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The UAE’s Increasing Role as a Regional FinTech Hub

The UAE’s Increasing Role as a Regional FinTech Hub
The UAE’s Increasing Role as a Regional FinTech Hub
June 15, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Home to two booming international financial centers — emirates Abu Dhabi and Dubai — the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the third-largest economy in the Arab...

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Binance’s Top Investigator Says Reports of Crypto’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Binance’s Top Investigator Says Reports of Crypto’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If there’s one theme that pops up over and over when talking to Tigran Gambaryan, who took over blockchain intelligence and investigations for top crypto...

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Spotify Expects to Slow Hiring, Growth
Spotify Expects to Slow Hiring, Growth
June 15, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Spotify Technology SA will slow hiring in the coming months by 25 percent due to deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, Chief Executive Daniel Ek wrote in a...

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Mobility Commerce Platform Metropolis Technologies Nets $167M for Parking Payment Tech
Mobility Commerce Platform Metropolis Technologies Nets $167M for Parking Payment Tech
June 15, 2022  |  Investments

Mobility commerce platform Metropolis Technologies has raised $167 million in Series B funding, the company announced Wednesday (June 15). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Today in Crypto: Bitcoin ETFs Decline up to 70%; Forum Questions Blockchain’s Usefulness
Today in Crypto: Bitcoin ETFs Decline up to 70%; Forum Questions Blockchain’s Usefulness
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track Bitcoin through managed future contracts were trading all-time lows Wednesday (June 15) in the wake of a severe downturn...

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Startup Jokr Ceases Fast Delivery in US to Focus on LatAm
Startup Jokr Ceases Fast Delivery in US to Focus on LatAm
June 15, 2022  |  Delivery

Jokr, a young rapid-delivery company that calls itself “the future of supermarkets,” is ceasing operations in New York and Boston and refocusing on the Latin...

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Bank of Ghana Unveils GhanaPay Mobile Wallet
Bank of Ghana Unveils GhanaPay Mobile Wallet
June 15, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

Ghana’s central bank has launched GhanaPay, a mobile wallet for savings and loans companies and banks, including rural and community banks. Get the Full Story...

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Collectibles Marketplace Dibbs Brings USDC to Its Platform
Collectibles Marketplace Dibbs Brings USDC to Its Platform
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Dibbs, a blockchain-powered collectibles marketplace, announced Wednesday (June 15) it had integrated with Circle to let customers make payments using USD Coin. Get the Full...

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Voices of the CFO: 5 CFOs Share Tips on How They Make a Remote Workforce Click
Voices of the CFO: 5 CFOs Share Tips on How They Make a Remote Workforce...
June 15, 2022  |  CFO

When people in business talk about the lockdowns in the early days of the pandemic, much of what they remember revolves around the finance department....

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