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Lawmaker Urges Philippines Central Bank to Push for Lower Fees

Lawmaker Urges Philippines Central Bank to Push for Lower Fees
Lawmaker Urges Philippines Central Bank to Push for Lower Fees
February 18, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Philippines’ Sen. Grace Poe is turning to the country’s central bank to request that it help appeal to financial institutions to lower digital and eWallet...

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Inflation Undermines UK’s Post-COVID Shopping Rebound
Inflation Undermines UK’s Post-COVID Shopping Rebound
February 18, 2022  |  Retail

The receding of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom has prompted shoppers to return to brick-and-mortar stores, but inflation is blunting...

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Final UK AI Public-Private Forum Report Says Governance ‘Crucial’
Final UK AI Public-Private Forum Report Says Governance ‘Crucial’
February 18, 2022  |  Artificial Intelligence

More than one year after regulators in the United Kingdom vowed to analyze the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), a report details the challenges and...

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EU Brings Legal Fight to WTO Over China’s Alleged Patent Infringement
EU Brings Legal Fight to WTO Over China’s Alleged Patent Infringement
February 18, 2022  |  Legal

The European Union (EU) brought accusations against China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday (Feb. 18), alleging Beijing stopped European tech firms from...

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This Week in Payments: Walmart Expands its Business Model, Businesses Still Use Checks, and BNPL Has Opportunities in B2B
This Week in Payments: Walmart Expands its Business Model, Businesses Still Use Checks, and BNPL...
February 18, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Walmart, B2B payments and buy now, pay later (BNPL) were topics of conversation in the payments industry this week, with Walmart expanding its business model,...

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Report: Microsoft, Google Allegedly Use Spam Ads to Chill Competition
Report: Microsoft, Google Allegedly Use Spam Ads to Chill Competition
February 18, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Confidential data reviewed by POLITICO has revealed gatekeeper search engines are funneling low-value ads to smaller search partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Massmart Ramps Up eCommerce Capabilities With Mastercard Collaboration
Massmart Ramps Up eCommerce Capabilities With Mastercard Collaboration
February 18, 2022  |  Mastercard

Mastercard recently teamed up with retail group Massmart to help small, medium-sized and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa find digital commerce solutions, according to a...

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Akulaku Gets $100M Investment for Southeast Asia Expansion
Akulaku Gets $100M Investment for Southeast Asia Expansion
February 18, 2022  |  Investments

Siam Commercial Bank has made a $100 million strategic investment in Indonesian banking and digital finance platform Akulaku that will help the company continue its...

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Will FBI’s New Crypto Crime Unit Bust Industry’s Mainstream Image?
Will FBI’s New Crypto Crime Unit Bust Industry’s Mainstream Image?
February 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In the long term, the FBI’s announcement Thursday (Feb. 17) that is has formed a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will be a good thing for...

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