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Bitcoin Daily: Goldman Sachs Eyes Using Bitcoin as Collateral for Institution Cash Loans; MercadoBitcoin.com Holding Company Snags $50M in Series B Funding
Bitcoin Daily: Goldman Sachs Eyes Using Bitcoin as Collateral for Institution Cash Loans; MercadoBitcoin.com Holding...
December 02, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs is currently undergoing an education on how to use bitcoin as collateral for cash loans, according to a Thursday (Dec. 2) report from...

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Amex, FinTech Opy Team on ‘Buy Now, Pay Smarter’ for Members, POS Merchant Option
Amex, FinTech Opy Team on ‘Buy Now, Pay Smarter’ for Members, POS Merchant Option
December 02, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Openpay, the diversified payment and POS lending FinTech, has teamed with American Express to help offer more access to lending and payments for bigger purchases,...

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Grab Loses a Fifth of Share Value on Day One as Public Company
Grab Loses a Fifth of Share Value on Day One as Public Company
December 02, 2021  |  IPO

Grab has seen its shares lose over a fifth of their value on its first day in trading in New York, per a Wall Street...

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New Privacy Rules Could Derail User Data Collection by Companies
New Privacy Rules Could Derail User Data Collection by Companies
December 02, 2021  |  Digital Identity

Both tech giants and governments have been debuting new rules that could throw off the flow of user data that is used by companies for...

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Debt Collectors Move Beyond Robocalls to Text, Email, Social Media
Debt Collectors Move Beyond Robocalls to Text, Email, Social Media
December 02, 2021  |  Debt

Collection agencies can now reach out to debtors by text, email and social media following new rules enacted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),...

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Treasury Secretary Yellen Says She Hasn’t Decided on Digital Dollar Creation
Treasury Secretary Yellen Says She Hasn’t Decided on Digital Dollar Creation
December 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she doesn’t know whether or not the Federal Reserve should make a digital version of the dollar, Reuters reported Thursday...

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Lamaa Gets Investment in Series A From Wa’ed for SMB Digitization
Lamaa Gets Investment in Series A From Wa’ed for SMB Digitization
December 02, 2021  |  Investments

Wa’ed, the entrepreneurship arm of Saudi Aramco, has invested in the Riyadh-based FinTech startup Lamaa, the companies announced Thursday (Dec. 2). Get the Full Story...

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Grab Shares Slide in Nasdaq Debut Following $40B SPAC Deal
Grab Shares Slide in Nasdaq Debut Following $40B SPAC Deal
December 02, 2021  |  IPO

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Express Delivery Startup Jokr Raises $260M at $1.2B Valuation
Express Delivery Startup Jokr Raises $260M at $1.2B Valuation
December 02, 2021  |  Investments

Instant grocery delivery startup Jokr closed a $260 million Series B funding deal that puts the company’s valuation at $1.2 billion, giving it unicorn status...

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