners, assisted by J.P. Morgan...

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Agency Warns of Increased Cyberattacks on Healthcare Targets
Agency Warns of Increased Cyberattacks on Healthcare Targets
March 22, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Cyber warriors in healthcare are on high alert as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks 2022 as a year of increased threat following a record number...

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Crypto Basics Series: The Tokenomics of Crypto
Crypto Basics Series: The Tokenomics of Crypto
March 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When crypto folks talk about “tokenomics,” they tend to mean things specific to the design of a specific token that will affect its price. So,...

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CMA Warns Barclays, Lloyds to Comply With Open Banking Order
CMA Warns Barclays, Lloyds to Comply With Open Banking Order
March 22, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on March 21 sent two letters to Barclays and Lloyds to communicate the regulator’s concerns about breaching their...

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