Five At Five: Walmart Ups Shipping And Returns Game
Five At Five: Walmart Ups Shipping And Returns Game
October 23, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Walmart to gain...

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Elon Musk Stirs Twitter Pot Again — But This Time, It Won’t Cost $40 Million
Elon Musk Stirs Twitter Pot Again — But This Time, It Won’t Cost $40 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Bitcoin

An Elon Musk message on Twitter – apparently a joke about bitcoin that fell flat – ended up causing the messaging and social media platform to...

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Mega Millions Winning Ticket Could Come Via Payment Card
Mega Millions Winning Ticket Could Come Via Payment Card
October 23, 2018  |  Retail

Payment cards could play a role in making somebody, or a group of people, insanely wealthy tonight via the $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing scheduled...

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Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup that is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO) next year, has reportedly acquired Blue Vision Labs, the London-based augmented...

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As Medical Billing Goes Digital, New Benefits — And Challenges — Arise
As Medical Billing Goes Digital, New Benefits — And Challenges — Arise
October 23, 2018  |  Digital Payments

As the benefits of bringing more digital power to medical billing become clearer, there are other issues and concerns rising that underscore just what a...

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Amazon Card Payment Launches Amex SMB Card, New Prime Features For Biz
Amazon Card Payment Launches Amex SMB Card, New Prime Features For Biz
October 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Amazon Business is bolstering its services for small businesses through a new co-branded commercial card with American Express as well as enhanced Prime features for...

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JPMorgan And Plaid Inc. In Data Sharing Deal
JPMorgan And Plaid Inc. In Data Sharing Deal
October 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has inked a data sharing deal with Plaid Inc., the FinTech that connects banks with financial technology applications. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Visa Invests In Brazil Payment Co Conductor
Visa Invests In Brazil Payment Co Conductor
October 23, 2018  |  Investments

Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (October 23) a strategic minority investment in Conductor, a digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil. Get the Full Story...

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Qualcomm Rolls Out Reference Design For Bluetooth Headset With Alexa
Qualcomm Rolls Out Reference Design For Bluetooth Headset With Alexa
October 23, 2018  |  Innovation

Qualcomm Technologies, a unit of chipmaker Qualcomm, announced Tuesday (October 23) the launch of a Bluetooth smart headset reference design featuring push-button activation support for...

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