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EMEA Daily: Barclaycard Payments Joins BT to Offer Benefits to UK Microbusinesses; Virtual Surgery Firm Raises $20M
EMEA Daily: Barclaycard Payments Joins BT to Offer Benefits to UK Microbusinesses; Virtual Surgery Firm...
August 11, 2022  |  emea

In today’s news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Barclaycard Payments has joined the BT partnership network to help grow U.K. small businesses,...

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Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
Global Tourism Faces Multi-Trillion-Dollar Hit From COVID-19
July 01, 2020  |  Economy

The tourism sector in the United States will take the biggest hit of any country in the world from COVID-19, with China a distant second,...

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UN Blockchain Expert Says Digital Cash Could Replace Bank Accounts
UN Blockchain Expert Says Digital Cash Could Replace Bank Accounts
June 08, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

United Nations global blockchain expert Massimo Buonomo has foreseen a future where digital currencies could replace low-interest bank accounts, Coindesk reports. Low interest rates, he...

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UN: 195 Million Jobs Will Be Lost To Coronavirus In 2Q
UN: 195 Million Jobs Will Be Lost To Coronavirus In 2Q
April 08, 2020  |  Economy

Being called the “worst crisis since World War II,” the coronavirus is set to wipe out 6.7 percent of working hours across the globe in...

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Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency
Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency
November 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Trading platform eToro has acquired crypto portfolio management app Delta in a deal reportedly worth $5 million. “We are excited to announce that Delta will...

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UN Reveals How North Korea Uses Banks For Illegal Deals
UN Reveals How North Korea Uses Banks For Illegal Deals
March 13, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A new report by the United Nations has revealed that global banks are being used to enable payments in illegal deals by North Korea. “Global...

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Bitcoin Daily: France Bans Anonymous Crypto; Australia Cracks Down On Crypto Drug Trafficking
Bitcoin Daily: France Bans Anonymous Crypto; Australia Cracks Down On Crypto Drug Trafficking
March 10, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Finance Committee in France released a report that calls for the ban of certain cryptocurrencies that enable anonymous transactions. “We must be aware of...

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Jack Ma Backs eCommerce As Means For Global Development
Jack Ma Backs eCommerce As Means For Global Development
April 26, 2017  |  eCommerce

Taking some time away from constructing a global eCommerce empire, Jack Ma, executive chairman of Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba, recently aligned himself with other philanthropic...

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