Mastercard Launches API Platform For Merchants, Issuers
Mastercard Launches API Platform For Merchants, Issuers
May 14, 2019  |  Mastercard

Mastercard announced Tuesday (May 14)  the launch of the Mastercard Innovation Engine, an API-based digital platform that enables issuers and merchants to provide digital capabilities...

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Citigroup, Paytm Launch Credit Card In India
Citigroup, Paytm Launch Credit Card In India
May 14, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Citigroup is making a bigger push into India, partnering with Indian digital payments company Paytm to launch a credit card. As Reuters reported on Tuesday...

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Google Makes Search More Shoppable
Google Makes Search More Shoppable
May 14, 2019  |  Retail

Google is going shoppable – everywhere. That is the takeaway from a newly published blog post, in which the online search giant announced that, going...

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Uber’s Fall To Give Rise To Investor (IPO) Caution?
Uber’s Fall To Give Rise To Investor (IPO) Caution?
May 14, 2019  |  Markets

In the wake of what can only be termed a disappointment, Uber’s IPO may paint other companies that are newly public or aiming to come...

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Will Hard Kombucha Be The New Rosé?
Will Hard Kombucha Be The New Rosé?
May 14, 2019  |  Retail

Kombucha went from being something no one had ever heard of about a decade ago to being the favored fermented beverage of the trendy and...

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Apple Teams With Bird Scooters, Bonobos
Apple Teams With Bird Scooters, Bonobos
May 14, 2019  |  Retail

To reduce friction for mobile payments for purchases such as scooter rides and clothing, Apple is teaming up with partners such as Bird scooters and...

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Tapping Into Apps To Make Business Travel Easier
Tapping Into Apps To Make Business Travel Easier
May 14, 2019  |  Retail

Business trips can inspire entrepreneurs to create new lodging options. William Lucas was inspired to start Mint House based on his choices in finding a...

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Watching Out For Unexpected And Unintended Consequences
Watching Out For Unexpected And Unintended Consequences
May 14, 2019  |  Today In Data

Many ideas can sound good in theory, but turn out less than perfectly in execution. In the 70s, there were gas price caps, and as...

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Why mPOS Could Be The Cornerstone Of Digital Wallet Acceptance
Why mPOS Could Be The Cornerstone Of Digital Wallet Acceptance
May 14, 2019  |  Retail

To pay for their retail purchases, some consumers are embracing mobile wallets — but adoption varies across different countries. While consumers in the United States...

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