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Goldman Gets Green Light To Operate Bank In South Africa

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South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. Africa’s working-age population is anticipated to go up to nearly one billion by 2030, up from 705 million in 2018, according to the African Development Bank.

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Germany’s Delivery Hero Introduces Its Own Venture Capital Fund

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German food delivery platform Delivery Hero is launching its own early-stage venture capital (VC) firm — DX Ventures — that will be managed independently to focus on advancing founder-led startups. Delivery Hero operates in 50 countries in over 700 cities across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa.

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Bank Innovation Completely Overhauls 2018 Conference Agenda

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In addition to fireside chats, startup demos, and general sessions, Bank Innovation’s 2018 conference has added a pre-conference workshop on how to build an innovation team, added even more time […].

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GE Capital Exits Trade Finance With MUFG Acquisition

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General Electric ‘s divestiture of GE Capital assets continues as MUFG Union Bank announced plans to acquire GE Capital’s Trade Payable Services (TPS) operations. 16), MUFG Americas and GE Capital said MUFG Union Bank will acquire GE Capital’s supply chain finance platform for an undisclosed sum.

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Uber To Sell Its Uber Eats Operations In India To Swiggy

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Uber Eats , the food delivery business of Uber, is gearing up to sell its Indian operations to Swiggy , a rival food delivery company in the country. billion in the first quarter of 2018 alone, noted the report. “It It also marks the first sale of Uber’s food business around the world.

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Bitcoin Daily: 2018 Was Bitcoin’s Worst Year Yet, DMM.com Steps Back From Crypto Mining

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Bitcoin finished up its worst year yet, as the price of the popular cryptocurrency plummeted by over 80 percent over 2018, Coindesk reported. In addition, the digital currency’s total capitalization dropped by almost $700 billion. But the cryptocurrency ended 2018 with a price of just under $3,750.

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Digitization Has Yet To Prove Its Worth For Banks’ Trade Finance Operations

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The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) published its 2018 global trade report this week and, according to the research, global financial institutions (FIs) still have a significant way to digitization in their trade finance operations. According to Global Trade Magazine , ICC Secretary General John W.H.