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Malaysia’s Central Bank May Give Out 5 Digital Licenses This Year
Malaysia’s Central Bank May Give Out 5 Digital Licenses This Year
April 01, 2021  |  Digital Banking

The Malaysian central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, reportedly may issue up to five licenses for digital banks by the first quarter of 2022. Get the...

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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Takes CBDC Live
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Takes CBDC Live
April 01, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has unveiled its central bank digital currency DCash, making it the second central bank officially entering the CBDC realm....

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Feds Caution Against Reopenings, Leave Restaurants With Difficult Choice
Feds Caution Against Reopenings, Leave Restaurants With Difficult Choice
April 01, 2021  |  Coronavirus

At a recent press briefing, Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), advised against the wave of reopenings occurring across...

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Real Estate Startup Compass Raises $450 Million In Downsized IPO
Real Estate Startup Compass Raises $450 Million In Downsized IPO
April 01, 2021  |  IPO

Real estate technology startup Compass scaled back its initial public offering (IPO), raising $450 million, about 50 percent less than anticipated. Get the Full Story...

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Spanish Courier Platform Glovo Notches $530 Million For Q-Commerce
Spanish Courier Platform Glovo Notches $530 Million For Q-Commerce
April 01, 2021  |  Delivery

Spanish delivery and courier platform Glovo raised €450 million ($530 million) in a Series F funding round led by Lugard Road Capital and the Luxor...

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UK Competition Authority OKs Uber’s Buyout Of Autocab
UK Competition Authority OKs Uber’s Buyout Of Autocab
April 01, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has cleared Uber’s buyout of Autocab, which provides software for booking and dispatching in the taxi industry. Autocab also...

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Mastercard’s Airtel Investment Spotlights Africa’s Mobile Money Boom
Mastercard’s Airtel Investment Spotlights Africa’s Mobile Money Boom
April 01, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

The mobile payments surge is global in scope, touching all regions and countries. That’s especially apparent in Africa, where as reported Thursday (April 1), Airtel Africa is...

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Electronics reCommerce Platform Backflip Officially Rolls Out
Electronics reCommerce Platform Backflip Officially Rolls Out
April 01, 2021  |  Retail

Backflip has come out of stealth mode and officially rolled out. The rollout comes after a beta phase in which the company, which lets consumers...

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CarMax Investing In Digital And Adding Stores As Finance Unit Soars
CarMax Investing In Digital And Adding Stores As Finance Unit Soars
April 01, 2021  |  Retail

CarMax, the country’s largest chain of over 200 used car dealerships, said Thursday (April 1) it planned to return capital investment to pre-pandemic levels with...

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