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OPay Raises $50M To Grow Mobile Payments Ecosystem In Nigeria
OPay Raises $50M To Grow Mobile Payments Ecosystem In Nigeria
July 10, 2019  |  Investments

African payments startup OPay has raised $50 million in funding after investors such as Sequoia China, IDG Capital and Source Code Capital joined in the latest...

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Fed’s Powell Shares Libra Concerns With US Lawmakers
Fed’s Powell Shares Libra Concerns With US Lawmakers
July 10, 2019  |  Facebook

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell spoke to a congressional committee on Wednesday (July 10) about the organization’s concerns with Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency...

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Amazon Brings Counterfeit-Fighting Tool To New Markets
Amazon Brings Counterfeit-Fighting Tool To New Markets
July 10, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon is expanding its anti-counterfeiting program, called Transparency, to Europe, India and Canada, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Samsung Ventures Plants Flag In India And Funds Four Startups
Samsung Ventures Plants Flag In India And Funds Four Startups
July 10, 2019  |  Investments

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC) announced on Wednesday (July 10) an $8.5 million investment in four technology startups based in India, with plans to invest...

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Visa Invests In Crypto Storage Innovator Anchorage
Visa Invests In Crypto Storage Innovator Anchorage
July 10, 2019  |  Investments

In its second known investment in a cryptocurrency startup, Visa has reportedly invested millions in the crypto storage company Anchorage. The payments firm co-led the...

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Trulioo Expands Verification Capabilities Internationally
Trulioo Expands Verification Capabilities Internationally
July 10, 2019  |  Authentication

Trulioo, which focuses on global identity verification, said Wednesday (July 10) that it now is able to verify customers in new countries, including Bahrain, Iceland,...

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Microsoft To Open First European Store In London
Microsoft To Open First European Store In London
July 10, 2019  |  Retail

As Microsoft looks to bolster its physical presence and compete with other firms that offer unique brick-and-mortar experiences for shoppers, the tech company plans to...

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Apple Courts Developers In China With New App Program
Apple Courts Developers In China With New App Program
July 10, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has begun a program, based in China, that will look to help Chinese developers in their bid to create new applications, according to Reuters....

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Remitly Scores $135M To Expand Globally
Remitly Scores $135M To Expand Globally
July 10, 2019  |  Investments

Weeks after Facebook took aim at its core business, Seattle-based Remitly notched $135 million in funding at a valuation of almost $1 billion. The company...

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