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Malaysia’s Mobile Money, Bangladesh’s bKash Team With Ripple On eWallet Remittances

Malaysia’s Mobile Money, Bangladesh’s bKash Team With Ripple On eWallet Remittances
Malaysia’s Mobile Money, Bangladesh’s bKash Team With Ripple On eWallet Remittances
January 17, 2021  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Blockchain-based global payments provider Ripple announced it has entered into an arrangement under which Malaysian mobile wallet provider Mobile Money, and bKash, a provider of...

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Delivery Delays Of 3 Months Or More Hamper Peloton
Delivery Delays Of 3 Months Or More Hamper Peloton
January 17, 2021  |  Delivery

The term “peloton” adopted by the maker of the wildly popular $1,900 exercise bike comes from the world of bicycle road racing — it refers...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Financial Adviser Seeks Ban On Crypto Transactions; Crypto Network Founder Says Developing Countries Will Embrace DeFi
Bitcoin Daily: UK Financial Adviser Seeks Ban On Crypto Transactions; Crypto Network Founder Says Developing...
January 17, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says there could be a surge in DeFi usage in Africa, a report from CoinTelgraph says. Get the Full Story Complete...

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FAA OKs American Robotics Drones To Fly Without Human Operators
FAA OKs American Robotics Drones To Fly Without Human Operators
January 17, 2021  |  Regulation

The Federal Aviation Administration is letting commercial drone-maker American Robotics operate drones without on-site pilots — but with a number of caveats, according to a...

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UBS Eyes $400 Million Investment In India’s Paytm
UBS Eyes $400 Million Investment In India’s Paytm
January 17, 2021  |  Investments

UBS Group might be investing $400 million in India’s Paytm, which is owned by Ant Group, according to a report from Tech in Asia. Get...

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Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job
Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden’s Top Antitrust Job
January 17, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

President-elect Joe Biden is looking at two ex-President Barack Obama officials to run the top antitrust job at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Reuters...

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JPMorgan Provides $100 Million Financing Facility To Figure For Mortgage Lending
JPMorgan Provides $100 Million Financing Facility To Figure For Mortgage Lending
January 17, 2021  |  Loans

Figure Technologies, which works in blockchain-based finance tech transformations, has worked with J.P. Morgan and closed a $100 million financing facility to help with conforming...

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Deliveroo Valued At $7 Billion-Plus Ahead Of Potential IPO
Deliveroo Valued At $7 Billion-Plus Ahead Of Potential IPO
January 17, 2021  |  Investments

British delivery power-house Deliveroo said Sunday (Jan. 17) in an announcement that it has raised $180 million in new investments, which push its valuation to...

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Home COVID Test Startup Everlywell Nets $75 Million For Investor Liquidity
Home COVID Test Startup Everlywell Nets $75 Million For Investor Liquidity
January 17, 2021  |  Investments

Everlywell, an Austin, Texas-based producer of home tests for COVID-19 and other diseases and health conditions, has raised $75 million on top of a recent...

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