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US Senators Want Probe Into TikTok’s ‘Counterintelligence Threat’
October 24, 2019

Two U.S. senators, Sen. Charles Schumer and Sen. Tom Cotton, have asked Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire to look into super popular video-sharing app TikTok for potential security risks, considering it recently passed 1 billion downloads.  Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Top News In Payments: Zuckerberg Tells Congress Libra Fills A Void, PayPal Hits New Growth...
October 24, 2019

Zuckerberg Tells Congress That Libra Fills A Global Payments Void Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Fiserv Rolls Out New Bill Payment System Focused On Automation
October 24, 2019

Financial services company Fiserv has released a new system called CheckFree Next that will enable companies to provide automated and personal bill paying experiences for customers, according to a release on Thursday (Oct. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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SoftBank Head To Push New Tech Fund At Saudi Investment Conference
October 24, 2019

SoftBank Founder and CEO Masayoshi Son is participating in an annual three-day investment forum in Saudi Arabia at the Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh from Oct. 29-31, Reuters reported on Thursday (Oct. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Tariffs And Shipping Could Shape 2019 Holiday Retail
October 24, 2019

You may have already seen the Christmas commercials and been lucky – or unlucky – enough to have heard some holiday music already this autumn. Yes, the holiday shopping season is gearing up – that time when retail needs to prove itself once more. Get...

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Tennis Gear Gets Into The Subscription Swing
October 24, 2019

Andres Vallejo worked as a tennis instructor through his college years before starting Tennis Trunk. And, as a lifelong tennis player, Vallejo told PYMNTS in an interview, he was very familiar with the industry and the needs of consumers “not only from a product level...

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Nordstrom Opens New Flagship Store In New York City
October 24, 2019

As it expands in New York City, Nordstrom opened the doors to its first-ever flagship store for women and children on West 57th Street across from the new Nordstrom Men’s Store that debuted last April. The new flagship store occupies the base of the Central...

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Comcast Gains 379K High-Speed Internet Subscribers In Q3
October 24, 2019

With additions to its internet subscribers but a loss in video users, Comcast Corp. came out ahead of Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profits. The firm took on 379,000 high-speed internet subscribers, which surpassed the analysts’ average estimate of 344,000 net additions, per FactSet, Reuters reported. Get the Full...

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B2B Cross-Border Payments Are Speeding Up
October 24, 2019

Cross-border payments still present challenges, but the landscape is changing rapidly.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...