Hong Kong’s New Faster Payment System Marred By Fraud Claims
Hong Kong’s New Faster Payment System Marred By Fraud Claims
October 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Hong Kong’s Faster Payments System (FSP) has only been live for a few weeks, but already it’s facing claims regarding allegations of fraudulent use. Reports...

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State Bank Regs File Suit To Block OCC’s Bank Charter
State Bank Regs File Suit To Block OCC’s Bank Charter
October 26, 2018  |  B2B Payments

More legal troubles have emerged for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over its plan to introduce national bank charters for FinTechs,...

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Sberbank, Yandex Partner To Launch Online Marketplace Beru
Sberbank, Yandex Partner To Launch Online Marketplace Beru
October 26, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Sberbank, the biggest lender in Russia, and Russian search company Yandex are launching a new internet marketplace dubbed Beru that has ambitious plans to become the...

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Visa Doesn’t View Cryptocurrency As A Business Threat
Visa Doesn’t View Cryptocurrency As A Business Threat
October 26, 2018  |  VISA

Visa’s chief executive officer Al Kelly doesn’t think cryptocurrencies are a threat to its business and is ready to implement systems that support it if...

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Amazon’s Putting A Dent In Alphabet’s Ad Revenue
Amazon’s Putting A Dent In Alphabet’s Ad Revenue
October 26, 2018  |  Earnings

Once upon a not very long time ago, the conventional wisdom was that advertising revenue on the web is mostly generated by a stable duopoly...

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Amazon Shares Skid On Slowing Growth
Amazon Shares Skid On Slowing Growth
October 26, 2018  |  Amazon

There was a lot of positive news in Amazon‘s earnings report — delivery is growing, Prime membership is holding firm despite price increases, its multi-channel...

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Mastercard Tackles ‘Greening’ Plastic Cards
Mastercard Tackles ‘Greening’ Plastic Cards
October 26, 2018  |  Mastercard

The world has a plastic problems — a fact illustrated earlier this week when researchers from the Environment Agency Austria and the Medical University of...

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NEW REPORT: Can Subscription Services Meal Kit-ify Mental Health Services?
NEW REPORT: Can Subscription Services Meal Kit-ify Mental Health Services?
October 26, 2018  |  Subscription Commerce

Subscriptions have changed the way consumers access a wide array of services and products, from music to fashion to fragrances. Now, the business model is...

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The Rising Tide Of Loyalty Fraud — And How To Stop It
The Rising Tide Of Loyalty Fraud — And How To Stop It
October 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Would one lock a Ducati to a lamppost with a loop of dental floss? Well, that’s about the equivalent of what’s protecting an estimated $250B...

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