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Facebook's Libra Hires HSBC Veteran As Managing Director

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The Libra Association has named James Emmett as managing director of Libra Networks, the association’s operating company subsidiary. Mint’s decision to phase out the production of pennies next year, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a California-based venture capital firm, said money will be digital by 2030.

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Former Restaurant Execs Seek $230M For SPAC

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Greg Golkin, managing partner at Kitchen Fund, is named as president. Tastemaker’s chief financial officer is Chris Bradley, managing director of Mistral Equity Partners, a private equity firm whose portfolio owns El Pollo Loco and Jamba. “We Listed as co-CEOs are David Pace, chairman of the board at Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc.

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Goldman Gets Green Light To Operate Bank In South Africa

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Goldman’s expanded move into South Africa coincides with the scaling down of other brokerages, including Macquarie Group, Arqaam Capital, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse Group. 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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Andreessen Partner Predicts More Libra-Type Crypto Efforts

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Mint’s decision to phase out production of pennies next year, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a California-based venture capital firm, said money will be digital by 2030, Bloomberg News reported. Haun was questioned about why there are few venture capital companies investing in the space and if it will change.

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Goldman Joins South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange

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Goldman’s expanded move into South Africa coincides with the scaling down of other brokerages, including Macquarie Group, Arqaam Capital, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse Group. 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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The Four Pillars of Smarter Bank Leadership

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Financial institutions standing in 2030 will have completed a significant and gut-wrenching transformation of their leadership talent. Think about the quality of candidates that top tech companies, Wall Street investment banks and Big 4 management consulting firms recruit. And, quite frankly, they’re struggling.

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‘Ghost’ Kitchens Take A Bigger Role In Food Delivery

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As restaurants continue to wrestle with the questions that come with food delivery — how to make enough money, whether to work with third-party operators, how to manage customer relationships — a new factor is gaining significance. million in fresh capital, a funding round that comes after one in May that brought it about $7.9