Five At Five: Apple Pay Joins eBay Ecosystem
Five At Five: Apple Pay Joins eBay Ecosystem
July 24, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes eBay entering a new relationship with...

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Can Online Data Be Truly Portable? Industry Heavyweights Think So.
Can Online Data Be Truly Portable? Industry Heavyweights Think So.
July 24, 2018  |  Innovation

It’s easy to imagine the appeal: Transferring loyalty program data from one grocer to another, moving image data from a social media site to an...

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Coles Selects Rambus’ Unified Payment Platform
Coles Selects Rambus’ Unified Payment Platform
July 24, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Rambus, the digital security, semiconductor and IP products and services company, announced Tuesday (July 24) that Coles, the Australian retail group, has selected the Rambus Unified...

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The Rippling Debate Over “Security” Whipsaws XRP Token
The Rippling Debate Over “Security” Whipsaws XRP Token
July 24, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Is Ripple – specifically the XRP token – the platypus of the crypto world? Turns out the debate over whether it is or isn’t a...

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Avis Rewarding Amazon Customers With Gift Cards
Avis Rewarding Amazon Customers With Gift Cards
July 24, 2018  |  Amazon

Avis Budget Group, the car rental company, is offering Amazon customers a deal when they rent vehicles through the company. CNBC, citing Avis Budget Group,...

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Ford Creates New Self-Driving Car Unit; To Invest $4B
Ford Creates New Self-Driving Car Unit; To Invest $4B
July 24, 2018  |  Innovation

Ford Motor announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it has created a self-driving car unit dubbed Ford Autonomous Vehicles, and that it plans to invest...

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Synovus Buys FCB Bank Financial In All-Stock Deal Valued At $2.9B
Synovus Buys FCB Bank Financial In All-Stock Deal Valued At $2.9B
July 24, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Synovus Financial announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it is acquiring FCB Financial Holdings, owner of Florida Community Bank (FCB), Florida’s largest community bank, in...

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European Commission Fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips, Pioneer
European Commission Fines Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips, Pioneer
July 24, 2018  |  ANTITRUST

The European Commission announced on Tuesday (July 24) that it fined, in four separate decisions, consumer electronics manufacturers Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and Pioneer...

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