A Year After Demonetization, Cash Still King In India
A Year After Demonetization, Cash Still King In India
January 08, 2018  |  South Asia

Since demonetization last year, Indian government and regulatory authorities have worked hard to push digital payment methods. But Indian citizens are not quite cooperating just...

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Amazon Expands Streaming Programming With CBS Partnership
Amazon Expands Streaming Programming With CBS Partnership
January 08, 2018  |  Amazon Entertainment

Star Trek fans can now stream their favorite show on Amazon Channels thanks to a new deal just announced between Amazon and CBS, reports TechCrunch....

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Ant Apologizes Over Credit Scoring Snafu
Ant Apologizes Over Credit Scoring Snafu
January 08, 2018  |  International

Following an online uproar, Chinese financial giant Ant Financial has apologized for auto-enrolling unsuspecting users of its new shopping profile service in its credit scoring...

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Starbucks Charging For Cups In The UK
Starbucks Charging For Cups In The UK
January 08, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

Starbucks cups, despite being made of paper, are not actually easily recycled — the thin layer of plastic sprayed on to keep the drinks warm...

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South Korea Examines Virtual Currency Use At Six Banks
South Korea Examines Virtual Currency Use At Six Banks
January 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

South Korean financial authorities, in the form of a joint inspection by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), are taking a...

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Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition
Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition
January 08, 2018  |  Data Dive

Holiday vacations are officially over, and the payments and commerce news cycle is back in high gear. Bitcoin turned nine, and was celebrated by seeing its price per...

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Using Cars To Build A Better Billboard
Using Cars To Build A Better Billboard
January 08, 2018  |  Omnicommerce

Some innovations are brilliant – and obviously so – from the start. Others take a little more convincing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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How Masabi Makes Public Transit Ticketing Mobile
How Masabi Makes Public Transit Ticketing Mobile
January 08, 2018  |  MPOS Tracker

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UniCredit Debuts Real-Time, Cross-Border Payments Tool
UniCredit Debuts Real-Time, Cross-Border Payments Tool
January 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Italian bank UniCredit has launched its real-time, cross-border payments solution aligned with the European Union’s (EU) SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme (SCT Inst), reports said...

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