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Series A Brings $18M to Trading Platform Saphyre
Series A Brings $18M to Trading Platform Saphyre
March 22, 2022  |  Investments

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered trading automation platform Saphyre has raised $18.7 million in a Series A funding round led by HCAP Partners, assisted by J.P. Morgan...

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Agency Warns of Increased Cyberattacks on Healthcare Targets
Agency Warns of Increased Cyberattacks on Healthcare Targets
March 22, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Cyber warriors in healthcare are on high alert as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks 2022 as a year of increased threat following a record number...

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Crypto Basics Series: The Tokenomics of Crypto
Crypto Basics Series: The Tokenomics of Crypto
March 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When crypto folks talk about “tokenomics,” they tend to mean things specific to the design of a specific token that will affect its price. So,...

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CMA Warns Barclays, Lloyds to Comply With Open Banking Order
CMA Warns Barclays, Lloyds to Comply With Open Banking Order
March 22, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on March 21 sent two letters to Barclays and Lloyds to communicate the regulator’s concerns about breaching their...

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Fragmented Markets Drive Demand for Streamlined Spend Management Solutions
Fragmented Markets Drive Demand for Streamlined Spend Management Solutions
March 22, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

For businesses both large and small, the finance department has to juggle between disconnected tools to reconcile payments with expenses, often spending hours sorting through...

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Why UK Customers Are Moving to Digital Banks
Why UK Customers Are Moving to Digital Banks
March 21, 2022  |  Digital Banking

Consumers in the United Kingdom are interested in digital banking. In the last quarter of last year, almost 250,000 U.K. banking customers switched their accounts...

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EMEA Daily: UK Regulator Orders Barclays to Correct Breaches; Russian Court Rules Meta an ‘Extremist’ Organization
EMEA Daily: UK Regulator Orders Barclays to Correct Breaches; Russian Court Rules Meta an ‘Extremist’...
March 21, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the U.K.’s banking regulator has ruled that Barclays Bank UK Plc has failed to make available...

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Egypt FinTech Rewards App Lucky Grabs $25M in Series A Funding Round
Egypt FinTech Rewards App Lucky Grabs $25M in Series A Funding Round
March 21, 2022  |  Investments

Egyptian cash back rewards app Lucky on Monday (March 21) wrapped up a $25 million fundraising round that is the largest Series A funding effort...

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Apple Proposes Solution to Dating App Violations Amid Fines
Apple Proposes Solution to Dating App Violations Amid Fines
March 21, 2022  |  Apple

One month after a Dutch regulator levied another fine against Apple for its failure to provide alternative payment methods on its dating apps, the tech...

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