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billion in 522 deals, a 30 percent growth over 2018, ZAG law firm announced Tuesday (Jan. 2019 marked a record year, capping a decade of successive increases in capital invested in the Israeli high-tech industry,” said Shmulik Zysman, ZAG founding partner. Israel’s technology sector had a banner year in 2019, raising $8.3

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APRIL 6, 2018

The head of two cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea were detained by law enforcement for allegations they embezzled the assets of customers. It has also been a weight on the price of bitcoin, which has seen its prices struggle in early 2018 after explosive growth capping off 2017.

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JULY 9, 2019

The issue came to a head Tuesday (July 9) at the end of a Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) hearing capping a six-year saga pitting Facebook against Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems. million by Italy for violating local privacy laws in relation to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, reports said. What happens Dec.

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JULY 9, 2019

The issue came to a head Tuesday (July 9) at the end of a Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) hearing capping a six-year saga pitting Facebook against Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems. million by Italy for violating local privacy laws in relation to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, reports said. What happens Dec.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Which is why it might be surprising to note that 2018 and 2019 have in many ways been strong growth years for the pawn industry in the U.S. Ohio, for example, passed an extremely limiting payday lending law that more or less changed most of the state’s payday loans into their less reviled cousin, the installment loan.

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As of January 1, 2018, the act of issuing, using or using illegal means of payment [including Bitcoin and other similar virtual currency] may be subject to prosecution,” reads the country’s official statement. These changes are likely a result of the ban orders.

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MARCH 26, 2024

merchants, more than 90 percent of which are small businesses, lowering credit interchange rates and capping those rates into 2030. The agreement will cap the reduced credit interchange rates for five years, providing an unprecedented level of cost certainty long sought by merchants. merchants, comprised largely of small businesses.

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Fintech Review

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Celebrating the second anniversary of its native cryptocurrency, WBT , WhiteBIT has seen its price double to over $10 with a market cap of $1.4 About WhiteBIT WhiteBIT , established in 2018, is one of the largest centralized crypto exchanges in Europe.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

Almost everyone – state law makers, federal law makers, consumer groups, industry groups and even short-term lenders themselves – agree that the industry should be regulated. Under the law, consumers will not be allowed to take out more than one loan at once. Kyle Koehler (R), a bill sponsor, said prior to passage.

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JULY 22, 2019

percent and the company lost about $178 million from its market cap. The company is working with the appropriate law enforcement authorities in connection with this matter,” KeyCorp said in the filing. The bank is currently working with law enforcement on the issue. million lakefront property.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

“While completely stopping such criminal activity is extremely difficult, several steps could be taken to mitigate the phenomenon, including monitoring the transfer of high-value goods in the game, identifying players with large stockpiles of V-bucks, and sharing data with relevant law enforcement agencies.”. Capital One’s Earnings Flub.

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MARCH 15, 2019

But then so is Amazon, which has gone from the internet’s favorite bookstore to everyone’s favorite everything store — and managed to knock Walmart from the top retailer perch when it comes to market cap. The law would also ban Amazon from selling its own branded goods on its site. In 2018 tablet shipments fell 6.2 Apple Inc.’s

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

That Thanksgiving is shopping holiday, or at least a reasonable opening act for the four-day festival of commerce that commences on Black Friday and caps off on Cyber Monday, is pretty much accepted commerce cannon. Some complained, some insisted on celebrating on the 30th that year and Congress settled the matter by passing a law Dec.

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APRIL 24, 2024

Eqvista Eqvista’s cap table management tools enable companies, large and small, to optimize equity management and share values. Winnow Winnow is an automated compliance change management platform that empowers organizations to build accurate state and federal law surveys.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

Last week’s announcements capped off two years of investigation into the P2P lending firm, and its board has expressed some relief that it seems to be time to turn the page on the events of 2016. At that point, the board opened a further internal investigation with the aid of a law firm. Attorney Alex Tse. “We The Response.

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AUGUST 4, 2018

MoviePass and its parent, Helios & Matheson, entered 2018 full of confidence about disrupting the movie theater model, talking up its plan to expand, acquire and gather a critical mass of users sufficient to change how Americans go to the movies. The economics work thanks to the law of averages.

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JUNE 21, 2019

In fact, CU interest rates are capped by federal regulations. The Federal Credit Union Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. It was set at 15 percent in 1980 and raised to 18 percent in September 2018, but is expected to revert back to the 15 percent in March 2020. Its reception by banks has been chillier, however.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In his 2018 letter, Buffett wrote, “Managements sometimes assert that their company’s stock-based compensation shouldn’t be counted as an expense. In May 2018, Buffett criticized Bitcoin buyers for “just hoping the next guy pays more” for an asset without intrinsic value. What else could it be — a gift from shareholders?”.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

Wonga collapsed in 2018 and The Money Shop in June due to similar issues. However, the Trump administration has been trying to reverse those laws. . Gavin Newsom signed a law mandating a 36 percent interest-rate cap on consumer loans of $2,500 to $10,000. owner of CashEuroNet U.K., regulators. .

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The years 2008-2018 have been nothing if not transformative – at least borne out in some numbers. Dodd-Frank was signed into law in 2010 against a backdrop that saw inflation at about 9.9 The tipping point, of course, was with Lehman. And, of course, here in the States, regulation writ large has helped transform banking.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The years 2008-2018 have been nothing if not transformative – at least borne out in some numbers. Dodd-Frank was signed into law in 2010 against a backdrop that saw inflation at about 9.9 The tipping point, of course, was with Lehman. And, of course, here in the States, regulation writ large has helped transform banking.

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MAY 1, 2018

S&W has been making bikes for law enforcement since 1997, but the general public just didn’t go for this seemingly out-of-left-field brand extension. Allo, Google (2016 — 2018). Mercedes home battery pack (2017 — 2018). Bikes, Smith and Wesson (2002). Jaguar, Atari (1993-94). The Wii U sold only about 13.6M

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