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Kenya’s Supply Chain Financing FinTech IMFact Nets $4M

Kenya’s Supply Chain Financing FinTech IMFact Nets $4M
Kenya’s Supply Chain Financing FinTech IMFact Nets $4M
December 27, 2021  |  Investments

Kenyan FinTech company IMFact, which uses supply chain financing to provide working capital to microbusinesses and small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has received an investment...

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Apple Must Change App Store Policies, Says Dutch Antitrust Regulator
Apple Must Change App Store Policies, Says Dutch Antitrust Regulator
December 27, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) ordered Apple Dec. 24 to adjust its App Store policies to allow dating app providers to be...

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COVID Resurgences, Weather Cause Travel Delays Over Holiday Weekend
COVID Resurgences, Weather Cause Travel Delays Over Holiday Weekend
December 27, 2021  |  Coronavirus

With surging COVID-19 cases in the U.S., airlines are feeling the burn, with hundreds of flight cancellations and a recommendation from infectious disease expert Dr....

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Gets Approved in Bahrain; Crypto Enthusiasts Set up Crypto-Run City Near Yellowstone
Bitcoin Daily: Binance Gets Approved in Bahrain; Crypto Enthusiasts Set up Crypto-Run City Near Yellowstone
December 27, 2021  |  Bitcoin

The Central Bank of Bahrain has granted Binance in-principle approval to become a crypto-asset service provider in the kingdom, Binance announced Monday (Dec. 27). Get...

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PYMNTS’ Disbursement Tracker: Paper Checks Aren’t Going Away Yet
PYMNTS’ Disbursement Tracker: Paper Checks Aren’t Going Away Yet
December 27, 2021  |  Disbursements

As much as we’d like to think the day of writing and mailing checks to pay bills is over — or even close to being...

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Could 2022 Be the Year of Digital Authentication?
Could 2022 Be the Year of Digital Authentication?
December 27, 2021  |  Authentication

Almost half (43%) of businesses plan to invest in digital authentication solutions this year, and two-thirds (66%) of organizations say upgrading their digital identification processes...

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Africa’s FinTech Startups Are Booming … Except in Morocco
Africa’s FinTech Startups Are Booming … Except in Morocco
December 27, 2021  |  International

While Africa’s FinTech startup industry is booming, one country — Morocco — seems to be lagging behind, according to a report Monday (Dec. 27) by...

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Kraken Crypto Exchange Targets NFT Art Lending Market
Kraken Crypto Exchange Targets NFT Art Lending Market
December 27, 2021  |  NFTs

Back in March, Bridge Oracle CEO Sina Estavi bought a non-fungible token (NFT) of now-former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s first tweet for $2.9 million. How...

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Next Meta Exec Rumored to Exit Is PR Head Andrea Schubert
Next Meta Exec Rumored to Exit Is PR Head Andrea Schubert
December 27, 2021  |  Personnel

Andrea Schubert, Meta’s communications and public relations head for augmented reality (AR), is rumored to be weighing a move to Apple, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported...

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