Visa’s PayWorks Acquisition, Amazon’s Prime Day Top This Week’s News

Visa’s PayWorks Acquisition, Amazon’s Prime Day Top This Week’s News
Visa’s PayWorks Acquisition, Amazon’s Prime Day Top This Week’s News
July 19, 2019  |  The Weekender

We hope you had a great week, and that you didn’t miss any important news from the world of payments and commerce. The PYMNTS Weekender, as...

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Jollypay Payment Platform Gets License To Operate In The UAE
Jollypay Payment Platform Gets License To Operate In The UAE
July 19, 2019  |  International

Online payment system Jollypay has received a license to operate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and it’s one of the first foreign companies to...

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Walmart Announces Exec Changes To Support Omnichannel Retail
Walmart Announces Exec Changes To Support Omnichannel Retail
July 19, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart is making some organizational adjustments with its executives to help better integrate its retail store and digital operations, according to a report by CNBC....

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MoneyGram Teams With Sentbe On Cross-Border Payments
MoneyGram Teams With Sentbe On Cross-Border Payments
July 19, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

MoneyGram and Korean money transfer company Sentbe have signed a partnership to make Sentbe the first MoneyGram virtual agent in South Korea, according to a...

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BofAML: Apple App Store Revenue Accelerates Slightly
BofAML: Apple App Store Revenue Accelerates Slightly
July 19, 2019  |  Apple

Apple’s App Store revenue exhibited a bit of acceleration in the third quarter, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofAML) said. The bank indicated that, according to...

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BMW Teams With Tencent In China Self-Driving Tech Push
BMW Teams With Tencent In China Self-Driving Tech Push
July 19, 2019  |  International

BMW has been expanding into China and developing autonomous technology for cars, so that it can be at the forefront of the technology when the...

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Amazon Threatens Surescripts Over Blocking PillPack Patient Data Access
Amazon Threatens Surescripts Over Blocking PillPack Patient Data Access
July 19, 2019  |  Legal

Amazon’s pharmacy arm PillPack could soon be blocked from accessing patients’ histories, pitting the online giant against Surescripts, an electronic prescribing company that manages about...

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SoftBank Ventures Asia Notches $270M To Fund Startups
SoftBank Ventures Asia Notches $270M To Fund Startups
July 19, 2019  |  Investments

The Seoul venture capital division of Japanese multinational holding company SoftBank has raised $270 million, or 317 billion won. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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The Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Prime Day And Its Aftermath 
The Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Prime Day And Its Aftermath 
July 19, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Most weeks, the tale of Amazon and Walmart’s ongoing battle for the larger share of the consumer’s whole paycheck is a fairly evenly run race. Stumbles...

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