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Airwallex scores Hong Kong SVF licence through acquisition of UniCard 04 March 2021
2 Melbourne-born Airwallex has acquired Hong Kong s UniCard Solutions, joining the likes of PayPal, AliPay and WeChat as a Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licensee under the territory s payment regulations. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority granted its first SVF licences in 2015 as a means to to promote competition and innovation in the payment sector. To date it has accumulated a list of 15 licensees.
Airwallex says it will continue to support UniCard s prepaid card product, while also providing Hong Kong businesses with new payment products for multi-currency, cross-border transactions. The firm says it intends to provide a one-stop shop for payments, collections, FX, cards and an API
04 March 2021 By Christian Smith
Two men had to be rescued after they became stranded out at sea, drifting on an inflatable mattress and with only each other and some cans of beer for company.
Two friends, Jackson Perry and Noah Palmer, found themselves in more than a spot of bother recently when they decided to float in the water on an air mattress with some cans of beer.
The pair were drifting around happily near Mr Palmer’s beachside house when they began to notice that they were being swept further and further out to sea.
The strong winds would eventually push the friends – and their inflatable mattress – kilometers out into the Indian Ocean, where they were reportedly stranded for nearly three hours.
Brazilian workers call for aid, Covid-19 vaccine and employment
Brazilian workers call for aid, Covid-19 vaccine and employment
Brasilia, Mar 4 (Prensa Latina) Trade union centers in Brazil will stage a protest on Thursday to call for the return of the emergency aid (some 107 dollars per month), the fulfillment of the Covid-19 vaccination and the employment protection measure.
According to Rede Brasil Atual, the mobilization will take place amid what is believed to be the worst moment of the pandemic in the country, due to the record death toll of 1,910 by Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
The demonstration will be staged under the impact of news about an increase in unemployment and the shrinking of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Tornado Watch from SAT 3:25 PM CDT until SAT 11:00 PM CDT
Weather Alert
.The Flood Warning continues for the following bayou in
Louisiana.
Bodcau Bayou At Bayou Bodcau Lake affecting Webster and Bossier
Parishes.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Turn around, don t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring. All
interested parties should take necessary precautions immediately.
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