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Day: 3 August 2020

Posted on 03/08/2020

Bookman Block Light Rear

Bright, simple and very useful, but it’s stuck at the angle of your seatpost 6/10

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Three-speed Campagnolo and hill-climb hacks | Ronan McLaughlin’s record-breaking Everesting bike

The 6.2kg Specialized Tarmac SL6 Ronan McLaughlin rode to set a new Everesting record
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Posted on 03/08/2020

Sales data suggest “consumers cottoned on to the cycling revolution before the government did”

Bike sales up 65 per cent in first three months of lockdown according to market data, with sub-£1,000 bikes the star performers

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Posted on 03/08/2020

An American Pickle Might Have Been Fresher in the 2010s

Seth Rogen’s new movie is funny, although some gags meant to skewer hip Brooklynites seem strangely dated.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Financial Access to Micro/SME Latin American Communities provided by PC Marketplace and Brazilian Desk Collaborate Providing

@PCMarketplace and Brazilian Desk Collaborate Providing Financial Access to Micro/SME Latin American Communities

The post Financial Access to Micro/SME Latin American Communities provided by PC Marketplace and Brazilian Desk Collaborate Providing appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Five cool things coming soon from Garmin, Canyon, Continental, Mavic and Ale

Some more of the best bikes, gear and clothing we’re testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon…

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Golazo Cycling host inaugural British Gravel Championships

Five different races at the Kings Cup Gravel Festival in September

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Gorka Izagirre and Alex Aranburu make it a one-two for Astana at the Gran Trittico Lombardo

Astana’s Gorka Izagirre wins the Gran Trittico Lombardo 2020 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Extremely heavy rain meant that live pictures were very hard to come by and made for some intense racing

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Posted on 03/08/2020

UK fintech Wiserfunding enters India

UK based fintech Wiserfunding announced its entry into India, launching its Artificial Intelligence (AI) backed cloud-based credit risk assessment tool targeted for small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Global Payments signs multi-year deal with TD Bank

Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN), a leading worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, today announced that TSYS, its Issuer Solutions business, has signed a multi-year payments

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Posted on 03/08/2020

HSBC and Microsoft team to offer tech support to SMEs in Hong Kong

HSBC and Microsoft Hong Kong today announced a new partnership that aims to help Hong Kong’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) boost their organizational resilience and expedite their digital transf

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Posted on 03/08/202004/08/2020

Driver reversed over cyclist ‘in deliberate attack’

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The driver ran over the cyclist before fleeing, leaving him in a serious condition

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Posted on 03/08/202004/08/2020

Egan Bernal shows his form with mountainous stage victory at La Route d’Occitanie

Egan Bernal at La Route d’Occitanie (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

His Ineos team-mate Pavel Sivakov finished second while Chris Froome came 32nd, five minutes down

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Google Pixel 4A Review: Nearly Perfect and Only $350

The 4A is an upgrade in almost every way over its predecessor, yet it’s cheaper. It’s our new fave Android phone.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Frog Eats Beetle. Beetle Crawls Through Guts to Escape

Regimbartia attenuata doesn’t take too kindly to being eaten. Once locked inside a frog’s maw, it turns around and starts heading for the exit.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Putative UK neobank Finndon commits £2 million to FCA authorisation goal

The next generation of UK Neobanks, Finndon, has announced an initial £2 million investment committed by its founders, to embed robust and secure infrastructure while undergoing activities towards sec

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Bontrager Pro VR-C Road Bar

Compact carbon bar with premium looks and comfort 8/10

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Google to offer co-branded accounts with eight US banks

Eight US banks have teamed up with Google to launch mobile-first bank accounts within the Google Pay app.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Bradley Wiggins tips Chris Froome for fifth Tour de France title – but makes Geraint Thomas his favourite this year

2012 yellow jersey winner says Froome’s move to Israel Start-Up Nation will see him challenge next year

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Webinar – The Art and Science of Customer Relationships

Accurately quantifying customer experience can seem an immensely nebulous task. While the benefits of improving this are evident, there is no clear method of measuring it.

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Posted on 03/08/202004/08/2020

Cyclist run over ‘in deliberate attack’ in Lancashire

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The driver reversed over the cyclist and left him in a serious condition

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Bringing Shoppers a Contactless and Secure Payments Solution in the Middle East

Bringing Shoppers a #Contactless and Secure #PaymentsSolution in the #MiddleEast with #LuluGroup and #Payby through #AI powered #innovation @lulugroup @paybyofficial #UAE #GCC #retail #fintech #covid19

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Delta Capital appoints head of regulatory change and technology

Delta Capita, the international Financial Services consulting and managed services firm, has appointed Karan Kapoor as Head of Regulatory Change and Technology.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

BNY Mellon, Citi and Visa join $35m round in Volante

Volante Technologies has raised $35 million in growth equity financing led by Wavecrest Growth Partners with participation from BNY Mellon, Citi Ventures, PostePay and Visa.

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WorldTour transfer rumours 2020: Richie Porte to Ineos? Plus the early August done deals

Richie Porte (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)

Welcome! The transfer merry-go-round is once again open for business

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Posted on 03/08/2020

One Free Press Coalition Spotlights Journalists Under Attack – August 2020

This month’s focus is on Austin Tice, an American photojournalist who has gone missing in Syria and is presumed to be alive.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

EU Court Ruling Means Privacy Shield Problems Now Facing the Tech World

EU Court Ruling Means Privacy Shield Problems Now Facing the Tech World @SmartSurvey

The post EU Court Ruling Means Privacy Shield Problems Now Facing the Tech World appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Singapore fintech festival to be week-long hybrid digital and physical event

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Enterprise Singapore announced that the Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) x Singapore Week of Innovation & TeCHnology (SWITCH) will expand to become the wo

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Next year’s Danish Tour de France Grand Départ postponed to 2022

Revised dates to avoid overlap with Tokyo Olympics cause clash with Copenhagen hosting UEFA Euro 2020 matches

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Posted on 03/08/2020

Kask updates Mojito road helmet to offer improved comfort, ventilation and impact protection

Fewer vents and more ventilation for the new Mojito³ helmet
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