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Bitcoin Daily: UN Secretary-General Urges Blockchain Adoption; Africa Blockchain Institute To Open School In Rwanda In 2020

Bitcoin Daily: UN Secretary-General Urges Blockchain Adoption; Africa Blockchain Institute To Open School In Rwanda In 2020
Bitcoin Daily: UN Secretary-General Urges Blockchain Adoption; Africa Blockchain Institute To Open School In Rwanda...
December 29, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The United Nations (UN) needs to embrace blockchain, António Guterres, U.N. secretary-general, said in a statement to Forbes.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Egyptian Antitrust Reg Conditionally Approves Uber’s Careem Buy
Egyptian Antitrust Reg Conditionally Approves Uber’s Careem Buy
December 29, 2019  |  Partnerships

Careem, an Egyptian domestic rival to U.S.-based Uber, is set to be acquired by their global competition giant. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Ghana To Adopt West African ‘Eco’ Currency
Ghana To Adopt West African ‘Eco’ Currency
December 29, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Ghana is looking to drop its currency, the cedi, to join the new West African currency called “eco,” anticipated to replace the CFA franc as...

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Going Truly Over The Top For Christmas
Going Truly Over The Top For Christmas
December 28, 2019  |  Retail

Christmas is now in the 2019 rear-view mirror. Gifts have been unwrapped, and 10 percent of packages are, or are in the process of being...

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JPMC Co-CEO Sees Big Tech As ‘Real Competitors’ In 2020
JPMC Co-CEO Sees Big Tech As ‘Real Competitors’ In 2020
December 27, 2019  |  Economy

Daniel Pinto, the co-president and chief operating officer of JPMorgan Chase, told CNBC in an interview that 2020 will likely see sturdy economic growth of...

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Wawa C-Store Chain Sued Over Malware Attack
Wawa C-Store Chain Sued Over Malware Attack
December 27, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Multiple lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed in Philadelphia over a data breach at Wawa convenience stores, which affected 850 locations along the...

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Sprint And T-Mobile Merger, Spend Management And State Tax Top This Week’s News
Sprint And T-Mobile Merger, Spend Management And State Tax Top This Week’s News
December 27, 2019  |  News

It’s the end of a short holiday workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in...

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Switzerland’s President Calls Libra A Failure
Switzerland’s President Calls Libra A Failure
December 27, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The president of Switzerland, Ueli Maurer, said Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra cannot exist in its current form and will need to be altered if it’s...

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