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Official: Israel Held A Test Run For A Digital Shekel

Official: Israel Held A Test Run For A Digital Shekel
Official: Israel Held A Test Run For A Digital Shekel
June 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Bank of Israel Deputy Governor Andrew Abir said at an event that the country held an experimental run of a so-called digital shekel token, The...

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AI InsurTech Enables Pizza Hut Israel’s eBike Delivery Fleet
AI InsurTech Enables Pizza Hut Israel’s eBike Delivery Fleet
April 13, 2021  |  Delivery

Over the past 13 months, consumers have grown used to the flexibility and convenience of a lifestyle that is more online than ever before. Get...

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First Digital Launches; Set To Disrupt Israeli Banking Business
First Digital Launches; Set To Disrupt Israeli Banking Business
March 14, 2021  |  Banking

First Digital Bank, which is the first digital Israeli bank to launch since 1978, has begun trial operations as of Sunday (March 14), Reuters reported. The...

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Euphoria In Israel As Pfizer Vaccine Ends Lockdown
Euphoria In Israel As Pfizer Vaccine Ends Lockdown
March 14, 2021  |  Economy

In Israel, with 4 million of its near 7 million adults vaccinated, the country is reveling in its reopening, Financial Times (FT) reports. Get the...

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Israel’s FinTLV Raises $120 Million For FinTech And InsurTech Investments
Israel’s FinTLV Raises $120 Million For FinTech And InsurTech Investments
January 31, 2021  |  Investments

FinTLV, a Tel Aviv-based fund that specializes in FinTech and InsurTech companies in their “growth stage” phases, announced in a press release that it has...

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Israel Shuts Down Air Travel To Slow Virus Spread
Israel Shuts Down Air Travel To Slow Virus Spread
January 24, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Israel on Sunday (Jan. 24) ordered an end to all passenger flights to and from the country beginning Monday (Jan. 25), Israel time, and continuing...

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Israel’s Red Dot Capital Likes Southeast Asia’s COVID Comeback Story
Israel’s Red Dot Capital Likes Southeast Asia’s COVID Comeback Story
November 20, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Fresh on the heels of a $200 million round of fundraising, Tel Aviv’s Red Dot Capital is accelerating opportunity half a world away in Southeast Asia, as...

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Israel’s Cellwize Raises $32M Led By Intel, Qualcomm
Israel’s Cellwize Raises $32M Led By Intel, Qualcomm
November 09, 2020  |  Mobile

The Israeli startup Cellwize has completed a $32 million Series B funding round led by Intel Capital and Qualcomm Ventures, according to a Globes Publisher...

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