WhatsApp Eying Offering Digital Payments In India
WhatsApp Eying Offering Digital Payments In India
April 04, 2017  |  International

Facebook-owned instant messaging service WhatsApp may be making a digital payments play in its largest global market — India.  This would be the firm’s first...

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Is Panera Heading For A Sale?
Is Panera Heading For A Sale?
April 04, 2017  |  Retail

Panera’s stock price is up this morning in pre-market trading as investors are buoyed by reports that the QSR chain is facing a sale. Get...

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Stripe of Turkey Iyzico Completes $15M VC Round Of Funding
Stripe of Turkey Iyzico Completes $15M VC Round Of Funding
April 04, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Iyzico, the Turkish startup that enables eCommerce sites and other apps to accept online payments, completed a $15 million round of fundraising Monday (April 3)....

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Accenture Completes Acquisition Of iDefense; Gives Clients Better Security Tools
Accenture Completes Acquisition Of iDefense; Gives Clients Better Security Tools
April 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Accenture announced Monday (April 3) that it has completed its acquisition of the iDefense Security Intelligence Services business from VeriSign. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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CO-OP Acquires TMG, Announces Organizational Restructure
CO-OP Acquires TMG, Announces Organizational Restructure
April 04, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

CO-OP Financial Services announced that it has acquired TMG and restructured some of its leadership team positions, according to a press release. Get the Full Story...

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Lloyds To Shrink Size Of Branches, Get Rid Of Service Counter
Lloyds To Shrink Size Of Branches, Get Rid Of Service Counter
April 04, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Lloyds Bank of the U.K. announced it is gearing up to reduce the square footage of hundreds of its branches, and in some instances, it’s...

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Japan Makes Bitcoin Legal Payment Method
Japan Makes Bitcoin Legal Payment Method
April 04, 2017  |  Bitcoin

While bitcoin has recently suffered some defeats in the U.S. at the hands of the SEC, not all news has been bad news. In a...

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Amazon’s Cash Play
Amazon’s Cash Play
April 04, 2017  |  Amazon

As of yesterday (April 3), Amazon is open for business for cash-only customers — via 10,000 physical locations where a consumer can deposit cash directly into...

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Bank Of America Looks To Roll Out The “Robo-Branch”
Bank Of America Looks To Roll Out The “Robo-Branch”
April 04, 2017  |  Banking

They say less is more — and it seems Bank of America is experimenting with just how literally it can take that as it is opening self...

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