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There will be over 6.5B of digital ID users by 2026

A digital ID is a digital representation of a physical identity document

Fintech & Ecommerce

BlueSnap launches embedded payments suite globally

BlueSnap now offers three products to allow flexibility and speed to market for software platforms looking to drive new revenue while enhancing user experience worldwide

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Consumers demand more from businesses when it comes to action and education on environmental issues: AmEx

American Express has found that UK consumers have high expectations of businesses to be more vocal on environmental issues and efforts to tackle climate change – and will offer support to those that are. Ahead of Earth Day later this month, the Amex Trendex report revealed that 91% of UK adults want companies to address […]

Countries

How much wheat do Ukraine and Russia produce?

Here is why the Russian-Ukrainian war is important to every other nation in the world

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa to launch facial verification payments in the Middle East through new partnership

The goal of the partnership is to provide cardholders with new safe, secure, and innovative ways to pay

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Guerra cibernética contra Rusia: así es como Anonymous se venga de Putin

Además de la guerra convencional entre Rusia y Ucrania, se está viviendo una intensa guerra cibernética y, el colectivo de hacktivistas Anonymous, ha liderado numerosos ataques exitosos y ha inutilizado sitios web gubernamentales, corporativos y de noticias rusos. El colectivo de hackers Anonymous no ha cesado de bombardear a Rusia con ciberataques desde que declaró […]

Finance & Economics

More than half of Zoomers do not have a bank account: survey

Thunes interviewed 6,500 people aged 16-24 from 13 developed and emerging countries around the world

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Klarna announced the rebranding of Stocard

The rebranding marks the next step of Stocard’s integration into the Klarna ecosystem following its successful acquisition by Klarna in July 2021

Countries

The UK Treasury is working on a new type of mint: NFTs

The UK Treasury minister has instructed the Royal Mint to create NFTs as a “symbol of a forward-thinking approach” which the UK Treasury says will encompass crypto and blockchain, according to The Verge. The project was announced in a speech by Treasury Secretary John Glenn, who told a summit that more details about the Mint […]

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Jamaica begins central bank digital currency launch

As the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) prepares to launch a CBDC in the April-June quarter, Jamaican residents can now open digital wallets that support the country’s central bank, the Jam-Dex digital currency, NFCW.com reports. The National Bank of Commerce of Jamaica is the first institution in the country to add Jam-Dex support to its Lynk […]

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Germany shuts down Russian darknet market Hydra

Federal police say they have closed the German servers for the darknet hub, which has seen a surge in sales during the pandemic, according to DW. Investigators said they had taken down the German servers of Hydra, a Russian darknet marketplace used to sell drugs, fake documents, intercepted data and other illegal services. They also […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard announced partnership with restaurant commerce platform

GoTab recently introduced Click to Pay across various Stone Brewing locations in California and Virginia

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Africa could lose 10% of its population to hunger if the war in Ukraine lasts

East and North Africa are at the highest risk of extreme hunger

Finance & Economics

5 types of statement reconciliations & why they’re important

Eada Hudes Author   Account statement reconciliation can be safely assumed to be one of the integral parts of the backbone of a running business and its financial management. However, maintaining and preparing complete documents such as supplier statement comparison reports can become tedious. It is imperative that they are accurate and complete. There are […]

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Delivery Hero launches €1.4 billion debt financing syndication

Berlin-based local delivery platform Delivery Hero is readying a €1.4 billion debt financing round. One portion of the debt financing solution is $825 million and the other is $300 million, both with maturities of 5.25 years. The company also signed a 375 million euro RCF (revolving credit facility) with a consortium of banks for an […]