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Indonesia Plans Launch of Crypto Stock Market This Year
Indonesia Plans Launch of Crypto Stock Market This Year
September 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Before the year ends, Indonesia plans to launch a cryptocurrency bourse after being postponed last year because some of the finer points of the process...

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Report: Feds Investigate Binance Over Bank Secrecy Violations
Report: Feds Investigate Binance Over Bank Secrecy Violations
September 01, 2022  |  Regulation

Federal authorities are investigating whether cryptocurrency exchange Binance violated the Bank Secrecy Act. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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EMEA Daily: EU Opens Silicon Valley ‘Embassy’; Nigeria Grants Flutterwave Payments Processing License
EMEA Daily: EU Opens Silicon Valley ‘Embassy’; Nigeria Grants Flutterwave Payments Processing License
September 01, 2022  |  emea

In today’s news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the European Commission opened its new Californian “embassy,” the Central Bank of Nigeria has...

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Billogram Raises $13.9M to Expand Invoicing Platform in Europe
Billogram Raises $13.9M to Expand Invoicing Platform in Europe
September 01, 2022  |  Investments

Swedish invoicing platform Billogram has raised 150 million Swedish kronas ($13.9 million) in an investment round to accelerate its growth in the DACH region —...

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Peru Embraces Stablecoins amid Political, Economic Instability
Peru Embraces Stablecoins amid Political, Economic Instability
September 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The interesting thing about reports that Peruvians are fast adopting crypto as a hedge against inflation and political instability, it’s that they’re doing so when...

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EU Opens Silicon Valley Office to Streamline Communication With Big Tech
EU Opens Silicon Valley Office to Streamline Communication With Big Tech
September 01, 2022  |  Big Tech

The European Commission has opened a San Francisco office to help ease the flow of communication between the European Union’s executive branch and California-based Big...

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Global Payments Services Provider Moneycorp Arrives in France
Global Payments Services Provider Moneycorp Arrives in France
September 01, 2022  |  Global Payments

Moneycorp, a global payments and foreign exchange (FX) provider, announced in a press release Thursday (Sept. 1) that it is continuing its European expansion with...

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Fleet InsurTech Firm Fairmatic Emerges From Stealth With $42M
Fleet InsurTech Firm Fairmatic Emerges From Stealth With $42M
September 01, 2022  |  Insurance

Fleet InsurTech startup Fairmatic has emerged from stealth with a $42 million Series A funding round led by Foundation Capital and Aquiline Technology Growth.  Get...

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Asian eCommerce Firm Lazada Heads to Europe to Compete With Amazon
Asian eCommerce Firm Lazada Heads to Europe to Compete With Amazon
September 01, 2022  |  eCommerce

Lazada Group, the eCommerce company owned by Chinese tech giant Alibaba, is preparing to head to Europe to compete with the likes of Amazon and...

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