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India’s ICICI Bank Opens Digital Banking Services to All Small Businesses
India’s ICICI Bank Opens Digital Banking Services to All Small Businesses
April 28, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

ICICI Bank will be rolling out India’s first comprehensive “digital ecosystem” for all micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Get the Full...

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Today in Crypto: Goldman Makes First Bitcoin-Secured Loan; Miners Turn to Debt Financing
Today in Crypto: Goldman Makes First Bitcoin-Secured Loan; Miners Turn to Debt Financing
April 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Ethereum wallet Argent has concluded a Series B round in order to help further its mission to build one app for everything involved with decentralized...

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Australian Regulator Says Amazon Won’t Describe Search Algorithm
Australian Regulator Says Amazon Won’t Describe Search Algorithm
April 28, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon has reportedly been declining to describe its product-search system to an Australian competition regulator which has seen complaints of large markets giving preference to...

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Swvl Acquires Zeelo to Expand Mass-Transit Platform to US, S. Africa
Swvl Acquires Zeelo to Expand Mass-Transit Platform to US, S. Africa
April 28, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Swvl, which provides tech-enabled mass transit solutions, announced Thursday (April 28) that it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire smart bus platform Zeelo. Get...

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German Tax Filing App Taxfix Becomes a Unicorn With $220M in Series D
German Tax Filing App Taxfix Becomes a Unicorn With $220M in Series D
April 28, 2022  |  Investments

Taxfix, a mobile tax filing app from Berlin, has raised $220 million in Series D funding in a round led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG),...

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Today in B2B: P97, Viva Energy Team on Contactless Payments; Square Launches Loan Program
Today in B2B: P97, Viva Energy Team on Contactless Payments; Square Launches Loan Program
April 28, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, P97 and Viva Energy collaborate on contactless payments for the Australian trucking industry, while Square launches a loan program for Canadian...

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B2B Cross-Border Tech Platform Geniemode Raises $28M in Series B
B2B Cross-Border Tech Platform Geniemode Raises $28M in Series B
April 28, 2022  |  Investments

B2B cross-border tech program Geniemode has raised $28 million in a Series B round, which it will use to expand further into international markets and...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Goes After India’s 1B Movie Watchers
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Goes After India’s 1B Movie Watchers
April 28, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon brings Prime movie and TV rentals to India in an effort to tap into a hugely popular streaming market....

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36% of Consumers Use Mobile Order-Ahead for Restaurant Meals More Often
36% of Consumers Use Mobile Order-Ahead for Restaurant Meals More Often
April 28, 2022  |  ResTech

The pandemic has severely impacted consumers’ decision making across the pillars of daily living, and this is true regarding how consumers dine. Get the Full...

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