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A new partnership between Orange Money and Airtel Money will allow customers in the West Africa region of Burkina Faso to send and receive funds for the first time ever using their mobile devices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
The Apple versus Android smartphone battle has taken a new level for the iPhone maker, which is reportedly set to offer another way to entice users of its competitors to come over to its side. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Across the Asia-Pacific region, each market is on its own path to secure digital transactions. In Australia, two-thirds of MasterCard transactions are already contactless in-store payments. In more emerging markets like Indonesia, consumers are just getting online to transact with mobile devices, but are well...
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Uber CFO Brent Callinicos, who helped the ride-sharing startup raise more than $5 billion and reach a valuation of $41 billion, is leaving the company, the Financial Times reported on Monday (March 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
With the transition to EMV chip payment cards just months away, online merchants are bracing for an expected surge in eCommerce fraud. But two other kinds of financial crime that’s likely to increase: those involving checks and bank account applications, according to a security expert...
Sporting goods chain Dick’s has discovered that its brick-and-mortar stores aren’t competing with its eCommerce effort — they’re boosting it. ECommerce grew to almost 15 percent of the 640-store chain’s total sales in Q4 2014 after a new in-store mobile-device push, according to Mobile Commerce...
Mobile devices have finally dethroned PCs as consumers’ preferred way to search for information on local products and services, a new study by the Local Search Association (LSA) has found. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
