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B2B PaymentsLate Supplier Payments Tied To Economic Ebbs And Flows
Despite economic volatility, not every business is struggling. This week's Late B2B Payments roundup...
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RetailIsraeli Innovation Accelerator Focuses On Retail
Israel has long been a hotbed for digital innovation producing companies like Red Hat...
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Travel Payments‘Travel Bubbles’ Key To Getting Consumers To Travel Cross Border
The summer travel season is upon the Northern Hemisphere, and while many consumers would...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsIntel Eyes Purchase Of Traffic Data Firm Moovit For $1B
American technology giant Intel has acquired Israel’s public transit app Moovit for $1 billion....
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CoronavirusCivil Rights Group Wants Halt To Israeli Cellphone Monitoring For...
Activists for human rights and civil liberties have asked Israel’s top court to put...
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CoronavirusIsrael To Use Terrorism-Tracking Tech To Fight Virus Spread
The government in Israel approved cell phone tracking in an effort to contain the...
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InternationalCoronavirus Cases Surpass 1,000 in Japan; Amazon Office Worker Confirmed...
The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on eCommerce, sporting events, travel, technology, and the...
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InvestmentsIsraeli Tech Startups Boost Funding 30 Pct. YOY
Israel’s technology sector had a banner year in 2019, raising $8.3 billion in 522...
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CryptocurrencyBitcoin Daily: SEC Demands Telegram’s ICO Allocations; Coinbase CEO Expects...
Venkata S. Meenavalli, CEO of the cryptocurrency firm Longfin, has agreed to settle with...
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IPORegulators Believe Jefferies’ IPO Will Increase Israeli Tech Listings
Israel is hoping to get more tech company listings on its stock exchange with...
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FacebookFacebook Accuses Cybersecurity Firm Of Using WhatsApp In Malware Attack
Facebook is filing a lawsuit against NSO Group, an Israeli cybersecurity company, alleging that...
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Digital BankingIsrael Approves New Digital Bank
The Bank of Israel is green lighting a new digital bank — the country’s...
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InnovationIsraeli PayTech Firms Team With Visa’s Tel Aviv Innovation Center
Tel Aviv’s new Visa Innovation Center is teaming up with three Israeli payment technology...
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AmazonAmazon Launches Hebrew-Language Site To Draw Israeli Sellers
Amazon launched a Hebrew-language site on Wednesday (Aug. 21) in a bid to get...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Binance To Launch Regional “Libra-Like” Currency; Coinbase Left...
Binance has announced plans to launch its blockchain project, Venus, to develop localized stablecoins...
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FacebookFacebook Launches New ‘Playground’ Hub For Israeli Startups
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg was in Tel Aviv on Wednesday (Aug. 14) to introduce...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Block.one Crypto Startup Nets Shareholders 6,567 Pct. Return;...
There is some very big news for early investors in Block.one: The cryptocurrency startup...
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InvestmentsRide-Hailing Startup Gett Nets $200M In Funding
Gett, an Israel-based ride-hailing startup that focuses on high-end B2B clients, has raised $200...
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AmazonAmazon Invites Israeli Merchants To Sell Through Its Website
Amazon is expanding in the Israeli market, reportedly inviting select retailers to sell their...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsWalmart Buys Israeli Startup Focused On Natural Language Processing
Walmart announced Tuesday (Feb. 26) it has acquired Aspectiva, the Israel-based startup that is...
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VISAVisa Invests In Israeli Startup Behalf
Visa announced Tuesday (August 7) that it has made an investment in and inked a...
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InvestmentsRBC Investing $2M In Ben-Gurion University's Cybersecurity Research Center
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University ...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Gun Sellers Turn To Crypto, Bitcoin Makes Divorces...
It was a good day for bitcoin, CNBC reported. In late morning trading on...
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BitcoinBitcoin Daily: The Cost Of Bitcoin Mining, Diamonds Are Crypto's...
Even in the face of government regulation, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are bullish on cryptocurrency,...
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BitcoinIsrael’s Central Bank Says Bitcoin Is An Asset
An asset, not a currency. So declared Israel’s central bank, which said Monday, as...
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B2B PaymentsIsrael Considers Cryptocurrency For Faster Payments
Israel could be turning to cryptocurrencies to accelerate its payments system. Reports in Reuters...
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Digital PaymentsTel Aviv Stock Exchange Could Ban Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies
Israel is gearing up to ban bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from the Tel Aviv...
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Digital PaymentsIsrael Gunning To Be Cryptocurrencies' Global Headquarters
Should Israel embrace cryptocurrencies wholeheartedly? It deserves a look, in an effort to bring...
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Internet of ThingsKaramba And Securing The Connected Car Future
The connected car future is more or less becoming the connected car present, and...
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RetailHobby Lobby Pays $3M in Iraqi Artifact Smuggling Case
Arts and craft megastore Hobby Lobby is in hot water. After buying Iraqi archeological...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsSymantec Beefs Up Its Security Offerings With Fireglass Buy
Symantec, the cybersecurity company, made news on Thursday (July 6) with its acquisition of...
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Security & FraudIntel Becomes A Strategic Partner In Team8
Intel, the semiconductor company, has become a strategic partner in Team8, an Israeli creator...
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Security & FraudMicrosoft Buys Hexadite To Help Companies Protect Cybersecurity
Microsoft announced Thursday (June 8) it has signed an agreement to acquire Hexadite, a...
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InnovationRoboteam Gearing Up To Launch Jetson-Like Consumer Robot
Roboteam, the Tel Aviv company that sells robots to militaries around the globe, is...
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InnovationSamsung Eyes Engineering Hotspot Of Israel
Samsung and Apple are both pursuing startups and a lead in the artificial intelligence...
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PayPal Gives Palestinian Tech Firms The Cold Shoulder
In a controversy that may bring Middle East politics to the payments realm, PayPal...
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Security & FraudHackers' New Tool? Computer Fan Sounds
Where there’s a will, there’s a way – and the statement can’t me more...
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Expanding The Reach Of Israel’s Tech Innovation
Israel may be small, but the country packs a mighty technology punch. The “startup...
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InternationalTel Aviv Fuels Israel’s 'Startup Nation' Reputation
Israel may be a small country, but what it lacks in size, it makes...
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Security & FraudIsrael's Team8 Locks In $23M For Cybersecurity Firms
Cybersecurity company Team8 announced Tuesday (Feb. 23) that it closed a $23 million funding...
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Israel's Cyber Expertise Driving Connected Car Security
Some of the best hope right now for preventing the digital takeover of vehicles...
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NewsMicrosoft Bets Big On Cybercrime
Microsoft is ramping up its muscle power to monetize the fast-growing cybersecurity industry, which...
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InternationalWhere Cybersecurity Startups Look For Top Talent
Amid increased competition for programmers and the ongoing hunt for funding, many Israeli tech...
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InternationalProtecting Through Deception: The Latest Cybersecurity Trend
With a unique approach to beating cybercriminals at their own game, cybersecurity company illusive...
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NewsFive Places Where Cybersecurity Has Its Own Hub
In today’s cybercrime-ridden world, it’s rare to skim the headlines without seeing one about the latest...
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InternationalGoogle's Waze Maps Out Carpooling Plan
Google’s Waze posted a call on its blog yesterday (July 6) for all Israeli Wazers...
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NewsUK Government raises awareness on cyber security
According to UK government research published this week, the average cost of the most...
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MasterCard Masters Of Code Competition Comes To Israel
The first European edition of MasterCard's hackathon will soon begin -- in Tel Aviv....
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NewsPayPal’s Cybersecurity Firm Acquisition Official
Barely a month after agreeing to buy Israeli predictive-security startup CyActive, PayPal announced on...
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Alibaba’s Israeli Cybersecurity Connection
Alibaba's long list of major investments across the globe has expanded further into Israel...
