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SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit

SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit
SoftBank To Lead $125M Round For LATAM FinTech AlphaCredit
January 26, 2020  |  Fintech Investments

Latin America-based AlphaCredit has signed up for a funding round to raise $125 million, led by SoftBank’s Latin America fund. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Microsoft Health Exec Calls For More Transparency Of Patient Data
Microsoft Health Exec Calls For More Transparency Of Patient Data
January 26, 2020  |  Healthcare

Peter Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft Healthcare, wants to make sure patients have access to their healthcare records. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Bank Of France Gov Says Central Banks Should Control Crypto
Bank Of France Gov Says Central Banks Should Control Crypto
January 26, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Saturday (Jan. 25) that central banks should be in charge of issuing electronic currency, not...

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EU Regulator Loosens Requirements For Bank Mergers
EU Regulator Loosens Requirements For Bank Mergers
January 26, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Europe’s main banking regulator, an arm of the ECB, is trying to make it easier for the continent’s financial lenders to merge. Get the Full...

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Grocery Stores Shutter In-Store Pharmacies
Grocery Stores Shutter In-Store Pharmacies
January 26, 2020  |  Healthcare

Supermarket pharmacy counters are closing across the U.S. as they struggle to keep customers coming back. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Services Sector Drives US Business Growth; Europe Loses Momentum
Services Sector Drives US Business Growth; Europe Loses Momentum
January 26, 2020  |  International

Breaking trends in the rest of the world, the U.S.’ business activity is on the upswing so far in 2020. In other major countries, that...

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Google Limits Chrome Browser Extensions Amid Spike In Fraud
Google Limits Chrome Browser Extensions Amid Spike In Fraud
January 26, 2020  |  Google

Google has announced that all paid commercial extensions have been temporarily suspended from being published or updated in the official Chrome Web Store due to...

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DOJ To Review Liability Law For Online Content Companies
DOJ To Review Liability Law For Online Content Companies
January 26, 2020  |  Legal

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is organizing a workshop to review a federal law that predominantly releases websites from legal culpability for anything their...

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Making Money When It Rains Iguanas
Making Money When It Rains Iguanas
January 25, 2020  |  Retail

Dale Carnegie, America’s first self-help guru and author of “How To Win Friends & Influence People,” famously coined the phrase “when life gives you lemons,...

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