Berkshire Hathaway Eyes Stake In Paytm
Berkshire Hathaway Eyes Stake In Paytm
August 27, 2018  |  South Asia

Reports are emerging that the sage of Omaha, Warren Buffet, is in talks to pick up a stake in Paytm, India’s largest digital payment player....

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Deep Dive: Gig Workers And Digital Marketplaces
Deep Dive: Gig Workers And Digital Marketplaces
August 27, 2018  |  Gig Economy

How do gig workers use digital marketplaces to find work? Do they use them to find leads? And how do they facilitate payments. The new...

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Alibaba Short SMBs Needed To Launch Mexican Site
Alibaba Short SMBs Needed To Launch Mexican Site
August 27, 2018  |  International

About a year after the government of Mexico signed a deal with Alibaba to help businesses sell goods online, an official with a trade group...

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UK Debt Advice Providers Lack Funding To Keep Up With Demand
UK Debt Advice Providers Lack Funding To Keep Up With Demand
August 27, 2018  |  Europe

As consumer debt levels in the U.K. are on the rise and debt collection groups are reportedly not paying voluntary contributions, providers of debt advice...

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Direct Express, security flaws in prepaid card program Cardless Benefit Access
Direct Express, security flaws in prepaid card program Cardless Benefit Access
August 27, 2018  |  Banking

Following recent cases of fraud, Comerica Bank has reportedly closed part of its federal benefits prepaid card program called Cardless Benefit Access Service. To the...

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Digging Deeper Into The Digital Power Of Trust
Digging Deeper Into The Digital Power Of Trust
August 27, 2018  |  Innovation

“Trust” is a bedrock concept of human relationships and civilization — yet it is also flexible, able to change, and be changed, according to the specific...

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Large US Banks Are Raising Teller Wages
Large US Banks Are Raising Teller Wages
August 27, 2018  |  Banking

Even with mobile apps and banking robots, bank tellers are not going away: While conventional wisdom suggests that the job may be in decline, anecdotal...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC To Review Bitcoin ETF Decision, Mt. Gox Creditor Claims Process Starts
Bitcoin Daily: SEC To Review Bitcoin ETF Decision, Mt. Gox Creditor Claims Process Starts
August 27, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has put out a warning about criminals participating in frauds hyped as “digital currency,” “blockchain” and “financial innovation,” Cryptovest reported....

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Lawmakers See Ohio As A Blockchain Hub
Lawmakers See Ohio As A Blockchain Hub
August 27, 2018  |  Blockchain

While lawmakers in Ohio are still figuring out how to use the blockchain, they’re interesting in putting that technology into practice. On Thursday (August 23),...

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