Amazon Prime Customers Get Their Own Credit Card
Amazon Prime Customers Get Their Own Credit Card
January 11, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon and Chase’s card for Prime customers attracts users with a pretty simple inducement — buy from Amazon, get back back points for other purchases....

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Brexit Tracker: Snapchat Eyes London, Shoppers Up Spending, House Prices Bounce Back
Brexit Tracker: Snapchat Eyes London, Shoppers Up Spending, House Prices Bounce Back
January 11, 2017  |  Brexit

Britain Prime Minister Theresa May has made it clear that Brexit pain lies ahead as the country looks to exit the European Union. May said...

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Korea Testing Putting Change On Cards To Move To Coinless Society
Korea Testing Putting Change On Cards To Move To Coinless Society
January 11, 2017  |  Cash

Korea is gearing up to move to a so-called “coinless society,” with the central bank announcing plans to pilot a service in which consumers would...

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Walmart To Cut Hundreds Of Jobs
Walmart To Cut Hundreds Of Jobs
January 11, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart is cutting back on its staffing at its headquarters and regional offices as it attempts to scale back its costs.  Most of those cuts...

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Chinese Banks Try To Get In On Mobile Pay
Chinese Banks Try To Get In On Mobile Pay
January 11, 2017  |  International

A number of Chinese financial firms are branching out to embrace mobile payments, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Jan. 10), with an aim of...

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VC Firms Are Raising Money Like It’s 1999 (They Just Aren’t Spending It)
VC Firms Are Raising Money Like It’s 1999 (They Just Aren’t Spending It)
January 11, 2017  |  Investments

VC funds are currently receiving money like they were back in the days of the dot-com boom — they are just spending it a lot more...

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National Retail Federation Says Law Violates Merchants’ Freedom Of Speech
National Retail Federation Says Law Violates Merchants’ Freedom Of Speech
January 11, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is calling for more transparency when it comes to credit card fees, urging the Supreme Court to let merchants show...

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New $27M Fund Is Focused On Driving AI Market
New $27M Fund Is Focused On Driving AI Market
January 11, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, and Reid Hoffman, cofounder of LinkedIn, are among a group of investors that have created a $27 million fund, with...

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Samsung Gives More Credence To Rumors Of AI Assistant For Samsung Pay
Samsung Gives More Credence To Rumors Of AI Assistant For Samsung Pay
January 11, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Samsung Electronics gave more credence to rumors that it is gearing up to launch its own AI assistant dubbed Bixby, with the company saying on its...

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