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2014 was a bumper year for financial technology investment, with funding increasing five-fold over the last five years. But what was your deal of 2014?
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The Reserve Bank of India’s financial inclusion project could see banks and telecom companies teaming up as joint stakeholders in new Indian financial institutions.
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Alibaba rival Wanda E-commerce has raised one billion yuan (roughly $161 million) in funding, quadrupling its valuation to 20 billion yuan (about $3 billion).
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Qatar National Bank has become the first Qatari bank to facilitate electronic payments via smartphone in the country.
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LazyCoins, an altcoin exchange based in the UK, has released a mobile app to complement the relaunch of its online exchange.
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Fast food chain Chick-fil-A is the latest company to be plagued by security issues at payment terminals, with financial institutions reportedly tracing suspicious activity back to a string of outlets in the US.
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