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Mexican Regulator Gives Go-Ahead For Uber’s Cornershop Acquisition 

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Mexico’s antitrust regulator Cofece has approved the acquisition of grocery delivery platform Cornershop by Uber Technologies, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Dec. Last year, Uber said in a press release that it was looking to acquire Cornershop, which was co-founded by Oskar Hjertonsson, Daniel Undurraga and Juan Pablo Cuevas in 2015.

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Leadership Lessons

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ICBA convention keynote speaker Carly Fiorina, a former Hewlett-Packard chief, shares her perspective on business innovation and leadership. A keynote speaker for ICBA’s national convention, Community Banking LIVE 2015, this month in Orlando, Fla., When the answer was yes, then you have to define leadership. Photo by Timothy D.

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Danske Bank To Slash Jobs As Money Laundering Allegations Mount

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The news comes as the Danish bank faces investigations by regulators and lawsuits by shareholders over allegations the bank facilitated many billions of dollars in suspicious trades. Financial regulators in a number of countries, including the U.S.,

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Neobank Revolut Applies For UK Financial Services License 

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Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). He will be tasked with developing the board and leadership team. The London-based FinTech was founded in 2015 and has secured more than $580 million in funding on a $5.5 11) that having a U.K. billion valuation.

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Chinese Province Shuts Down All P2P Lenders

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Peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms have shuttered in China’s Hebei province as regulators aim to get rid of deception and inefficiency in the sector, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Friday (Dec. By the end of October , Shanghai regulators ordered more than 40 P2P lenders to get ready to close.

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Spanish Bank Sabadell Resets After Failed BBVA Merger

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Sabadell said that its “leadership” in serving small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Spain help to make it “a highly profitable solid domestic franchise.” Differences between BBVA and Sabadell over the value of TSB — a mid-sized bank that Sabadell bought in 2015 for $2.29 but may face problems with regulators.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bakkt Trust Crypto Platform Gets Trust License In NY

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This approval demonstrates New York’s competitiveness as a hub of innovation and leadership in emerging technologies.”. This now enables us to offer institutional-grade custody via the Bakkt Warehouse alongside the federally regulated Bakkttm Bitcoin Futures contracts.”. 16) in a press release.

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