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📢 Chile 🇨🇱: tax authority sets limits on informal sales through WhatsApp Members Public

📢 Chile 🇨🇱: tax authority sets limits on informal sales through WhatsApp Across Latin America, platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram are primary channels for informal sales, a widespread practice that allows small businesses to reach customers without traditional e-commerce platforms. However, in Chile, the tax authority has moved to regulate these informal

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💰 Strategic Alliance: Standard Chartered 🇬🇧 to Serve as External Custodian for OKX's Institutional Crypto Investors 🇨🇳 Members Public

💰 Strategic Alliance: Standard Chartered 🇬🇧 to Serve as External Custodian for OKX's Institutional Crypto Investors 🇨🇳 Standard Chartered, a UK-based financial institution, offers banking and treasury services, with approximately 90% of its revenue generated from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, rather than the EU. ▶️ According to OKX representatives, this

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😔 Finix or Stripe? The battle for dominance in the payments market Members Public

😔 Finix or Stripe? The battle for dominance in the payments market ▶️ A bit of background: Founded in 2016 by Richie Serna and Sean Donovan, Finix emerged after an unexpected turn of events: Balanced, the company where Serna worked, transferred its customers to Stripe, thus sparking a rivalry. Finix began developing

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👀 Argentina 🇦🇷: Obstacles in Interoperability and Internal Conflict at #MercadoPago Members Public

👀 Argentina 🇦🇷: Obstacles in Interoperability and Internal Conflict at #MercadoPago The QR code compatible with all Argentine wallets was launched almost 4 months ago. However, the adaptation process is still ongoing… and remains quite turbulent. ➡️ Better Safe Than Sorry? Although connection issues aren’t yet critical nor a major media scandal,

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💪 Perú 🇵🇪: Regulator Approves 67 Brands for Online Gambling and Slots Members Public

💪 Perú 🇵🇪: Regulator Approves 67 Brands for Online Gambling and Slots The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru (Mincetur) has granted authorizations to 67 brands for online gambling and sports betting. ➡️ The approved brands represent 64 different companies. ➡️ Among them, Kaizen Gaming Peru registered Betano.pe, marking the Greek

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📱 Visa and Coinbase launch Instant Crypto Payments with Debit Cards Members Public

📱 Visa and Coinbase launch Instant Crypto Payments with Debit Cards Soon, Visa debit card holders will be able to deposit and withdraw funds from their Coinbase crypto accounts instantly. ⏩ Current setup: The existing partnership between Visa and Coinbase has already enabled crypto debit cardholders to make payments within a specific

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📱 Breakthrough in Digital Banking: Mastercard Launches Bill Qkr Members Public

📱 Breakthrough in Digital Banking: Mastercard Launches Bill Qkr This digital solution is designed to optimize bill payments for merchants, acquirers, payment intermediaries, and service providers. ⏺ Bill Qkr is a new platform that offers a comprehensive card-based payment option. ⏺ Key Features: • Supports both recurring and one-time transactions • Tokenization (including auto-updates for

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☠️ Rusia 🇷🇺: Authorities in Novosibirsk Crack Down on Domestic Miners Members Public

☠️ Rusia 🇷🇺: Authorities in Novosibirsk Crack Down on Domestic Miners The same is happening in Irkutsk and Buryatia, according to local sources. ➡️ In the Novosibirsk region, a miner has been detained, and a criminal case has been initiated against him. Police discovered he was using local subsidized electricity networks (a key

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