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Bitcoin Daily: Chiliz Blockchain Firm Creates Sports-Focused Crypto Exchange; Proposed Hawaii Legislation Would Allow Banks To Hold Digital Currencies
Bitcoin Daily: Chiliz Blockchain Firm Creates Sports-Focused Crypto Exchange; Proposed Hawaii Legislation Would Allow Banks...
January 24, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Chiliz, a blockchain venture based in Malta, is introducing a crypto exchange with entertainment and sports tokens, according to Cointelegraph. The new exchange will be...

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Verizon Partners With Synchrony On Credit Card Offering
Verizon Partners With Synchrony On Credit Card Offering
January 24, 2020  |  Consumer Finance

Verizon is partnering with financial firm Synchrony to put out its own consumer card in the first half of this year, they said on Thursday...

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EU Parliament Calls For More Consumer Protection In AI, Automation
EU Parliament Calls For More Consumer Protection In AI, Automation
January 24, 2020  |  International

Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee issued a resolution Thursday (Jan. 23) that will put rules into place to address the challenges of fast-developing...

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Instacart And Publix Team Up For Instacart Meals App
Instacart And Publix Team Up For Instacart Meals App
January 24, 2020  |  Commerce

Instacart Meals, a new service by the grocery delivery app, will provide a Swiss-army-knife solution for customers to order and pick up their food in...

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New York City Council Bans Cashless Food And Retail Stores
New York City Council Bans Cashless Food And Retail Stores
January 23, 2020  |  Payment Methods

The New York City Council on Thursday (Jan. 23) passed a ban on cashless food and retail stores. The ban was reportedly spearheaded by Councilmember...

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Mastercard, SoFi Team Up On Debit Card, Payment Products
Mastercard, SoFi Team Up On Debit Card, Payment Products
January 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Mastercard and digital personal finance company SoFi have teamed up on a suite of products and experiences to benefit SoFi’s nearly one million customers, the...

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MoneyGram, Suez Canal Bank Team To Enable Egypt Money Transfers
MoneyGram, Suez Canal Bank Team To Enable Egypt Money Transfers
January 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

MoneyGram has partnered with Suez Canal Bank to let customers send money right into Egyptian bank accounts, according to a press release. Get the Full...

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Isabel dos Santos Facing Embezzlement; Implicated Banker Found Dead
Isabel dos Santos Facing Embezzlement; Implicated Banker Found Dead
January 23, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, is facing money laundering and mismanagement charges, while a banker implicated in the case — Nuno Ribeiro da Cunha,...

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Ex-Wells CEO Fined, Banned From Banking For Life
Ex-Wells CEO Fined, Banned From Banking For Life
January 23, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Former Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf has been banned from ever working in the banking industry again by the U.S. government, according to a report...

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