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Online Marketplace Snapdeal May File Draft IPO With India’s Markets Regulator
Online Marketplace Snapdeal May File Draft IPO With India’s Markets Regulator
December 20, 2021  |  IPO

Online marketplace Snapdeal is likely to file papers soon with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) for an initial public offering (IPO), The...

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FinTech OppFi Names Ex-Kiva Chief Neville Crawley as New CEO
FinTech OppFi Names Ex-Kiva Chief Neville Crawley as New CEO
December 20, 2021  |  Personnel

OppFi, a FinTech that powers banks to broaden credit access, announced Monday (Dec. 20) that effective Dec. 31, company president Neville Crawley will succeed Jared...

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The Most Ambitious of the ‘Ethereum Killers,’ Polkadot’s Launch Could Begin the Reinvention of DeFi
The Most Ambitious of the ‘Ethereum Killers,’ Polkadot’s Launch Could Begin the Reinvention of DeFi
December 20, 2021  |  Blockchain

Ethereum Co-founder Gavin Wood’s attempt to knock his creation off its pedestal as the blockchain on which almost all DeFi, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and many...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Market Adds $1.5T in Overall Value in 2021; Top Bitcoin Holders Control 27% of the Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Market Adds $1.5T in Overall Value in 2021; Top Bitcoin Holders Control...
December 20, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies have added $1.5 trillion in value this year as they continue to be a force in the market, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story...

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Revolut Bank Granted Full EU Banking License Amid Criticisms of Unfair Competition
Revolut Bank Granted Full EU Banking License Amid Criticisms of Unfair Competition
December 20, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Revolut Bank, part of the U.K. FinTech unicorn Revolut, has been granted a full banking license by the European Central Bank (ECB), the Bank of...

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Swiss Bank UBS Takes Appeal of Money Laundering Verdict to French Supreme Court
Swiss Bank UBS Takes Appeal of Money Laundering Verdict to French Supreme Court
December 20, 2021  |  International

UBS has filed an appeal over a Paris court’s decision that upheld the company’s conviction for money laundering, Reuters reported Monday (Dec. 20). Get the...

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Sage to Buy Retail Management Platform Brightpearl for $300M
Sage to Buy Retail Management Platform Brightpearl for $300M
December 20, 2021  |  Acquisitions

The Sage Group, an accounting, financial, human resources (HR) and payroll technology platform for smaller businesses, has purchased cloud-native retail management system Brightpearl, per a...

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EMEA Daily: Italy’s Zegna Goes Public in $3.1B SPAC Deal; Europe’s Digital HealthTech Sector Gets $34M Boost
EMEA Daily: Italy’s Zegna Goes Public in $3.1B SPAC Deal; Europe’s Digital HealthTech Sector Gets...
December 20, 2021  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, Italian luxury fashion firm Zegna goes public in a $3.1 billion deal; Europe’s digital healthcare...

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BitPay, Simplex Team on Seamless Crypto Buying
BitPay, Simplex Team on Seamless Crypto Buying
December 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto payment service provider BitPay has announced a new promotion for seamless crypto buying without any card fees through the BitPay Wallet app, the company...

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