Boku Buys ID Authentication Co. Danal For $68M
Boku Buys ID Authentication Co. Danal For $68M
December 06, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Boku, a company that lets users charge smartphone purchases to their bills from companies like Apple, Microsoft and Spotify, among others, has purchased Danal, an...

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Google To End Support For Messaging App Allo
Google To End Support For Messaging App Allo
December 06, 2018  |  Google

Google announced Thursday (Dec. 6) that it is shutting down Allo, its messaging app, which was aimed at helping people get more done in their...

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Walgreens, FedEx Launch Next-Day Rx Delivery
Walgreens, FedEx Launch Next-Day Rx Delivery
December 06, 2018  |  Delivery

Walgreens and FedEx announced Thursday (Dec. 6) the nationwide launch of a next-day prescription delivery service, bringing together Walgreens’ network of neighborhood pharmacies with the FedEx air...

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Apple’s Stock Dips As Low iPhone Demand Prompts Price Target Cuts
Apple’s Stock Dips As Low iPhone Demand Prompts Price Target Cuts
December 06, 2018  |  Apple

Apple’s stock was under pressure in trading Thursday (Dec. 6) after two Wall Street firms reduced their price targets on the iPhone maker due to...

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Deutsche Bank’s Exposure Grows In Danske Money Laundering Probe
Deutsche Bank’s Exposure Grows In Danske Money Laundering Probe
December 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Deutsche Bank’s exposure to the Danske Bank money laundering scandal has increased after the bank found it processed an additional €31bn of suspicious funds for...

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Retailers Ask The Fed For Real-Time Payments
Retailers Ask The Fed For Real-Time Payments
December 06, 2018  |  Retail

Target and Walmart, among other companies, are asking the Fed to create a way for interbank transfers to be settled in real time, 24/7, in...

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Today In Data: Providers Push For Enhanced mPOS Features
Today In Data: Providers Push For Enhanced mPOS Features
December 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

Financial technology providers are partnering up to offer expanded mPOS capabilities to merchants, which are looking for tools to avoid long checkout lines. At the...

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How Subscriptions May Propel Atmospheric App Store Growth
How Subscriptions May Propel Atmospheric App Store Growth
December 06, 2018  |  Retail

“There’s an app for that,” the old digital adage goes, and shoppers seem to be taking note: Consumers’ spend in app stores is poised to...

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How Kohl’s Is ‘Thinking Differently’ As It Moves On Millennial Shoppers
How Kohl’s Is ‘Thinking Differently’ As It Moves On Millennial Shoppers
December 06, 2018  |  Retail

When Kohl’s decided to bring Amazon into its store locations about a year ago, many commentators wondered if the brand had made a big mistake....

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