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Today In Payments Around The World: Oracle Appointed TikTok US ‘Technology Provider’; Alibaba Mulls Investment...
September 14, 2020

In today’s top news in payments from around the world, Oracle Corp. has said that it was chosen to be ByteDance’s “trusted technology provider” that will take over TikTok’s American operations, and Alibaba is considering an investment in Grab. Plus, new regulations in China will...

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Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
August 03, 2020

In today’s top news, Apple has purchased Mobeewave, and President Donald Trump has encouraged Microsoft to buy all of TikTok. Plus, GoodRx Inc. is reportedly looking to go public. Apple Buys Mobeewave For $100M Apple has bought Mobeewave, a Canadian company, that will turn iPhones into centers...

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Top News In Payments: Amazon PayCode Comes To The US; Plaid Releases New Developer Tools
September 19, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, Amazon PayCode is rolling out in the United States to make it easier for shoppers to pay with cash. Also, Plaid is launching new developer tools to tackle credit card debt. And Google for India recently rolled out new updates...

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Five At Five: A New CEO For Lowe’s
May 22, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories take a closer look at JCPenney losing its CEO to Lowe’s, a new Chase card that focuses on small business owners and Comcast’s data security...

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Five At Five: Saks Hits A Retail Reset
May 21, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today’s stories include a look at Saks and its plans for beauty, a Sears and Citi credit card deal, a data breach involving mother and children, the latest...

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Five At Five: Alibaba Makes A Move In South Asia
May 08, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories focus on Alibaba’s move into South Asia and highlight what to expect from Etsy as it refocuses on its core eCommerce business. Discover has decided...

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Five At Five: Walmart Wins A Majority Stake In Flipkart
May 07, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories include Walmart’s investment in Indian eCommerce operator Flipkart. Other items offer news about Alibaba’s profit problem, Google I/O, new Groupon deals and how facial recognition...

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Mobile Wallets Change Names To Up Adoption, Usage
April 01, 2017

What’s in a name? Some of the world’s largest mobile wallet players have changed course in an effort to change their luck with consumers. At Innovation Project 2017, PYMNTS.com CEO Karen Webster shared the latest mobile wallet adoption statistics for major brands Apple Pay, Android Pay, Samsung Pay and Walmart...

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Uber Self-Driving Cars Form Union
April 01, 2017

Rideshare giant Uber is known just as well for its penchant for stirring up controversy as it is for its game-changing service. But the latest development in the Uber ecosystem has taken many by surprise. Uber’s fleet of self-driving Volvo XC90s has formed the world’s first...