LSE Professor: Big Tech Requires New Thinking, Global Cooperation
LSE Professor: Big Tech Requires New Thinking, Global Cooperation
December 09, 2021  |  Big Tech

In the 20th century, local distribution was the epitome of monopoly power when it came to essential services. The telephone company, the power company and...

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Why Robots Will Staff the Restaurant of the Future
Why Robots Will Staff the Restaurant of the Future
December 09, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

What if someone told you that within a decade, a large number — perhaps even a majority — of national quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast-food chains and even...

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Consumers Bring Domestic eCommerce Demands to Growing Cross-Border Transactions
Consumers Bring Domestic eCommerce Demands to Growing Cross-Border Transactions
December 09, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

More than a decade ago, when cosmetics company 100% Pure was starting to sell internationally, it ran a separate website for each country, which “was...

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Private Equity Firm Accel-KKR Invests in Entersekt to Boost Device Authentication, Security
Private Equity Firm Accel-KKR Invests in Entersekt to Boost Device Authentication, Security
December 09, 2021  |  Investments

Entersekt, which works in device identity and authentication, has seen an investment from Accel-KKR, which works in private equity, the companies announced Thursday (Dec. 9)....

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Real Estate Transactions Are Complicated But Real Estate Payments Don’t Need To Be
Real Estate Transactions Are Complicated But Real Estate Payments Don’t Need To Be
December 09, 2021  |  B2B Payments

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Eliminating ‘Biometric Bias’ Will Take Collective Effort From Banks, Retailers and Consumers
Eliminating ‘Biometric Bias’ Will Take Collective Effort From Banks, Retailers and Consumers
December 09, 2021  |  Biometrics

Picture, for a moment, the biometrics you might use every day — perhaps every time you unlock your phone. The thought of bias — exclusion...

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Fortis Buys VIP Integrated Payments to Boost ERP, VAR Business
Fortis Buys VIP Integrated Payments to Boost ERP, VAR Business
December 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Fortis, the payments and commerce tech company, has acquired VIP Integrated Payments, which will help it simplify payments and cash flow for digitizing businesses, a...

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Zip, Sabre Team to Offer Travel Payment Solution
Zip, Sabre Team to Offer Travel Payment Solution
December 08, 2021  |  Partnerships

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Zip will be working with Sabre Corporation to help with worldwide integration of BNPL capabilities, according to a press...

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Coinbase Customers Claim Accounts Were Locked, Demand Refunds
Coinbase Customers Claim Accounts Were Locked, Demand Refunds
December 08, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase users are unhappy with the company after a technical problem had some accounts frozen for weeks, which could’ve led to large losses, CNBC writes....

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