Big Tech

Big Business Takes Up Arms Against WeChat Ban
Big Business Takes Up Arms Against WeChat Ban
August 13, 2020  |  Politics

President Trump’s threat to ban WeChat in the U.S. has shaken the stock markets and is now roiling the corporate world. Shares of Tencent Holdings,...

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The Big Tech Tracker: Google And Apple Go To The Head Of The Class
The Big Tech Tracker: Google And Apple Go To The Head Of The Class
August 13, 2020  |  Retail

In alphabetical order, they’re Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. They go by a few handles. One is “the companies that testified before Congress a few...

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Apple Moves Within Striking Distance Of Record $2T Valuation
Apple Moves Within Striking Distance Of Record $2T Valuation
August 10, 2020  |  Stock Index

On Monday (Aug. 10), Apple moved relentlessly closer to becoming the first public company on the planet with a $2 trillion valuation – though whether...

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India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback
India’s Proposed Data Rules Prompt US Tech Pushback
August 09, 2020  |  Data

A plan by India to regulate what it terms “non-personal” data has roiled the executives of Big Tech companies like Amazon, Facebook and Google and...

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Credit Unions Tackle Tech On Multiple Fronts
Credit Unions Tackle Tech On Multiple Fronts
August 06, 2020  |  credit union tracker

Credit unions (CUs) are shaking off the last vestiges of their image problem (in a word: outdated) by embracing digital-first products and services at an...

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BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’
BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’
August 04, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

When the story of the coronavirus is written, when it comes to financial services, the key chapters will focus on the pace at which innovation...

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Google Expands Digital DDA Program To Six New FIs
Google Expands Digital DDA Program To Six New FIs
August 03, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

Six additional U.S. banks and credit unions (CUs) have signed on to offer checking and savings accounts through Google Pay. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Big Tech And The Optical Illusion Of Monopoly
Big Tech And The Optical Illusion Of Monopoly
August 03, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The most interesting thing about Big Tech’s Fab Four tour of Capitol Hill last Wednesday (July 29) wasn’t the perfunctory lawmaker grandstanding, or even the...

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This Week In Payments: The Digital Shift, The Rise In DTC And Big Tech Vs Capitol Hill
This Week In Payments: The Digital Shift, The Rise In DTC And Big Tech Vs...
July 31, 2020  |  News

PayPal and Shopify reported blockbuster earnings results this week, which showed a growing shift to digital amid the pandemic. But that also raises the question:...

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