Facebook’s Sandberg: Not If, But What Type, Of Regulation Is Coming
Facebook’s Sandberg: Not If, But What Type, Of Regulation Is Coming
March 23, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg waded into the Cambridge Analytica scandal, apologizing in an interview with CNBC Thursday (March 22) and predicting the company will...

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Naspers Sells 2% Stake In Tencent For More Than $10B Windfall
Naspers Sells 2% Stake In Tencent For More Than $10B Windfall
March 23, 2018  |  Earnings

Naspers, the South African media and internet company, is unloading 2 percent of its stake in China’s Tencent, giving it up to $11 billion in...

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Venmo Puts Pause On Instant Transfers
Venmo Puts Pause On Instant Transfers
March 23, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Venmo abruptly removed its instant money transfer feature on Wednesday, saying it needed to “make a few changes” to the service. Get the Full Story...

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Senate, FTC Grill Facebook For More Info On Data Scandal
Senate, FTC Grill Facebook For More Info On Data Scandal
March 23, 2018  |  Facebook

The fallout continues for Facebook,with federal regulators, state prosecutors and a Senate subcommittee all looking for answers regarding the social media site’s recent data scandal....

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Sam’s Club Offers Deals From Ticket Monster In Select States
Sam’s Club Offers Deals From Ticket Monster In Select States
March 23, 2018  |  Retail

Sam’s Club announced Thursday (March 22) that customers in Florida, Michigan and Texas can get exclusive deals and discounts via its new collaboration with Ticket Monster....

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JD To Launch BaaS For Supply Chain Data Tracking
JD To Launch BaaS For Supply Chain Data Tracking
March 23, 2018  |  Blockchain

Chinese eCommerce giant JD.com – one of Alibaba’s chief rivals – just released a white paper detailing its plans for a new blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) platform....

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ACI Worldwide Inks UnionPay International Deal
ACI Worldwide Inks UnionPay International Deal
March 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

ACI Worldwide, the payments company, announced Thursday (March 22) it has inked a strategic partnership with Shanghai-based bank card company UnionPay International. Get the Full...

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How Alexa Will Power The Future’s Excellent Commerce Adventures
How Alexa Will Power The Future’s Excellent Commerce Adventures
March 23, 2018  |  Alexa Voice Challenge

The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered virtual assistant has been floating around the payments and commerce ecosystem for a few years. But until fairly recently, the term...

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Giving FIs The Edge With Better Data Access
Giving FIs The Edge With Better Data Access
March 23, 2018  |  Data

The problem financial institutions (FIs) have with data, Worldpay’s VP of Integrated Payments, Data and Fraud Products, Nicole Jass, told PYMNTS in a recent conversation,...

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