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16Mar/21

Opera hires PayPal and WeChat Pay veteran Allen Hu as new EVP of its fintech arm, Dify

March 16, 2021FinanceAllen Hu, Companies, EBay, Electronic funds transfer, Financial technology, Mobile payments, Online payments, Opera, Opera Limited, Payment systems, PAYPALsmbale

Opera Limited (NASDAQ: OPRA), one of the world’s major browser providers with 380 million monthly active users globally, today announced it has hired PayPal veteran Allen Hu to become new Executive Vice President (EVP) of Dify, Opera’s fintech arm. An expert in financial technology and payments, Allen Hu will lead the Dify business. He brings a wealth of experience from nearly ten years at PayPal, where he was Regional Head of Global Core Payments, based in California. Continue reading

20Jul/15

PayPal valued at about $52 billion in market return

July 20, 2015FinanceAmazon.com Inc, Apple Inc., Criticism of eBay, Dan Schulman, EBay, EBAY INC., Economy, Elon Musk, Finance, MasterCard Inc, Mobile payments, Money, New York, Online payments, PAYPAL, PayPal Holdings Inc, Peter Thiel, TESLA MOTORS INC., The PayPal Wars, United States, Visa Inc., Western Union Cosmbale

PayPal begins trading separately on the Nasdaq, creating a new company that analysts say is worth more than $50 billion (USD). PayPal shares soared to $42.55 in early trading, on its trading debut after it split from e-commerce company eBay.

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13Jul/15

Gameboys are back in fashion as music makers for the masses

July 13, 2015InnovationAshley Charles, Atari, Australia, Beck, Chiptune, Chipzel, Decades, demoscene, EBay, electronica, Google, Ireland, Japan, Kesha, Louis Deane, Musicians, Niamh Houston, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Sabrepulse, She, United Kingdom, United States, video game culturesmbale

A new craze is sweeping clubs with music makers armed with Ataris, Gameboys and Commodore 64 and utilizing their old music making software to create clubbing anthems

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15Jun/15

Zimbabwean dollar ceases to be legal tender

June 15, 2015Economy$2, 1, Australian dollar, Christopher Mugaga, Currency, Dollar, EBay, Economy, Foreign exchange market, Harare, Hong Kong dollar, Hyperinflation, United States dollar, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean dollarsmbale

The Zimbabwean dollar is demonetised as the country switches fully to using the U.S. dollar as its currency.

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31Mar/15

Romania’s brightest programmers compete

March 31, 2015InnovationAndrei Badiu, Bucharest, Computing, Constantin Voiniciuc, Continents, Dragos Serban, EBay, Electronics, Europe, Geography of Europe, Hacker, Huston, Ionut Budisteanu, Marius Horatau, Nokia, Romania, Yahoo!smbale

IT students and programmers present original ideas and projects at the InfoMatrix competition in Bucharest.

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25Mar/15

Clarkson leaving ‘a tragedy’ – Top Gear co-host James May

March 25, 2015TelevisionArgentina, BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Clarkson, David Cameron, Driving in the United Kingdom, EBay, Falkland Islands, Ferrari, Hall, James May, Jeremy Clarkson, Kelly Clarkson, London, Oisin Tymon, Television, Television seasons, Television shows, Top Gear, Top Gear controversies, Top Gear: Patagonia Special, United Kingdom, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?smbale

Top Gear presenter James May says it’s a ‘tragedy’ that Jeremy Clarkson is leaving Top Gear and gives nothing away about his own future on the popular motoring show.
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