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EU Countries Gain Ability To Exclude ‘High-Risk’ 5G Suppliers
EU Countries Gain Ability To Exclude ‘High-Risk’ 5G Suppliers
January 23, 2020  |  Regulation

New guidelines from the European Union (EU) allow for countries to restrict or exclude “high-risk” 5G providers from important parts of their telecom networks, according...

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WeWork Unloads Business Software Company In Pursuit Of Profits
WeWork Unloads Business Software Company In Pursuit Of Profits
January 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

WeWork has sold its business management software company Teem and also the minority stake it had in startup The Wing, to focus its business going...

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Helbiz eScooter Sharing App Taps Alipay For Mobile Payments Offering
Helbiz eScooter Sharing App Taps Alipay For Mobile Payments Offering
January 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Micro-mobility giant Helbiz announced a partnership with mobile payments platform Alipay, which will allow customers a wider breadth of access to Helbiz’s eScooters, eBikes and...

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Canapi VC Firm Commits $545M To Boost FinTech Startups
Canapi VC Firm Commits $545M To Boost FinTech Startups
January 23, 2020  |  Investments

Venture capital firm Canapi Ventures announced $545 million in funding that will serve as its inaugural venture capital funds, gleaned from a sizable investor base. Canapi...

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Entersekt, Netcetera Team Up On eCommerce Payment Security
Entersekt, Netcetera Team Up On eCommerce Payment Security
January 23, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

FinTech solution company Entersekt has upgraded its authentication technology in the DACH region of Europe, according to a release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System
Square Gets Patent For Crypto-Friendly Real-Time Payments System
January 22, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Square, the payments provider operated by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, won a patent to debut new tech, allowing users with different assets to transfer payments,...

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RS2 To Acquire Germany’s Kalicom Digital Payments System
RS2 To Acquire Germany’s Kalicom Digital Payments System
January 22, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global payments provider RS2 announced its acquisition of Kalicom Liebers Zahlungssysteme KG on Wednesday (Jan. 22), which will be a boost for its goals in...

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Int’l Chamber Of Commerce Teams With Singapore Gov’t In Digital Commerce Push
Int’l Chamber Of Commerce Teams With Singapore Gov’t In Digital Commerce Push
January 22, 2020  |  International

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the government of Singapore have teamed up, along with other industry partners, on an initiative to speed up...

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Bitcoin Daily: Shopify Plugin Uses Blockchain For Authentication, SportsCastr Launches Its Own Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Shopify Plugin Uses Blockchain For Authentication, SportsCastr Launches Its Own Crypto
January 22, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A startup in San Francisco called the Real Items Foundation has developed a plugin for Shopify that will use blockchain technology to make sure items...

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