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SWIFT: The Road To ISO 20022 Adoption
February 26, 2020

PYMNTS recently spoke with Saqib Sheikh, global head of SWIFT’s ISO 20022 program, to learn more about SWIFT’s commitment to assist the financial community in the transition to the new standard in cross-border payments: ISO 20022. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Signify US CEO (Formerly Philips Lighting): Lighting Up The Connected Economy’s Innovations
February 24, 2020

Founded as Philips Lighting 128 years ago and spun off as Signify in 2016, the company today considers the sun to be its primary competitor in the illumination market. And, as its U.S. CEO Roger Karner tells Karen Webster, its next big challenge is helping...

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Volocopter, Grab Partner On Air Taxi Study In Southeast Asia
February 18, 2020

German urban air mobility startup Volocopter is partnering with ridesharing and payments startup Grab to launch a joint feasibility study to bring air taxi services to Southeast Asia, Volocopter announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18) in a blog post.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Apple Introduces Augmented Reality For Retailers
February 13, 2020

Apple is updating its augmented reality (AR) Quick Look feature to enable merchants to sell its products in-app for an instant AR experience, according to reports on Thursday (Feb. 13). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Safety Shows Up On The Connected Cars Agenda
February 13, 2020

Safety is becoming a profitable point of engagement for connected cars. With the National Automobile Dealers Association show coming up this weekend, companies are working on some of the nuances involved in driving and servicing autonomous or manually driven vehicles as they integrate more digital...

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Fingopay Successfully Uses Vein Biometrics For Bank-To-Bank Payment
February 13, 2020

Biometric VeinID platform Fingopay announced that it is launching an Open Banking retail pilot with Reflow, a payments firm. The partnership has allowed the companies to create a bank-to-bank, face-to-face VeinID payment, according to Fingopay, enabling customers to make payments with just the swipe of...

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Connected Cars Take 5G Leap In Time For NADA Show
February 12, 2020

Think Super Bowl for cars. This weekend marks the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) show in Las Vegas. While the product focus will be on sustainability, the retail focus will be on a slew of innovations around connected cars and connecting the people who drive...

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Wisk Gets OK To Start Air Taxi In New Zealand
February 06, 2020

The New Zealand government has cleared the way for Wisk — a joint air company between Boeing and Kitty Hawk — to begin a trial run of its air taxi fleet, reports said. New Zealand’s aviation authority, however, still needs to approve Wisk’s Cora aircraft. Once the...

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Uber’s Self-Driving Vehicles Get On-Road Permit For CA
February 06, 2020

Uber may soon be able to put its self-driving vehicles back on California roads after several years, with the issuance of a new permit, according to reports. The company had to scale back its autonomous vehicle program following an incident in Arizona where a pedestrian...