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Former FCC Chair: US Should Ease 5G Regs To Be Competitive
Former FCC Chair: US Should Ease 5G Regs To Be Competitive
December 09, 2019  |  Innovation

Building out 5G networks is imperative to the U.S., as China aggressively moves forward with rolling out the next-generation wireless technology, former Federal Communications Commission...

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Lawyer Convicted For Stealing $60M From Belgium’s Richest Family
Lawyer Convicted For Stealing $60M From Belgium’s Richest Family
December 09, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A lawyer on Monday (Dec. 9) was convicted in Swiss court of laundering money and forgery for stealing shares from Belgium’s richest family, according to...

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Last Roar Of The Paper Tiger?
Last Roar Of The Paper Tiger?
December 09, 2019  |  Payment Methods

What if you heard that over 70 percent of decision-makers in your industry had begun settling accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) invoices in...

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Bitcoin Daily: African Open Blockchain Ecosystem In The Works; Authorities Shut Down Bitcoin Scam In Brazil
Bitcoin Daily: African Open Blockchain Ecosystem In The Works; Authorities Shut Down Bitcoin Scam In...
December 09, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Sekunjalo Investment Holdings has teamed up with Chinese public blockchain leader Ultrain Technology Limited to develop a pan-African open blockchain system called the African Chain...

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MRI Software Adds AP Capabilities For Real Estate Users
MRI Software Adds AP Capabilities For Real Estate Users
December 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Real estate accounts payable (AP) solution provider Nexus is expanding its partnership with MRI Software to integrate supplier payment functionality within MRI’s real estate solutions....

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London’s Paysend Licensed To Operate In Canada
London’s Paysend Licensed To Operate In Canada
December 09, 2019  |  Global Payments

Paysend, a FinTech out of the U.K., has received a license to operate in Canada in a move that will expand the company’s global reach,...

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Deutsche Bank Predicts Weak Fiat System Will Fuel Demand For Crypto
Deutsche Bank Predicts Weak Fiat System Will Fuel Demand For Crypto
December 09, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The past several months have seen bitcoin perhaps overshadowed (just a bit) by any number of large-scale efforts to bring digital coins to mainstream society....

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Questions Over Whether UK’s Starling Bank Will Hit SMB Loan Target
Questions Over Whether UK’s Starling Bank Will Hit SMB Loan Target
December 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

London’s digital bank startup Starling Bank has loaned just 1 percent of the amount it has pledged to give to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB)...

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Zeus Living Raises $55M To Grow Corporate Housing Service
Zeus Living Raises $55M To Grow Corporate Housing Service
December 09, 2019  |  Investments

Short-term corporate housing company Zeus has raised $55 million in a series B funding round, according to a blog post by the company. Get the...

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