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Report: Brazilian FinTech Hash Cuts Staff Amid Funding Woes

Report: Brazilian FinTech Hash Cuts Staff Amid Funding Woes
Report: Brazilian FinTech Hash Cuts Staff Amid Funding Woes
August 14, 2022  |  Personnel

Hash, a Brazilian FinTech backed by QED Investors, has reportedly fired “dozens” of employees as it looks to slowly shutter the entire business. Get the...

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EMEA Daily: Nigeria Begins Regulating Mobile Devices via 5% Tax
EMEA Daily: Nigeria Begins Regulating Mobile Devices via 5% Tax
August 12, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), the Nigeria announced the implementation of a 5% tax on mobile devices. Get...

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Marqeta Seeks New CEO, Founder Looks to New Role
Marqeta Seeks New CEO, Founder Looks to New Role
August 11, 2022  |  Personnel

Marqeta will begin a search for a new chief executive as it kicks off a growth phase, the founder and current CEO of the card...

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Walmart Layoffs Reflect Its Digital Evolution More Than Fresh Economic Insight
Walmart Layoffs Reflect Its Digital Evolution More Than Fresh Economic Insight
August 04, 2022  |  Retail

It is never a good sign when the nation’s largest private employer says it’s cutting jobs at headquarters, especially in an economic environment — and...

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Chairman of China’s Ant Group Steps Down From Alipay Role
Chairman of China’s Ant Group Steps Down From Alipay Role
August 03, 2022  |  Personnel

Chinese FinTech Ant Group‘s Alipay is in the midst of another change in corporate leadership, with Eric Jing Xiandong stepping down as legal representative and...

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LendingClub Appoints Ex-Optum D2C CEO Ahmad, Former Citi CCO Reimann to Board
LendingClub Appoints Ex-Optum D2C CEO Ahmad, Former Citi CCO Reimann to Board
August 02, 2022  |  Personnel

LendingClub has announced two new members for its board of directors in Faiz Ahmad and Kathryn Reimann, a press release said Tuesday (Aug. 2). Get...

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Meta’s C-Suite Shuffle Follows Growing Trend Toward More Strategic Role for CFOs
Meta’s C-Suite Shuffle Follows Growing Trend Toward More Strategic Role for CFOs
August 02, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

In conjunction with its Q2 earnings report, Meta — the company formerly known as Facebook — announced that as of  Nov. 1, current Chief Financial...

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Lack of Crypto Talent Is Everyone’s Concern, Not Just EU Regulators
Lack of Crypto Talent Is Everyone’s Concern, Not Just EU Regulators
August 02, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Last week, PYMNTS reported that José Manuel Campa, chair of the European Banking Authority (EBA), had voiced concerns over regulators’ inability to hire and retain...

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