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Byju’s Raises $500M In Funding Round Led By Silver Lake

Byju’s Raises $500M In Funding Round Led By Silver Lake
Byju’s Raises $500M In Funding Round Led By Silver Lake
September 08, 2020  |  Investments

Indian educational technology firm Byju’s has gotten a leg up from a $500 million funding round led by private equity titan Silver Lake, Bloomberg reported....

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Work-From-Home Trend Leads To Increase In Backyard Sheds
Work-From-Home Trend Leads To Increase In Backyard Sheds
September 08, 2020  |  Economy

As the COVID-19 crisis drags on, Americans continue to explore new ways of working from home — sometimes including building sheds to add more space...

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Brazil Says Central Bank Digital Currency Set For 2022 Rollout
Brazil Says Central Bank Digital Currency Set For 2022 Rollout
September 08, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The race toward central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is tightening, with Brazil reportedly looking to launch one by 2022 in a bid to help digitize payments. And...

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Mastercard And Partners Form Supply Chain Digitization Alliance
Mastercard And Partners Form Supply Chain Digitization Alliance
September 08, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To digitize supply chains for merchants and wholesalers, Mastercard, along with Finastra, SGeBIZ and N-Frnds, has created an alliance with the Asian Development Bank (ADB),...

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Study: Virus Has Sent Most U.S. 18- to 29-Year-Olds Living With Their Parents
Study: Virus Has Sent Most U.S. 18- to 29-Year-Olds Living With Their Parents
September 08, 2020  |  Economy

For the first time since the Great Depression, most adult children in the U.S. are living with their families, according to a new report. Get...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax; Amazon Gets FAA’s OK For Drone Delivery 
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax;...
September 08, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Here’s the latest news for Big Tech’s Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from legislators and regulators the world over....

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Orchestrating Gateways To Increase Transaction Success Rates
Orchestrating Gateways To Increase Transaction Success Rates
September 08, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Payments choice is the mantra of 2020, and payments flexibility powers those choices. Financial institutions (FIs) and merchants that offer that flexibility have an edge,...

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Apple Registers Counterclaims, Seeks Damages In Epic Games Lawsuit
Apple Registers Counterclaims, Seeks Damages In Epic Games Lawsuit
September 08, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Apple registered a reply and counterclaims in its legal saga with Epic Games, contending that the developer broke its agreement with Apple as it also...

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