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South Korea’s Kakao Super App Outage Shows Risks of Living a ‘Digital Only’ Life
South Korea’s Kakao Super App Outage Shows Risks of Living a ‘Digital Only’ Life
October 19, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Technology makes everything easier. Except when it doesn’t work — and then makes everything harder. And if there is any indication that a “digital first”...

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Today in FinTech: Chime Eyes $40B IPO; Save Partners With Visa; Nevada Casinos Marry Digital Convenience, In-Person Gameplay
Today in FinTech: Chime Eyes $40B IPO; Save Partners With Visa; Nevada Casinos Marry Digital...
January 23, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, digital banking startup Chime is looking at an estimated valuation of $40 billion as the FinTech gets ready for its upcoming...

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Shares of Korea’s Kakao Jump After Three Execs Quit
Shares of Korea’s Kakao Jump After Three Execs Quit
January 21, 2022  |  Personnel

Shares of the Korean FinTech giant KakaoPay saw their biggest rise in two months after the company’s top three executives resigned at the same time...

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Korean Regulators Grapple With Next Steps as Techs Firms Expand Into Finance
Korean Regulators Grapple With Next Steps as Techs Firms Expand Into Finance
January 05, 2022  |  Regulation

Naver and Kakao, two of the largest online service providers in South Korea, are taking steps into financial services, pushing financial institutions (FIs) to better...

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Today in Payments Around the World: Hong Kong FPS Averages $667.9M in Daily Transaction Volume; Klarna Launches All-in-One Shopping App
Today in Payments Around the World: Hong Kong FPS Averages $667.9M in Daily Transaction Volume;...
November 03, 2021  |  International

Today in payments around the world, Hong Kong’s Faster Payment System (FPS) averages $667.9M in daily transaction volume, and buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm...

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