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Hudson To Add Amazon’s Just Walk Out Technology To Its Popular Airport Convenience Stores
Friday 15th January - 11:00 amThe Hudson Group plans to add Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology to some of the popular convenience stores the chain operates at more than 1,000 North American airports, train stations ...
Amazon Says Parler Lawsuit Is Invalid Because Of Terms Of Service Violations
Thursday 14th January - 6:06 pmAmazon has hit back against social media site Parler in its lawsuit over the site’s removal from the cloud of Amazon Web Services (AWS), court documents say. The core of the ...
Grocery Roundup: Walmart, Tesco Meet The New Digital Consumers
Thursday 14th January - 4:18 pmGrocery shopping has become a very different animal in the last year as consumers have radically altered their shopping preferences. Once a weekly physical activity relegated to weekends by the ...
Today In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts
Thursday 14th January - 3:05 pmIn today’s top news, Connecticut’s Attorney General has opened an antitrust probe into Amazon’s eBook business, and Petco beat expectations in its IPO. Plus, Grab Financial raised $300 million. Connecticut AG ...
Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business
Thursday 14th January - 6:42 amConnecticut Attorney General William Tong is launching an antitrust probe into how Amazon runs its eBook business, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Jan. 14). Connecticut’s inquiry is just ...
Today In Payments Around The World: Mynt Lands $175 Million In Funding; Airtel Teams With Amazon On Video
Wednesday 13th January - 4:33 pmIn today’s top payments news around the world, Globe Fintech Innovations has landed $175 million in additional venture funding, while Airtel has teamed with Amazon to launch a mobile-only video ...
Today In Payments: Visa Opts Out Of Plaid Acquisition, Cites Complex Litigation; BillTrust To Make NASDAQ Debut Today Trading As BTRS
Wednesday 13th January - 3:00 pmIn today’s top news, Visa opted out of its acquisition of Plaid after the DOJ sued over antitrust concerns, and Billtrust is expected to start trading today after completing its ...
India’s Airtel Closes Amazon Deal To Launch Mobile-Only Video Plan
Wednesday 13th January - 10:39 amAirtel, India’s largest telecom service provider, has teamed up with Amazon to launch a mobile-only video entertainment platform. Prime Video Mobile Edition is a single-user subscription service. India is the first ...
Walmart Partners With HomeValet On Smart Box Technology For Fresh Deliveries
Tuesday 12th January - 4:35 pmRetail giant Walmart is teaming up with delivery solutions startup HomeValet to launch a test pilot that would bring fresh groceries to people’s homes even if they’re not there. “If there’s ...
Walmart Eyes FinTech Expansion With Ribbit Capital Partnership
Tuesday 12th January - 11:06 amFor Walmart, FinTechs are in sight — but where to from here? As reported, Walmart is working with Ribbit Capital to create an as-yet unnamed FinTech that would, the companies said ...
Walmart Creates FinTech Startup
Monday 11th January - 6:00 pmFrom big box retailer to payments provider — from consumer-focused behemoth to financial services juggernaut? Perhaps. Walmart announced Monday (Jan. 11) in a press release that it is creating a FinTech startup. The ...
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: US Trade Rep Says Digital Taxes Discriminate Against US Firms; Facebook Removes ‘Likes’ From ‘Pages’
Monday 11th January - 4:50 pmHere’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from governments around the world. US Trade Representative: India, Italy, Turkey Digital Taxes Discriminates Against US ...
Parler Sues Amazon After Being Booted Off Cloud
Monday 11th January - 4:22 pmConservative social network Parler is suing Amazon after the eCommerce giant’s web services division abruptly pulled the plug on cloud hosting for the startup, The Wall Street Journal reported on ...
Trying To Reason With Returns Season: 51 Percent Of Consumers Would Keep Goods For Discounts
Monday 11th January - 11:44 amWhile early to mid-January is always the return season, this year has long been forecast to be a spot more active than its predecessors given the volume of gifts bought online during ...
Amazon Prime, Walmart+ See Post-Holiday Declines As Free Trials Expire
Monday 11th January - 11:00 amAmazon Prime and the recently launched Walmart+ both saw drop-offs in U.S. paid subscribers in late December, but Walmart+ fell further — showing the newcomer has a fight on its ...