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Investments
Carlyle Group Makes Large Investment In AI Hiring Firm HireVue
September 03, 2019

Large investment and equity firm Carlyle Group has taken a majority stake in an artificial intelligence (AI) hiring firm called HireVue, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

News
Top News In Payments: Innovators Make The Visible, Invisible; EU Leaders Plan Data Use, AI...
September 03, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, transformative innovations in payments and commerce are making the visible, invisible. Also, incoming European Union (EU) leaders are planning laws governing artificial intelligence (AI) as well as big data. And regulators are taking a close look at payroll advance apps....

Regulation
Japan Eyes Guidelines For Regulation Of Tech Firms
September 03, 2019

In Japan, the Fair Trade Commission said last week that it has draft guidelines in place that would promote tighter regulation of larger tech firms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Digital Banking
Monese Teams With FinTech Raisin To Offer Savings Access
September 03, 2019

The European banking app Monese has formed a partnership with cross-border deposits marketplace Raisin, as reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Omnicommerce
CellPoint Mobile Rebrands As CellPoint Digital To Power Travel Payments
September 03, 2019

CellPoint Mobile, which specializes in digital commerce and payment solutions for airlines and travel companies, today rebranded as CellPoint Digital with a new website and product offerings, the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

International
Seven EU Firms Form X-Border Mobile Payment Network
September 03, 2019

Seven European payments operators — most of them owned by banks — that own and operate mobile payments services said Tuesday (Sept. 3) that they are in the midst of building a pan-European network focused on cross-border mobile payments. Get the Full Story Complete the...

International
India’s MobiKwik Turns A Profit
September 03, 2019

The 10-year-old Gurgaon-headquartered mobile payments firm MobiKwik has hit its profit goals and is now making money, as reported on Tuesday (Sept. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Samsung Develops Second Foldable Device
September 03, 2019

With a high-end product that is said to fold inward like a classic flip phone, Samsung Electronics Co. is reportedly gearing up to unveil a second foldable device in 2020. The company is at work on a product that has a 6.7-inch inner display that...

Retail
Bringing Breakfast Cereal Back With A DTC Reboot
September 03, 2019

Cold breakfast cereal made its official entrance into the American diet in 1863 when it was invented by James Caleb Jackson, in the form of a product he called granula. But cereal’s heyday didn’t really begin until the second half of the 20th century, when...