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CBDC Weekly: Biden Ignites Digital Dollar Debate; India’s Digital Rupee Expected This Year
CBDC Weekly: Biden Ignites Digital Dollar Debate; India’s Digital Rupee Expected This Year
March 11, 2022  |  CBDC

The question of whether the U.S. needs a digital dollar moved far higher up the political agenda this week, as the need for a central...

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Workplace Intelligence Security Company Shield Gets $15M Investment
Workplace Intelligence Security Company Shield Gets $15M Investment
January 13, 2022  |  Investments

Shield, the Israeli workplace intelligence platform for compliance firms, closed a $15 million Series A funding round, the company announced Thursday (Jan. 13). Macquarie Capital...

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Bank of Israel Studies Potential of Digital Shekel
Bank of Israel Studies Potential of Digital Shekel
January 13, 2022  |  CBDC

Israeli policymakers have broadened the scope of their research into launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the Bank of Israel scrambles to avoid...

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2021: The “Big Bang” for Israeli IPOs
2021: The “Big Bang” for Israeli IPOs
January 03, 2022  |  IPO

Israeli companies raised an “exceptional” $25.6 billion in private funding last year, doubling the previous record of $10.3 billion set in 2020.  That’s according to...

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Israeli SaaS Platform NeuroBrave Wraps Funding Round 
Israeli SaaS Platform NeuroBrave Wraps Funding Round 
December 28, 2021  |  Investments

The Israeli Software-as-a-Service platform NeuroBrave has landed new investment with the help of the deep tech fund VentureIsrael.  The startup, which makes an operating system...

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Davos Economic Forum Postponed; Israel Imposes Travel Bans
Davos Economic Forum Postponed; Israel Imposes Travel Bans
December 20, 2021  |  Coronavirus

For the second consecutive year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has postponed the forum’s meeting that was scheduled for Jan. 17-21 at Davos, the Swiss...

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EMEA Daily: UK’s Cazoo Launches in France and Germany; Israeli FinTech Startup Anchor Closes $15M Seed Round
EMEA Daily: UK’s Cazoo Launches in France and Germany; Israeli FinTech Startup Anchor Closes $15M...
December 01, 2021  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, the U.K.’s Cazoo expands into mainland Europe; Israeli FinTech startup Anchor closes a $15 million...

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Mastercard Launches Innovation Lab in Israel with Enel X
Mastercard Launches Innovation Lab in Israel with Enel X
November 22, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Mastercard partnered with Italian energy multinational firm Enel X to open the FinSec Innovation Lab in Beersheba, Israel, which is dedicated to working with early-stage...

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Hacking Group MosesStaff Targets Israeli Groups
Hacking Group MosesStaff Targets Israeli Groups
November 16, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Is a ransomware attack still a ransomware attack if the attacker doesn’t demand a ransom? That’s the question posed by MosesStaff, a group of hackers...

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