Crypto exchange Binance was hacked; & more!

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NEWS HIGHLIGHT

Exclusive: Q&A with Pav Gill, Wirecard’s whistleblower. Today I have a really special Q&A to share with you. This week I interviewed Pavandeep (Pav) Gill, better known as the Wirecard Whistleblower. Link here.

BREAKING NEWS

The seamless use of payment apps across five ASEAN countries is set to be transformational. Indonesia has already connected its payment system with Thailand and will do so with Malaysia and Singapore soon. The fourth country in the network is the Philippines. This would allow customers in these five countries to purchase goods in any other country in the network by merely scanning QR codes. Link here.

Crypto exchange Binance was hacked, and around $100M of Binance Coin was stolen. A Binance spokesperson said that at least $7M of stolen funds have already been frozen. Link here

PayPal will fine up to $2,500 for misinformation. Users are also barred from “the promotion of hate, violence, racial or other forms of intolerance that are discriminatory.” Link here