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Abu Dhabi To Invest $272M In Tech Startups

Abu Dhabi To Invest $272M In Tech Startups
Abu Dhabi To Invest $272M In Tech Startups
March 24, 2019  |  Investments

Abu Dhabi said Sunday (March 24) that it will invest as much as $272 million to go toward technology startups, reported Reuters. Get the Full...

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Uber To Acquire Careem For $3B
Uber To Acquire Careem For $3B
March 24, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Uber, the ride-hailing startup, is reportedly gearing up to make a $3 billion bid for Careem Networks, the Dubai-based ride-hailing company. Get the Full Story...

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Mexican Gov’t. Wants Bank Competition To Help Unbanked
Mexican Gov’t. Wants Bank Competition To Help Unbanked
March 24, 2019  |  Banking

The Mexican government wants local banks to do more to help the millions of unbanked citizens in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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British Airways Employees Say Call Center Data Not Secure
British Airways Employees Say Call Center Data Not Secure
March 24, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Current and former staff at British Airways, the U.K. airliner, told The Financial Times this weekend that data has been handled insecurely and has been...

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock To Launch Bitcoin Trading App; Mt. Gox Warns Legal Against Mass Crypto Sale
Bitcoin Daily: Overstock To Launch Bitcoin Trading App; Mt. Gox Warns Legal Against Mass Crypto...
March 24, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Overstock’s tZERO is set to launch a mobile trading app in June. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Space: The Final Travel Commerce Frontier
Space: The Final Travel Commerce Frontier
March 23, 2019  |  Retail

“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life...

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BIS Bitcoin Critic Says Banks Shouldn’t Create Crypto Tokens
BIS Bitcoin Critic Says Banks Shouldn’t Create Crypto Tokens
March 22, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Agustin Carstens, the general manager at the Bank for International Settlements, said that banks shouldn’t issue their own bitcoin-like tokens because it could undermine global...

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Norwegian Regulators: AML Measures Fell Short
Norwegian Regulators: AML Measures Fell Short
March 22, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

The Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) in Norway said that several banks didn’t make sufficient anti-money laundering assessments in 2018, according to a report by Reuters....

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UK Drivers File GDPR Lawsuit Against Uber
UK Drivers File GDPR Lawsuit Against Uber
March 22, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Four U.K. Uber drivers are filing a lawsuit against the company for alleged violations of EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law, according to a...

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