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Bank Of Thailand ‘Struggling’ With Cryptocurrency Dynamics
Bank Of Thailand ‘Struggling’ With Cryptocurrency Dynamics
March 28, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) is unsure what it will end up doing about cryptocurrency, a report from The Thaiger says. Get the Full Story...

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DOJ Extends Antitrust Review Of Planned UnitedHealth, Change Acquisition
DOJ Extends Antitrust Review Of Planned UnitedHealth, Change Acquisition
March 28, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

U.S. antitrust regulators are closely examining the UnitedHealth Group proposal for $8 billion to acquire data and healthcare company Change Healthcare, Bloomberg reports. Get the...

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Ternary Joins Stripe Partner Program To Manage Discord Memberships
Ternary Joins Stripe Partner Program To Manage Discord Memberships
March 28, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ternary Developments, which provides a service that lets operators of online communities using the Discord chat platform easily offer paid membership plans, announced in a...

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Circle Launches NFT Platform; Will Accept Credit Card And Crypto Payments
Circle Launches NFT Platform; Will Accept Credit Card And Crypto Payments
March 28, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Global FinTech Circle has rolled out a complete payments solution intended to let non-fungible token (NFT) marketplaces and storefronts accept credit card and crypto payments...

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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Bank Chief Says CBCDs Will Impact Crypto Demand
Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Bank Chief Says CBCDs Will Impact Crypto Demand
March 28, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol said he doesn’t think cryptocurrencies will be in such high demand once central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are introduced,...

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General Motors Considering Bitcoin As Payment
General Motors Considering Bitcoin As Payment
March 28, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Some bitcoin investors are watching General Motors (GM) closely in the wake of CEO Mary Barra’s response during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call to a...

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Georgia To Build $440 Million Convention Center Hotel
Georgia To Build $440 Million Convention Center Hotel
March 28, 2021  |  Real Estate

The authority that owns Atlanta’s George L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center sold $440 million in municipal revenue bonds through a series of transactions...

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Linklogis Plans IPO, Aims At $1.1 Billion For SCF Tech
Linklogis Plans IPO, Aims At $1.1 Billion For SCF Tech
March 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Linklogis, a Chinese FinTech with backing from Tencent, is looking to raise 8.3 billion Hong Kong dollars ($1.1 billion) from an initial public offering (IPO)...

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Monily Debuts Controller Services For SMBs
Monily Debuts Controller Services For SMBs
March 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Monily, a provider of outsourced finance operations to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), is expanding its offerings to include duties usually assigned to in-house controllers,...

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