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FinTechIPO™ Index Shows Continued Weakness vs Broader Markets

FinTechIPO™ Index Shows Continued Weakness vs Broader Markets
FinTechIPO™ Index Shows Continued Weakness vs Broader Markets
March 04, 2022  |  IPO

Continuing a trend seen in the past few weeks since we launched the FinTech IPO tracker, the group of 45 companies we’ve surveyed have, on...

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QR Code Payments Woo LatAm Region’s Mobile-First Travelers
QR Code Payments Woo LatAm Region’s Mobile-First Travelers
March 04, 2022  |  Latin America

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Pyypl CEO Makes Case for Blockchain When Sending Cross-Border Payments
Pyypl CEO Makes Case for Blockchain When Sending Cross-Border Payments
March 04, 2022  |  Blockchain

Millions remain excluded from mainstream formal financial markets in emerging and developing markets, but the rapid rise in internet and smartphone adoption in the last...

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US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on 8 Russian Oligarchs, Officials
US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on 8 Russian Oligarchs, Officials
March 03, 2022  |  International

The U.S. has imposed more sanctions, this time against Russian oligarchs, in a bid to hit the ultra-wealthy in that country, according to a Reuters...

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Russian Flight to Cryptocurrency Hasn’t Happened, Analysis Shows
Russian Flight to Cryptocurrency Hasn’t Happened, Analysis Shows
March 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The narrative that Russians have been evading sanctions through cryptocurrency in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine may not be true, Bloomberg reported Thursday...

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Amazon Data Certification Sets Deadline for FTC to Rule on MGM Deal
Amazon Data Certification Sets Deadline for FTC to Rule on MGM Deal
March 03, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon has given the Federal Trade Commission a new, urgent deadline to decide something about its proposal to buy MGM, The Wall Street Journal wrote...

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Hotels Offer Perks, Discounts for ‘Super Commuters’
Hotels Offer Perks, Discounts for ‘Super Commuters’
March 03, 2022  |  Travel Payments

The pandemic, as it goes into its third year, with remote work shifting to hybrid models, will cause more people to check into hotels to...

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Freight Forwarders Stop Services to Russia, Belarus
Freight Forwarders Stop Services to Russia, Belarus
March 03, 2022  |  Transportation

Numerous large freight forwarders have suspended services to Russia, due to the restrictions imposed from the war that country has been waging on Ukraine, The...

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Ukraine to Sell NFTs to Fund Its Military
Ukraine to Sell NFTs to Fund Its Military
March 03, 2022  |  NFTs

Ukraine plans to be the first developed country to issue its own collection of nonfungible tokens (NFTs), capitalizing on cryptocurrency donations coming in to support...

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