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Starling Bank Attains Unicorn Status With Latest $373 Million Share Sale

Starling Bank Attains Unicorn Status With Latest $373 Million Share Sale
Starling Bank Attains Unicorn Status With Latest $373 Million Share Sale
March 07, 2021  |  Digital Banking

Britain’s Starling Bank is scheduled to announce Monday (March 8, 2021) that it has raised about $373 million from investors led by Fidelity Management &...

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UAE’s Neobank Debuts Country’s First Digital Banking Platform
UAE’s Neobank Debuts Country’s First Digital Banking Platform
March 07, 2021  |  Digital Banking

YAP, the first independent digital banking platform in the United Arab Emirates, has launched as of Sunday (March 7), Reuters writes. Get the Full Story...

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US Set To Surpass China In Post-COVID Economic Recovery
US Set To Surpass China In Post-COVID Economic Recovery
March 07, 2021  |  Economy

With the world economy slated to grow around 6 percent this year according to Oxford Economics, the U.S. could play a central role, The Wall...

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UK Eyes Improving LATAM Trade Agreements
UK Eyes Improving LATAM Trade Agreements
March 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

U.K. businesses seeking post-Brexit opportunities beyond the eurozone have abundant possibilities in Central America, a region whose residents once bought one-third of their imports from...

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Iris Scan Serves As Traveler ID At Dubai Airport
Iris Scan Serves As Traveler ID At Dubai Airport
March 07, 2021  |  Biometrics

Passengers can now clear customs at Dubai International Airport by peering at contact-free iris scanners linked to the country’s extensive facial recognition database, the Associated...

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Senate Stamps COVID Relief; House To Vote On Tuesday
Senate Stamps COVID Relief; House To Vote On Tuesday
March 07, 2021  |  Economy

The Senate has passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill touted by President Joe Biden, and it will now go back to the House, where...

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Antitrust Activist Economist Tim Wu Joins Biden Staff As Adviser
Antitrust Activist Economist Tim Wu Joins Biden Staff As Adviser
March 07, 2021  |  Personnel

An influential critic of some of the biggest Silicon Valley technology companies has landed a seat on President Joe Biden’s economic council. Get the Full...

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Report: Robinhood Will Go Public On Nasdaq
Report: Robinhood Will Go Public On Nasdaq
March 07, 2021  |  IPO

Stock trading app Robinhood, which soared to popularity during the pandemic as home-bound young users embraced its low trading costs and game-like interface, will go...

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45 Brazilian Companies Plan IPOs Regardless Of Economic Uncertainty
45 Brazilian Companies Plan IPOs Regardless Of Economic Uncertainty
March 07, 2021  |  IPO

Brazilian companies have 45 initial public offering (IPO) plans awaiting regulators’ approval, Reuters reported, in what the news service stated is an indication potential government...

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