Big data hiring levels in the payment industry rose in April 2022
We've analysed hiring patterns using data from GlobalData
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in3 bags $11.1m Series A to provide BNPL with a difference: “We don’t want to put people in debt”
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How Covid-19 created a massive fintech boom
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“Bitcoin is the biggest problem for blockchain” – Rockaway Blockchain Fund chief
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FinCEN warns cryptocurrencies could circumvent sanctions: Experts say it’s unlikely
FinCEN has warned that Russian individuals and entities may use cryptocurrencies to dodge sanctions, but experts believe that's unlikely.
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You heard it here first: Shares bags $40m in Series A round
Confirming Verdict's scoop from last week, shares-trading app Shares has secured $40m in a new funding round
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Ukraine conflict: Anonymous declares cyberwar on Russia
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My Shares share-trading app won’t cause another meme stock frenzy, insists CEO
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Scalapay inks $497m Series B in beleaguered BNPL market
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We’re in the “death rattles” of cryptocurrencies, and the Ukraine crisis can’t save it
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Indian central bank deputy chief says cryptocurrency is “worse than Ponzi schemes”
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Turf war brewing? CFTC and SEC both want to be top cryptocurrency watchdog
The CFTC has proposed that it should play a central role in regulating cryptocurrencies amidst turf war rumours
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Digital currencies: How to be more China, less El Salvador
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Bitstamp CEO and Starling old COO: “Cryptocurrencies are the new neobanks”
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The 10 big fintech funding rounds in January you need to note
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Klarna boss: People fear credit card companies “more than death itself”
A leading Klarna executive is accusing traditional credit card companies of having taken advantage of customers for years. Now,…
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Britcoin is “the worst of two worlds”: Gets thumbs down from UK lawmakers
Lawmakers have warned that Rishi Sunak’s proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC), commonly referred to as Britcoin, could be…
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Deals relating to online banking decreased significantly in the payment industry in H2 2021
Deals relating to online banking in the banks, payment providers, cards programmes and processors sector have declined according to…
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Digitalization hiring levels in the payment industry rose in April 2022
We've analysed hiring patterns using data from GlobalData
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North America is seeing a hiring boom in payment industry fintech roles
Some parts of the world are investing more heavily in fintech roles than others
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These were the biggest banks, payment providers, cards programmes and processors deals in the three months to April
GlobalData research analyses the latest banks, payment providers, cards programmes and processors sectors deals
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Revealed: The cards & payments companies leading the way in Covid-19 recovery
We aggregated thousands of records from GlobalData's proprietary themes, jobs, deals and patents databases to identify the most active…
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Revealed: Top and emerging locations for M&A deals in the cards & payments industry
New figures from GlobalData reveal the top countries for mergers and acquisitions in the most recent quarter
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Blockchain vacancies in the payment industry were the hardest tech roles to fill in Q1 2022
We've analysed the length of time job ads were live online across the job market using GlobalData figures
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Deals relating to innovation decreased significantly in the payment industry in H2 2021
Deals relating to innovation in the cards and payments sector have declined according to GlobalData research
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