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Apple Plans Ambitious Fintech Plan with iPhone Payments
- Friday, 11 February 2022
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Apple is planning to introduce a new feature allowing businesses to take digital payments and credit cards with “just a tap on their iPhones.” So reports Reuters.
Read more...VC Fintech Funding in U.S. Enjoyed Banner Year in 2021
- Friday, 11 February 2022
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U.S.-driven venture capital funding for fintechs enjoyed a massive surge in activity, doubling in volume and transactional value last year. So reports PYMNTS.
Read more...Immutable X, GameStop Plan New NFT Project
- Thursday, 03 February 2022
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GameStop is planning an NFT marketplace, and it has partnered with startup Immutable X to that end. So reports CNET.
Read more...Matt Damon’s Crypto Commercial Continues to Get Skewered as 'South Park' Joins in the Bashfest
- Thursday, 03 February 2022
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South Park’s first new episode since 2019 took a shot at Matt Damon’s crypto.com commercial, which has been widely ridiculed in recent weeks. So reports the Hollywood Reporter.
Read more...Wormhole Suffers Near-record Attack Losing $320M in Tokens
- Thursday, 03 February 2022
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Wormhole, a popular bridge between the solana and ethereum blockchains, was ripped off to the tune of $320 million in a recent attack. So reports CNBC.
Read more...Pluto Attracts Eyeballs as it Enters Middle East Corporate Spend Market
- Thursday, 03 February 2022
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Pluto, which aims to help underserved SMBs and other businesses in the Middle East digitize cash spending, closed a $6 million seed round. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Federal Reserve Nominee Takes Heat Over Fintech Work
- Thursday, 03 February 2022
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President Joe Biden’s nominee for vice chair of supervision at the Federal Reserve, Sarah Bloom Raskin, was grilled during her confirmation hearing regarding her work as director of Reserve Trust. So reports The Hill.
Read more...Silvergate Capital Buys Facebook’s Stablecoin Tech, Plans to Issue Coin
- Thursday, 27 January 2022
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After intense regulatory scrutiny, Facebook is winding down its ambitious Diem Association cryptocurrency project. So reports The Wall Street Journal.
Read more...SAP Scoops Up Taulia as it Looks to Hop Into the 'Metaverse'
- Thursday, 27 January 2022
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SAP will acquire a majority stake in the U.S. fintech Taulia with the hope of expanding its footprint in the working capital management and supply-chain financing spaces. So reports Reuters.
Read more...Walmart Pushing Hard Into Fintech Arena with Recent Acquisitions
- Thursday, 27 January 2022
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A new fintech created and supported by retail giant Walmart will be acquiring two new companies and rebranding itself as an entity called ONE. So reports CNBC.
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