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Volt Expands Open Banking to Brazil

Volt Expands Open Banking to Brazil
Volt Expands Open Banking to Brazil
November 11, 2021  |  Digital Banking

Open payments gateway Volt has expanded operations to Brazil to make way for real-time payments, currency export and foreign exchange to the Central Bank of...

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Monetary Authority of Singapore and UAE Sign Digital Trade Financing Pact 
Monetary Authority of Singapore and UAE Sign Digital Trade Financing Pact 
November 11, 2021  |  International

Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)...

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Singapore CBDC Strategy Likely Influence on US, UK Central Banks
Singapore CBDC Strategy Likely Influence on US, UK Central Banks
November 11, 2021  |  CBDC

In examining the emergence of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and their use cases — and the infrastructure that underpins it all — a twist...

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White House: Federal Computers Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
White House: Federal Computers Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
November 11, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

A new White House directive outlines nearly 300 cybersecurity holes that leave the federal government’s antiquated computer systems susceptible to cyberattacks, according to a Thursday...

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Socure Raises $450M at $4.5B Valuation in Oversubscribed Series E
Socure Raises $450M at $4.5B Valuation in Oversubscribed Series E
November 11, 2021  |  Investments

Digital identity verification and fraud platform Socure raised $450 million in an oversubscribed Series E funding round that puts its valuation at $4.5 billion, the...

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Germany’s Delivery Hero Predicts Rosy Revenue Forecast
Germany’s Delivery Hero Predicts Rosy Revenue Forecast
November 11, 2021  |  Delivery

Germany’s Delivery Hero says its 2021 revenue outlook looks positive, as the online food delivery service reaps the benefits of investing in food delivery and...

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Logistics Startup ShipBob Unveils B2B Fulfillment Suite 
Logistics Startup ShipBob Unveils B2B Fulfillment Suite 
November 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The logistics startup ShipBob has launched a B2B fulfillment suite and new API capabilities, tools the Chicago company says will let merchants “sell throughout the...

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Mode Joins Forces With PayEscape to Test First Bitcoin Payroll Offering in UK 
Mode Joins Forces With PayEscape to Test First Bitcoin Payroll Offering in UK 
November 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

London-based FinTech Mode is teaming with U.K. payroll service PayEscape to launch a trial of the first bitcoin payroll offering in the U.K., according to...

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Google Ramps up Smart Home Connected Device Effort to Slow Rise of Amazon’s Alexa 
Google Ramps up Smart Home Connected Device Effort to Slow Rise of Amazon’s Alexa 
November 11, 2021  |  Innovation

Home is where the connected devices are … at least that is how Google and ADT see it. In the time since they announced their...

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