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Credit Unions, FinTechs Warm-Up to Collaboration Instead of Competition
Credit Unions, FinTechs Warm-Up to Collaboration Instead of Competition
February 09, 2022  |  Credit Unions

The old financial services landscape used to be divided between the traditional financial institutions (FIs) and the FinTechs, locked in a battle for customer loyalty...

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Is Grocery BNPL’s Next Big Frontier?
Is Grocery BNPL’s Next Big Frontier?
February 09, 2022  |  BNPL

Nearly two years out from the boost they received in the early months of the pandemic, grocers are facing new challenges. With the increase in...

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Meta Pledges to Remain in Europe
Meta Pledges to Remain in Europe
February 09, 2022  |  Meta

Meta says it’s “absolutely not” leaving Europe over European Union-U.S. data transfers, refuting reports in the press, according to a company blog post published Tuesday...

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EMEA Daily: Big Tech Gets Support From Washington, in Europe
EMEA Daily: Big Tech Gets Support From Washington, in Europe
February 08, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Big Tech got a surprise gift from the Biden White House. Meanwhile, European Commission Executive...

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Microsoft in Talks With Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
Microsoft in Talks With Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant
February 08, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Microsoft is in talks to buy Mandiant, a cybersecurity research and incident response firm, which would boost its efforts to protect users from hacks, Bloomberg...

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Today in FinTech: iPhone Payment Terminal Rumors True
Today in FinTech: iPhone Payment Terminal Rumors True
February 08, 2022  |  Payment Methods

In FinTech news today, big investments gave small firms supersized valuations and even birthed a happy new unicorn following Happy Money’s latest funding round. GoCardless...

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Today in Crypto: Crypto Industry Expected to Boost Political Spending; US DOJ Seizes $3.6B in Bitcoin Tied to 2016 Hack
Today in Crypto: Crypto Industry Expected to Boost Political Spending; US DOJ Seizes $3.6B in...
February 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Digital wealth management platform Betterment announced Tuesday (Feb. 8) that it will buy automated crypto portfolio provider Makara. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Lyft Logs More Active Riders YoY, Talks Up Maps, AVs and More as Omicron Stifles Recovery
Lyft Logs More Active Riders YoY, Talks Up Maps, AVs and More as Omicron Stifles...
February 08, 2022  |  Earnings

Mobility is moving again, evidenced by generally positive Q4 and fiscal 2021 results earnings on Tuesday (Feb. 8) from ride-hailing bellwether Lyft, even as other...

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Musician Neil Young Critical of Spotify Chief, Big Banks
Musician Neil Young Critical of Spotify Chief, Big Banks
February 08, 2022  |  Streaming

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Neil Young has asked Spotify employees to quit their jobs — and he’s also taking aim at large American banks in protest as...

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