The Bank of Israel’s Payment and Settlement Systems Department encourages payment system operators, banks, payment service providers, and fintech companies to register for and take part in a global hackathon on the use of the ISO 20022 Standard for promoting cross-border payments.
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Google for Startups opens applications for $2 Million European fund for Black founded tech startups 02 March 2021
Source: Google Google for Startups announces applications are now open for $2million (approximately £1.5million) Black Founders Fund for Black-led tech startups across Europe. With less than 0.25 percent of venture capital (VC) funding going to Black-led startups in the UK, and only 38 Black founders receiving venture capital funding in the last 10 years, Black founders are disproportionately lacking access to the networks and capital needed to grow their businesses.
WINNIPEG Bus drivers with the Winnipeg School Division won a fair wage package from an arbitrator. This news comes after the drivers went on strike in September following months of negotiations between the school division and the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 832 (UFCW), the union representing the drivers. According to the UFCW, the drivers spent nearly 90 days on the picket lines. CTV News Winnipeg previously reported the main issue was Bill-28 or the Public Sector Sustainability Act (PSSA), which the Manitoba government passed in 2017, but never proclaimed into law. In June 2020, a Manitoba judge ruled against Bill 28, and the province is appealing the decision.
Investors and analysts were left without a key piece of information, however: an outlook for the year. The company declined to provide guidance, saying Covid-19 made it difficult to predict consumer spending.
At a virtual investor day on Tuesday, Target CEO Brian Cornell made the case that the retailer s recent results aren t a pandemic-related blip but the payoff of its long-term business strategy. He pointed to investments and decisions it has made over the past five years such as its growing collection of private-label brands, its partnerships with popular national brands and using its stores as hubs to fulfill online orders.