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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Is Not Currency, Says South Africa’s Central Bank Governor; Subprime Mortgage Billionaire John Paulson Says Crypto Will Be Worthless

Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Is Not Currency, Says South Africa’s Central Bank Governor; Subprime Mortgage Billionaire John Paulson Says Crypto Will Be Worthless
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Is Not Currency, Says South Africa’s Central Bank Governor; Subprime Mortgage Billionaire...
August 31, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Reactions to cryptocurrencies have been mixed across the world. While countries like El Salvador have embraced bitcoin and classified the marquee cryptocurrency as legal currency,...

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Prosus Reaches $4.7B Deal For India’s BillDesk
Prosus Reaches $4.7B Deal For India’s BillDesk
August 31, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Dutch technology investment firm Prosus is closing a $4.7 billion deal to acquire Indian payment firm BillDesk, which Prosus will combine with its FinTech PayU,...

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Canada’s Tech Companies Expect Months’ Delay in Supply Chains
Canada’s Tech Companies Expect Months’ Delay in Supply Chains
August 31, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The pandemic has continued to snarl supply chains and cause shipping woes for businesses with Canadian tech companies hit hard, according to Yahoo on Monday...

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Europe is Ripe for Instant Payments Where 73% of All Transactions are Still Done in Cash
Europe is Ripe for Instant Payments Where 73% of All Transactions are Still Done in...
August 31, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Agnostic is a word that European Payments Council (EPC) Director General Etienne Goosse often uses to describe the mandate of the payments association that counts...

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Zero Trust, Mobile Banking and the Age of Continuous Authentication
Zero Trust, Mobile Banking and the Age of Continuous Authentication
August 31, 2021  |  Authentication

Right now — and this might surprise you — desktop internet banking still reigns supreme, largely because so many of us have been working from...

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Healthcare Providers Turn to AI to Rein in Fraudsters’ 240-Hour Head Start
Healthcare Providers Turn to AI to Rein in Fraudsters’ 240-Hour Head Start
August 31, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In the battle against healthcare fraud, where the job is to make sure cyberattackers don’t make off with sensitive data or funds, it might seem...

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Report: Insurers Tap Open Banking to Keep Payments Process Seamless
Report: Insurers Tap Open Banking to Keep Payments Process Seamless
August 31, 2021  |  Banking

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Uber Canada Proposes Flexible Perks for Gig Workers 
Uber Canada Proposes Flexible Perks for Gig Workers 
August 31, 2021  |  Gig Economy

A flexible benefits fund is being introduced in Canada to assist gig economy workers in the ride-hail and food delivery space, Reuters reported on Monday...

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Manhattan, San Francisco and LA Real Estate Markets Strong as People Move Back to Cities
Manhattan, San Francisco and LA Real Estate Markets Strong as People Move Back to Cities
August 30, 2021  |  Real Estate

Sotheby’s International Realty CEO Philip White said people are moving back to cities after a migration away from them during the initial part of the...

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