April 14, 2021
Indian Merchants Fight Back Against Amazon With Protest Event
Small businesses in India are fighting back against Amazon and other big foreign sellers in a move to actively protest what they see as an unfair competitive advantage for U.S....
April 08, 2021
Competition Advocacy in Paraguay: CONACOM’s Pro-Competitive Recommendation for Transportation Hired...
By Rolando Díaz Delgado & Fabrizio Boggino1 On January 14, 2021, Paraguay’s National Competition Commission (Comisión Nacional de la Competencia, “CONACOM”) published OPINION/RD N° 01/2021, related to the regulation of...
February 26, 2021
Black-Focused Neobank First Boulevard Raises $5 Million
First Boulevard, a neobank focused on the Black community, announced on Friday (Feb. 26) that it has raised $5 million in seed funding. The bank aims to use this funding...
February 25, 2021
India Plans Tough New Regulations For Social Media
The Indian government is instituting new regulations that will increase the oversight of social media platforms, streaming services, and news outlets, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday, February 25....
February 25, 2021
Today In Payments Around The World: RecargaPay Lands $70 Million;...
In today’s top payments news around the world, RecargaPay has notched $70 million in a Series C funding round to expand its payments platform, while Didi Chuxing Technology plans to...
February 25, 2021
Social Media Will Soon Face Tough New Regulations In India
The Indian government is instituting new regulations that will increase the oversight of social media platforms, streaming services and news outlets, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday (Feb. 25). The...
February 23, 2021
JPMC Addresses Racial Wealth Gap With Investment Product For Black-Owned...
J.P. Morgan Chase is launching an investment product specifically to support Black-owned banks, Bloomberg reported. The financial services firm also made equity investments in four minority banks as part of...
January 27, 2021
Livestream Goes Mainstream As New Players Try To Teach An...
Given that live television news and sports have been a household staple since the 1950s, pay-per-view dates back to the ’80s, and online media services like Netflix have been around...
January 25, 2021
Amazon Wants Indian Court To Jail Future Group’s CEO During...
Amazon is upping its legal battle against Reliance Retail’s US$3.4 billion acquisition of Future Group’s retail assets. This time around, it is even asking that an Indian court send Future’s...