Google Pay Users In Brazil Can Now Pay With Debit Cards
Google Pay Users In Brazil Can Now Pay With Debit Cards
October 14, 2019  |  Google

In an effort to grow usage of its Android smartphones in Brazil, Google has introduced a debit card payment program through Google Pay. Get the...

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UK Contactless Payments Grow 18 Pct. YOY
UK Contactless Payments Grow 18 Pct. YOY
October 14, 2019  |  Payment Methods

New data from U.K. Finance shows that contactless payments in the country continue to grow. In fact, almost 50 percent of all debit card payments...

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Top News In Payments: Google Play Bans High-Interest Loan Services; Thoma Bravo To Buy Sophos
Top News In Payments: Google Play Bans High-Interest Loan Services; Thoma Bravo To Buy Sophos
October 14, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Also, British cybersecurity software company Sophos is being...

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Mastercard, Curb Launch Donation Campaign For American Cancer Society
Mastercard, Curb Launch Donation Campaign For American Cancer Society
October 14, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Mastercard is teaming with the taxi ride-hailing app Curb to help the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program, which provides free rides to patients...

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Paytm Poised To Raise $2B To Counter Rivals
Paytm Poised To Raise $2B To Counter Rivals
October 14, 2019  |  Investments

India payment service Paytm has almost closed a deal to get $2 billion in a new financing round in preparation for competition with a slew...

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Bankrupt Barneys Gets Nearly $270M Offer From Saks, Authentic Brands
Bankrupt Barneys Gets Nearly $270M Offer From Saks, Authentic Brands
October 14, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As Barneys New York wades through bankruptcy, Saks Fifth Avenue and Authentic Brands have partnered to bid almost $270 million to buy the luxury specialty...

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How Crowds Can Drive Digital Economy’s Success
How Crowds Can Drive Digital Economy’s Success
October 14, 2019  |  Innovation

As the digital economy grows,  you can bet that crowdsourcing will become an even bigger part of innovation and disruption, along with hiring and investment...

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Booking Holdings Is Latest Backer To Bail On Libra
Booking Holdings Is Latest Backer To Bail On Libra
October 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Online travel firm Booking Holdings is the latest Libra Association member to jump ship on the cryptocurrency project proposed by Facebook, Bloomberg reported on Monday...

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Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
October 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Following the news that several more companies had left Facebook’s Libra project, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, said on Monday (Oct. 14) that...

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