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Luxury Brands Consider Accepting Crypto Payments
Luxury Brands Consider Accepting Crypto Payments
December 18, 2024  |  Bitcoin

With bitcoin rising, the luxury world is reportedly showing more interest in allowing cryptocurrency payments. As Reuters reported Wednesday (Dec. 18), until recently just a...

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Report: Perplexity Closed $500 Million Funding Round in Early December
Report: Perplexity Closed $500 Million Funding Round in Early December
December 18, 2024  |  Investments

Perplexity AI reportedly closed a $500 million funding round earlier this month. The round tripled the artificial intelligence (AI) startup’s valuation to $9 billion, Bloomberg reported Wednesday...

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Velera Partners With The Knoble to Combat Financial Crimes
Velera Partners With The Knoble to Combat Financial Crimes
December 18, 2024  |  Partnerships

Credit union service organization Velera partnered with The Knoble to combat human crime, which includes human trafficking, child exploitation, financial scams, elder abuse and other...

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Mastercard Teams With Türkiye’s Dgpays to Promote Digital Payments
Mastercard Teams With Türkiye’s Dgpays to Promote Digital Payments
December 18, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Mastercard has launched a digital payments-focused partnership with Türkiye-based FinTech company Dgpays. The collaboration is aimed at promoting the adoption of digital payment solutions for consumers and...

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Supreme Court to Hear TikTok’s Appeal Jan. 10
Supreme Court to Hear TikTok’s Appeal Jan. 10
December 18, 2024  |  Legal

The U.S. Supreme Court reportedly said Wednesday (Dec. 18) that it will hear TikTok’s appeal of a law that would see the app banned in...

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Worldline Launches FlexPricing for Independent Software Vendors
Worldline Launches FlexPricing for Independent Software Vendors
December 18, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Payments services company Worldline has introduced FlexPricing for independent software vendors (ISVs). The new offering, which Worldline calls the first of its kind, lets ISVs implement flexible pricing...

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Bureau Raises $30 Million for Anti-Fraud Campaign With PayPal Ventures’ Help
Bureau Raises $30 Million for Anti-Fraud Campaign With PayPal Ventures’ Help
December 18, 2024  |  Investments

Fraud prevention/compliance platform Bureau has raised $30 million in a Series B round. The new funding round, which included participation by PayPal Ventures, will help Bureau use artificial...

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Ex-Klarna UK CEO Alex Marsh Named Chair of Salad Money
Ex-Klarna UK CEO Alex Marsh Named Chair of Salad Money
December 18, 2024  |  Personnel

British financial institution Salad Money has named Klarna’s former U.K. CEO to chair its board. Alex Marsh, whose appointment was announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) in...

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FTC to Settle Complaint Against Rytr for Enabling AI-Generated Reviews
FTC to Settle Complaint Against Rytr for Enabling AI-Generated Reviews
December 18, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

The Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling its complaint against Rytr for selling an artificial intelligence “Testimonial & Review” service. The regulator alleged...

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