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Bitcoin Daily: Central Bank In Russia Experimenting With Stablecoins; Germany’s New Crypto Rules Trouble Custodians
Bitcoin Daily: Central Bank In Russia Experimenting With Stablecoins; Germany’s New Crypto Rules Trouble Custodians
December 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Bank of Russia has been testing stablecoins that are attached to real assets, according to reports. The head of the bank, which is Russia’s...

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Germany Ousts Uber Over License Issue
Germany Ousts Uber Over License Issue
December 19, 2019  |  Ridesharing

A German court on Thursday (Dec. 19) banished Uber from running its ride-hailing service in Germany because the company doesn’t have the right licensing, Reuters...

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German Digital Banking Firm Penta Clears Gateway For Iwoca loans
German Digital Banking Firm Penta Clears Gateway For Iwoca loans
December 17, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Germany’s Penta, the digital platform for small and medium-sized business (SMB) banking, is partnering with the German FinTech iwoca, to help those companies get credit,...

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Union Calls For Amazon Workers’ Strike In Germany
Union Calls For Amazon Workers’ Strike In Germany
December 15, 2019  |  Amazon

A German labor union for two Amazon logistics centers is calling for a strike ahead of Christmas demanding higher pay, Reuters reported on Sunday (Dec....

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German Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions
German Gov’t Snaps Up Tech Firms To Prevent Foreign Acquisitions
December 01, 2019  |  Europe

Germany is planning to temporarily take stakes in high-tech companies in order to stop investors from non-EU countries from acquiring them. The “national fallback” proposal,...

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Cybercrooks Go Old School With German Jewelry Heist
Cybercrooks Go Old School With German Jewelry Heist
November 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Ours is the age of the cyberheist. Business email compromises. Spoofed phone numbers. Billions of passwords floating around. Malware and synthetic identities and the Dark Web, where...

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Germany’s Hahn Air Introduces Blockchain-Powered Tickets
Germany’s Hahn Air Introduces Blockchain-Powered Tickets
November 18, 2019  |  Blockchain

A German airline has issued the first airplane tickets powered by blockchain technology, according to a report by Reuters. Hahn Air, an airline that flies...

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Amazon Makes Another Grocery Play Via Delivery
Amazon Makes Another Grocery Play Via Delivery
November 15, 2019  |  Delivery

As it seeks to build its power in the grocery sector, Amazon reportedly is lowering its prices for grocery delivery in Germany, according to a report...

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Germany To Force Mobile Payment Providers To Share Systems With Rivals
Germany To Force Mobile Payment Providers To Share Systems With Rivals
November 15, 2019  |  Apple

Apple criticized German lawmakers’ vote to pass new legislation that would force it to open up its mobile payment system to rival providers, Reuters reported...

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