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London ‘Crypto Muggers’ Steal Phones From Digital Investors

London ‘Crypto Muggers’ Steal Phones From Digital Investors
London ‘Crypto Muggers’ Steal Phones From Digital Investors
May 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

There’s been a rash of “crypto muggings” in which thieves target digital currency investors on the streets, in which victims say “thousands of pounds” have...

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Musk’s Pitch to Twitter Investors: Quintuple Revenue, Cut Reliance on Ads, Grow Payments
Musk’s Pitch to Twitter Investors: Quintuple Revenue, Cut Reliance on Ads, Grow Payments
May 08, 2022  |  Investments

Billionaire Elon Musk, still set to buy social media app Twitter, has plans to “quintuple revenue” to $26.4 billion by 2028, The New York Times...

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NASA Crowdsources VR Tech for Mars Exploration, Partnering With HeroX and Epic Games
NASA Crowdsources VR Tech for Mars Exploration, Partnering With HeroX and Epic Games
May 08, 2022  |  Technology

HeroX, the marketplace working on crowdsourced solutions, has teamed with Epic Games and Buendea to roll out a competition called the NASA MarsXR Challenge, a...

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Bangladesh’s BRAC Bank Offers Real-Time Cash Deposits
Bangladesh’s BRAC Bank Offers Real-Time Cash Deposits
May 08, 2022  |  Cash

BRAC Bank has debuted its Real-Time Cash Deposit Machine to let customers deposit cash any time, a company press release says. Get the Full Story...

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BlueSnap Gets License To Keep Helping Israeli Companies With Finances
BlueSnap Gets License To Keep Helping Israeli Companies With Finances
May 08, 2022  |  B2B Payments

BlueSnap, which works in global payments and provides advanced payment and clearing services, now has a license from Israel’s Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority...

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Apple Said to Eye Grocery Delivery for Apple Pay
Apple Said to Eye Grocery Delivery for Apple Pay
May 08, 2022  |  Apple Pay

Apple may be seeing new updates for Apple Fitness+ and Apple Pay, and the company is also reportedly looking into a grocery ordering service focusing...

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BNPL Growing in UK to Pay Energy Bills, Worrying Consumer Groups
BNPL Growing in UK to Pay Energy Bills, Worrying Consumer Groups
May 08, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

U.K. households dealing with high energy costs have been getting talked into buy now, pay later (BNPL) programs in what energy and debt advice groups...

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Tech Startups Seeking US Funding Could Be Vetted After Pentagon Uncovers Chinese Exploitation
Tech Startups Seeking US Funding Could Be Vetted After Pentagon Uncovers Chinese Exploitation
May 08, 2022  |  Startups

Congress may command government agencies to vet tech startups looking for federal funding in the near future, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report...

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Today in Crypto: YouTube Shuts Down Crypto Newletter/Podcast Bankless; Instagram to Integrate NFTs
Today in Crypto: YouTube Shuts Down Crypto Newletter/Podcast Bankless; Instagram to Integrate NFTs
May 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Singaporean crypto FinTech platform Cake DeFi has announced a partnership with FACEIT, a U.K. platform for online gaming, that will go for millions of dollars,...

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