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Qashio Debuts First UAE Corporate Card and Spend Management Offering

Qashio Debuts First UAE Corporate Card and Spend Management Offering
Qashio Debuts First UAE Corporate Card and Spend Management Offering
June 15, 2022  |  Spend Management

Dubai-based FinTech Qashio is expanding expense management resources and software for B2B transactions across the region with what it said is the first corporate expense...

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PayCargo Raises $130M for Global Expansion
PayCargo Raises $130M for Global Expansion
June 15, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Logistics payments firm PayCargo raised $130 million in a Series C funding round from a single investor, Blackstone Growth, to further the startup’s global expansion...

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Today in B2B: World Innovation Lab Raises $1B; Cash-On-Delivery Reliance Slows P2P Payments Adoption
Today in B2B: World Innovation Lab Raises $1B; Cash-On-Delivery Reliance Slows P2P Payments Adoption
June 14, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, payments data allows B2B sales forces to personalize their pitches. Plus, Pakistani eCommerce startup Dastgyr raises a country-record $37 million in...

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Today in FinTech: Margin Calls; Instant Wages, Digital Africa, Network Tokenization, Investment Screenings
Today in FinTech: Margin Calls; Instant Wages, Digital Africa, Network Tokenization, Investment Screenings
June 14, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, margin calls are on the rise as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fall, meanwhile digital payments in Africa are expanding further across...

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Legacy Cash-On-Delivery Process Hinders Growth of MENA P2P Payments
Legacy Cash-On-Delivery Process Hinders Growth of MENA P2P Payments
June 14, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments like Venmo, PayPal and Cash App have risen in popularity in recent years, providing rapid, convenient solutions that enable customers to send...

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BOE: UK Banks Need to Show They Can Fail ‘Safely’
BOE: UK Banks Need to Show They Can Fail ‘Safely’
June 10, 2022  |  emea

Three of the U.K.’s biggest lenders need to do more to show they could fail without harming customers and taxpayers, the Bank of England (BOE)...

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Morocco’s Chari Buys Retail App Diago
Morocco’s Chari Buys Retail App Diago
June 10, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Moroccan B2B eCommerce platform Chari has acquired Diago, a retail app based and operating in the Ivory Coast city of Abidjan. Get the Full Story...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Google Investing $1.2B in LatAm
Today in the Connected Economy: Google Investing $1.2B in LatAm
June 09, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Google makes a five-year, $1.2 billion commitment to Latin America that includes building the longest underwater cable in the world....

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UAE’s ADQ Launches $100M Tech Fund in Jordan
UAE’s ADQ Launches $100M Tech Fund in Jordan
June 09, 2022  |  Investments

The United Arab Emirates’ ADQ has launched a $100 million technology-focused venture capital fund with the Jordanian Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (MoDEE), according...

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