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Sweden’s Anyfin Notches €8M; Oman Arab Bank Debuts NFC Rewards
Sweden’s Anyfin Notches €8M; Oman Arab Bank Debuts NFC Rewards
May 14, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Sweden-based Anyfin’s €8 million extended Series A funding round. Denmark’s...

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SoftBank Invests $1B Into Wirecard
SoftBank Invests $1B Into Wirecard
April 24, 2019  |  Investments

Wirecard, the German financial company, and Japan’s SoftBank Group announced Wednesday (April 24)  a deal in which SoftBank will invest about EUR 900 million in...

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SoftBank’s Founder Loses $130M On Bitcoin Investments
SoftBank’s Founder Loses $130M On Bitcoin Investments
April 23, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Japanese billionaire and SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son didn’t do well in his personal cryptocurrency investing, reportedly losing more than $130 million. According to a report...

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Sony Launches Taxi-Hailing App In Japan
Sony Launches Taxi-Hailing App In Japan
April 22, 2019  |  International

Sony has gotten into the taxi-hailing business, launching an app in Tokoyo last week. First spotted by CNET and covered by reporters Monday (April 22),...

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OYO Teams Up With Softbank For Japanese Expansion
OYO Teams Up With Softbank For Japanese Expansion
April 04, 2019  |  International

One of India’s largest hospitality companies, OYO, is expanding into Japan with the help of its biggest investor — Softbank. The joint venture will cover...

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Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
Line To Expand Into Payments, FinTech To Avoid Complacency
March 28, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Line, the Asian messaging company majority owned by Naver, the South Korean Internet search company, is expanding its business into payments and other FinTech services....

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Mercari Teams With Line For Payments; Telco M1 Connects With DISA For eWallet Protection
Mercari Teams With Line For Payments; Telco M1 Connects With DISA For eWallet Protection
March 27, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes the tie-up between Mercari and Line for payments in Japan....

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Bitcoin Daily: Rakuten Secures Crypto Exchange License; LVMH Launches Luxury Retail Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: Rakuten Secures Crypto Exchange License; LVMH Launches Luxury Retail Blockchain
March 27, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Louis Vuitton label owner LVMH is reportedly gearing up to roll out a crypto provenance platform that has the code name  AURA, CoinDesk reported. AURA...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Trading Tops $11B; Infected Chrome App Steals Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Trading Tops $11B; Infected Chrome App Steals Crypto
March 17, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Daily trading volume for bitcoin topped $11 billion on Friday (March 15) — its highest point in almost one year. Although bitcoin’s price is at...

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