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Bitcoin Daily: SIMBA Chain Lands $1.5M Blockchain Contract From US Air Force; Centra Tech Co-Founder Pleads In Crypto Fraud Case
Bitcoin Daily: SIMBA Chain Lands $1.5M Blockchain Contract From US Air Force; Centra Tech Co-Founder...
June 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The U.S. Air Force has granted blockchain firm SIMBA Chain a $1.5 million check to help create a new blockchain for supply logistics in the...

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BinDawood Prepares First Middle Eastern IPO Since COVID-19
BinDawood Prepares First Middle Eastern IPO Since COVID-19
June 08, 2020  |  IPO

BinDawood Holding is planning to offer an initial public offering (IPO) of its supermarket division by the end of July, in what would be the...

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Finablr’s BayanPay Awarded Payments License From Saudi Authority
Finablr’s BayanPay Awarded Payments License From Saudi Authority
February 26, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Finablr, a global platform for payments and foreign exchange solutions, has announced that its Saudi-Arabia based network brand, BayanPay, has been awarded a license to...

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Saudi Arabia Makes Digital Push To Lessen Cash Reliance
Saudi Arabia Makes Digital Push To Lessen Cash Reliance
February 18, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Saudi Payments, a state-owned payments apparatus, has partnered with stc pay, another Saudi Arabia payments company, to grow the breadth of its mobile wallet, and...

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Saudi VC Firm Hires Google Exec To Grow Tech Unicorns
Saudi VC Firm Hires Google Exec To Grow Tech Unicorns
February 09, 2020  |  Investments

Saudi Arabia’s STV, one of the country’s largest venture capital firms, has enlisted the help of a Google employee, Ivan Jakovljevic, with the hope of boosting...

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Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick’s Startup Lands $400M From Saudi Fund
Ex-Uber CEO Kalanick’s Startup Lands $400M From Saudi Fund
November 07, 2019  |  Investments

CloudKitchens, the delivery startup founded by former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, has received a $400 million investment from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), according...

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SoftBank Head To Push New Tech Fund At Saudi Investment Conference
SoftBank Head To Push New Tech Fund At Saudi Investment Conference
October 24, 2019  |  Investments

SoftBank Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is participating in an annual three-day investment forum in Saudi Arabia at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh from Oct. 29-31,...

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SoftBank To Unveil New Vision Fund To Boost Global Tech Investments
SoftBank To Unveil New Vision Fund To Boost Global Tech Investments
July 23, 2019  |  Investments

Japan’s SoftBank is going to launch a second investment vehicle based on its mega popular $100 billion Vision Fund, according to a report by The...

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Saudi Arabia Launches Invoice-To-Pay Portal
Saudi Arabia Launches Invoice-To-Pay Portal
July 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Saudi Arabia is introducing an eInvoicing and electronic payments platform designed to digitize government and business payments to suppliers. Reports in the Saudi Gazette on...

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