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Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led By Goldman Sachs
Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M Led By Goldman Sachs
December 19, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Bangalore-based FinTech ZestMoney has raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs and existing investors Naspers, Quona Capital, and Omidyar...

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Bitcoin Daily: Lukka Launches TurboTax For Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Lukka Launches TurboTax For Crypto
December 19, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency accounting firm Lukka has released a new service that will figure out the taxes on crypto assets, according to a report by CoinDesk. Get...

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Truecaller Caller ID System To Extend Financial Services In India
Truecaller Caller ID System To Extend Financial Services In India
December 19, 2019  |  International

Swedish caller identification system TrueCaller is dipping its toes in the financial services water as it prepares for an initial public offering in the next...

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Why Main Street SMBs Are A Greenfield For InsurTech
Why Main Street SMBs Are A Greenfield For InsurTech
December 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Insurance may not be the most flashy or exciting of industries, but its continued reliance on paper and inefficient underwriting processes makes the market a...

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Navigating Merchants’ Bumpy Ride To SCA Compliance In 2020
Navigating Merchants’ Bumpy Ride To SCA Compliance In 2020
December 19, 2019  |  Regulation

The revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulation rollout in the EU has been a little bit on the bumpy side so...

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Demystifying Russia’s Digital Payments Landscape
Demystifying Russia’s Digital Payments Landscape
December 19, 2019  |  eCommerce

For eCommerce firms targeting emerging markets, the opportunities are vast, as millions of consumers continue to go online to buy, and eCommerce sales soar by...

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When The Text Message From The Bank Isn’t From The Bank
When The Text Message From The Bank Isn’t From The Bank
December 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

In business – and especially in financial services and banking – trust is built up over decades, and can be destroyed in an instant. Get...

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Mastercard On Overcoming AI’s Bias Problem
Mastercard On Overcoming AI’s Bias Problem
December 19, 2019  |  Mastercard

Savor this moment — these coming weeks, the next few months, the year or two that will follow. These are the last moments before artificial...

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JPMorgan To Help Revive ‘Junk-Rated’ Companies In 2020
JPMorgan To Help Revive ‘Junk-Rated’ Companies In 2020
December 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will be focusing more heavily on reviving junk-rated firms in 2020, said reports on Wednesday (Dec. 18). Get the Full Story...

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