Google To Open Safety Engineering Center In Munich
Google To Open Safety Engineering Center In Munich
May 15, 2019  |  Google

Google has announced that it is opening the Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in Munich, Germany, which will be a global hub for the company’s...

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Why Visa Brought Earthport Into Its Orbit
Why Visa Brought Earthport Into Its Orbit
May 15, 2019  |  VISA

Visa is moving "beyond the card" with its acquisition of cross-border payments firm Earthport to turbo-charge account-to-account payments. Bill Sheley, head of global push payments at...

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Staring Down The Sharing Economy’s Big Trust Moment
Staring Down The Sharing Economy’s Big Trust Moment
May 15, 2019  |  Authentication

One of the more interesting – and perhaps even amusing – parts of human nature comes from the assumptions we attach to examples of growth and...

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Call Centers Get Smarter — Thanks To AI
Call Centers Get Smarter — Thanks To AI
May 15, 2019  |  call center commerce

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Is Social Banking the Key to FIs Capturing Gen Z?
Is Social Banking the Key to FIs Capturing Gen Z?
May 15, 2019  |  Digital Banking

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Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked, 460K Accounts Compromised
Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked, 460K Accounts Compromised
May 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain, said that data from upwards of 460,000 customer accounts was compromised by hackers from...

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JD.com Continues To Automate Logistics With $55M Stake
JD.com Continues To Automate Logistics With $55M Stake
May 14, 2019  |  eCommerce

JD.Com, the Chinese Amazon-like online marketplace, has invested further into its logistics network with a 376 million yuan (about $55 million) investment in Jiangsu Xinning...

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SoftBank Shares Slide Along With Ride-hailing Stocks
SoftBank Shares Slide Along With Ride-hailing Stocks
May 14, 2019  |  Investments

Shares in Japan’s SoftBank Group have been sliding for three straight days, and closed 5.4 percent lower on Tuesday (May 14), according to a report...

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Sweden’s Anyfin Notches €8M; Oman Arab Bank Debuts NFC Rewards
Sweden’s Anyfin Notches €8M; Oman Arab Bank Debuts NFC Rewards
May 14, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Sweden-based Anyfin’s €8 million extended Series A funding round. Denmark’s...

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