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Blockchain & Crypto

Romania Launches National NFT Marketplace

Romania’s Informatics Institute is to launch an institutional NFT trading platform, which is supposed to link the public and private sectors

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amex Ventures Vets Launch $78 Million Fintech Fund

A group of three former managing directors of Amex Ventures announced that it managed to raise funds for $ 78 million for the debut fund to support startups in the fintech industry.

Finance & Economics

Credit Suisse Reveals Scale of Bank’s Bankruptcy

Credit Suisse has revealed the extent of the bankruptcy of this financial institution.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Bed Bath & Beyond Bankruptcy Blames on Private Label Strategy

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) has announced its bankruptcy.

Finance & Economics

Main Street Merchant Recession Expectations Match Fed

Main Street is preparing for economic problems amid the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and inflation.

Science & Technology

Google’s Bard AI Chatbot Can Generate and Debug Code

The Google Bard artificial intelligence tool can now provide programming assistance.

Science & Technology

Woodoo Biotech Raises $31 Million to Transform Dead Wood Into Glass and Leather

The fresh funding will allow the French startup Woodoo to expand its biotech solution that repurposes dead wood into new advanced sustainable materials across many sectors

Finance & Economics

First Citizens Bank to Woo Startups and Rebuild SVB Business Model

The new owner of the Silicon Valley Bank aims to solve two tasks, including improving the business and restoring the reputation of a financial institution.

Fintech & Ecommerce

UK Wants New Regulator to Tackle Big Tech

In the UK, a new regulator will appear in the foreseeable future, whose activity will be to supervise technology giants, including Amazon and Google.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple’s Tap To Pay Goes Live in Taiwan

Taiwan has become the second country after the USA where merchants are able to accept in-store contactless payments on their iPhones using Apple’s Tap to Pay solution

Blockchain & Crypto

Zimbabwe is Working on Gold-Backed Digital Currency

Gold-backed digital currency to be introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is supposed to stabilize the highly volatile Zimbabwean dollar

Fintech & Ecommerce

Unlimint to Provide Payment Services in Nigeria: License Secured

Having received its Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) License from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), fintech Unlimint is going to launch in the Nigerian market

Fintech & Ecommerce

Barclays Unveils Govt-Funded Support Programme for UK Tech

Barclays Eagle Labs has announced the official launch of a program to support British technology companies.

Science & Technology

Betterdata Uses Synthetic Data to Keep Real Data Safe

The startup Betterdata, which is based in Singapore and uses synthetic data to ensure the protection of real information, announced the attraction of investment funds for $ 1.55 million.

Blockchain & Crypto

African Blockchain VC Funding Surged Over 400%: Report

Africa is the only region globally to have experienced an explosion in blockchain venture funding in 2022

Society & Lifestyle

Twitter’s Legacy Blue Check Mark Era Overs

Twitter continues to get rid of its legacy, which defined the image, design, and other aspects of the symbolic and material existence of the company before the beginning of the era of the rule of Elon Musk.