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Europe Crackdown on Big Tech Continues as Facebook, Google Fined Over Cookies in France
Europe Crackdown on Big Tech Continues as Facebook, Google Fined Over Cookies in France
January 06, 2022  |  Regulation

France’s data regulator has fined Facebook, Google and YouTube for failing to make refusing cookies as easy as it is to accept them, according to...

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Security Firm SK Shieldus Joins Car-Sharing Startup SOCAR in Filing for Korean IPOs
Security Firm SK Shieldus Joins Car-Sharing Startup SOCAR in Filing for Korean IPOs
January 06, 2022  |  IPO

Security solution provider SK Shieldus and car-sharing platform SOCAR have both filed initial paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) on the main Korea Composite...

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Chinese Payments Giant WeChat to Accept Digital Yuan 
Chinese Payments Giant WeChat to Accept Digital Yuan 
January 06, 2022  |  CBDC

China’s largest messaging app says it will begin accepting the country’s digital yuan.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Europe VC Ecosystem Smashes Records In Q3 2021, Setting The Stage For Promising 2022 Deals
Europe VC Ecosystem Smashes Records In Q3 2021, Setting The Stage For Promising 2022 Deals
January 06, 2022  |  Investments

Recent data from Pitchbook has revealed that European venture capital (VC) valuations continue to gain traction, ending last year with a record-breaking VC quarter that...

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OrderChekout Delivering No Commission NYC Restaurant Meals With Low User Fees
OrderChekout Delivering No Commission NYC Restaurant Meals With Low User Fees
January 06, 2022  |  Delivery

Yet another restaurant delivery company is coming on the scene in New York City, but newcomer OrderChekout is different in that it doesn’t charge eateries...

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Amazon, Stellantis Signed Deal to Build Connected In-Vehicle Experiences 
Amazon, Stellantis Signed Deal to Build Connected In-Vehicle Experiences 
January 06, 2022  |  News

Amazon and Stellantis have signed a deal to deliver software solutions for the Amsterdam-based car maker’s digital cabin platform, according to a press release on...

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AFG Expands into the Philippines with JazzPay Acquisition  
AFG Expands into the Philippines with JazzPay Acquisition  
January 06, 2022  |  News

ASEAN Fintech Group (AFG), the Singapore-based venture capital company, has acquired JazzyPay, the digital payments provider valued at $1.8 million, AFG announced on Thursday (Jan....

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Will 2022 Be the Year That Central Banks, Private Banks Collaborate on CBDCs?
Will 2022 Be the Year That Central Banks, Private Banks Collaborate on CBDCs?
January 06, 2022  |  CBDC

As central banks examine digital currencies (CBDCs) and the private sector delves ever further into stablecoins, convergence and collaboration may be overarching themes of 2022...

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B2B Tech Startup REFPipeline Launches Subscription Service for Referrals
B2B Tech Startup REFPipeline Launches Subscription Service for Referrals
January 06, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Business-to-business (B2B) digital referral network REFPipeline launched a subscription service offering data-driven referrals for the real estate industry and businesses related to that sector, according...

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