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Stripe Launches Issuing Service In 20 European Countries

Stripe Launches Issuing Service In 20 European Countries
Stripe Launches Issuing Service In 20 European Countries
April 19, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The payments processing service Stripe has launched its Stripe Issuing service in 20 European countries, the FinTech startup announced on Monday (April 19). Get the...

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Mastercard To Help Digitize Cash-Driven Iraq In New Partnership
Mastercard To Help Digitize Cash-Driven Iraq In New Partnership
April 19, 2021  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has inked a partnership agreement with the Central Bank of Iraq to digitize payments in that country. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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China May Take Digital Yuan For Test Run In 2022 Beijing Olympics
China May Take Digital Yuan For Test Run In 2022 Beijing Olympics
April 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

China launched a digital yuan trial last year in cities including Suzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Xiong’an. Now, China may trot out the central bank digital...

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Fighting Fraudulent Behavior With Anomaly Detection A Major Step In Cybersecurity
Fighting Fraudulent Behavior With Anomaly Detection A Major Step In Cybersecurity
April 19, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

Shocking but true are the facts that 95 percent of fraudulent synthetic identities are missed by legacy security measures when remotely onboarding new accounts, and...

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Hong Kong’s Octopus Introduces Contactless Cards For Chinese Transit
Hong Kong’s Octopus Introduces Contactless Cards For Chinese Transit
April 19, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Octopus, a smart card operator in Hong Kong, is introducing transit cards for public transportation users in more than 300 Chinese cities, the South China...

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BNPL Startup Zilch Valued At $500 Million Ahead Of US Launch
BNPL Startup Zilch Valued At $500 Million Ahead Of US Launch
April 19, 2021  |  Investments

The “over the top” U.K. buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Zilch has raised $80 million in funding, bringing its value to more than $500...

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Meituan Seeks $10 Billion To Compete In Chinese Grocery Wars
Meituan Seeks $10 Billion To Compete In Chinese Grocery Wars
April 19, 2021  |  Retail

The Chinese delivery leader Meituan is aiming to raise roughly $10 billion to compete with companies like Alibaba. According to Bloomberg, Meituan is looking to...

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India’s Life Insurance Corp Partners With Paytm To Facilitate Digital Payments
India’s Life Insurance Corp Partners With Paytm To Facilitate Digital Payments
April 19, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The Indian government’s Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has chosen local payments startup Paytm out of 17 competitors to facilitate digital payments for the...

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UK Task Force Looks At Benefits Of ‘Britcoin’ Digital Currency
UK Task Force Looks At Benefits Of ‘Britcoin’ Digital Currency
April 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K.’s treasury chief, Rishi Sunak, has dubbed a possible digital pound the “Britcoin,” and said the Bank of England and the Treasury Department would...

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