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Regulation
Congress Out To Reform AML Regs
January 04, 2018

The Senate Banking Committee’s first hearing of 2018 shows that Congress is interested in reforming illegal financing and money laundering regulations this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Ridesharing
China’s Didi Buys Uber’s Biggest Latin American Competitor
January 04, 2018

One of Uber’s ridesharing rivals, China’s Didi Chuxing, has acquired Brazilian startup 99, reportedly for around $1 billion. 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...

IPO
Spotify Gets Ready To Go Public
January 04, 2018

Spotify might go public this year, about one year later than the company originally planned. 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...

Bitcoin
Merrill Lynch Bans Bitcoin For Its Client Advisors
January 04, 2018

Financial advisors at Merrill Lynch have been formally banned from pushing bitcoin-related investments for their clients, according to reports. 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...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Baidu Partnership Aims To Put Blackberry In The Driver’s Seat
January 04, 2018

BlackBerry, the Canadian maker of mobile devices, is teaming up with Baidu, the Chinese internet search giant, to create self-driving car technology, according to news from TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Blockchain / Distributed Ledger
Russia And Venezuela Hope To Use Digital Currency To Defang Sanctions
January 04, 2018

Where there is a will — and some digital currency — it seems there is a way. 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...

Payment Methods
Fiserv: Digital Wallet Adoption To Mirror Online Banking’s Path
January 04, 2018

Don’t ever say kids these days have no appreciation for technology. 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...

Security & Fraud
Why Collection Notices Are 2018’s Tipoff To Digital ID Fraud
January 04, 2018

In the annals of fraud — payments fraud and identity theft and all manner of bad doings — 2017 may be a year we’d all like to forget. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Faster Payments
NEW REPORT: FI’s 2018 Resolution — Getting Fitter, Faster
January 04, 2018

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