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Mastercard Joins Marco Polo Global Trade Finance Network
Mastercard Joins Marco Polo Global Trade Finance Network
September 04, 2019  |  Mastercard

Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. The network — and its more than 25 member banks — aims to unlock a potential...

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Connecting The Dots: Consumer Confidence, Inventories Tell Separate Economic Tales 
Connecting The Dots: Consumer Confidence, Inventories Tell Separate Economic Tales 
August 28, 2019  |  Economy

Economic data points are frozen in time – and yet taken collectively tell tales.  The latest readings on consumer confidence and on business inventories and...

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US CEOs Support Putting Ethics Before Profits
US CEOs Support Putting Ethics Before Profits
August 19, 2019  |  Economy

Almost 200 CEOs at The Business Roundtable, a meeting of executives from corporations like JPMorgan, Apple and Amazon, have redefined the “purpose of a corporation,”...

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China’s Central Bank Readies Launch Of Digital Coin
China’s Central Bank Readies Launch Of Digital Coin
August 11, 2019  |  Blockchain

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said it is now ready to launch its own blockchain-based digital currency after five years of research, CoinTelegraph reported...

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Removal Of Biz Regulations Could Increase US Incomes, Says White House
Removal Of Biz Regulations Could Increase US Incomes, Says White House
June 30, 2019  |  Regulation

The Trump administration claims that its plan to roll back some federal rules will lead to an increase in Americans’ household incomes. Get the Full...

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Google Takes On Facebook With Business Pages
Google Takes On Facebook With Business Pages
June 20, 2019  |  Google

Google has expanded its Google My Business service for businesses, and at the same time taken aim at Facebook’s Pages service, according to a report...

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Google AI Tools Target Corporates’ Analog-To-Digital To-Do List
Google AI Tools Target Corporates’ Analog-To-Digital To-Do List
April 10, 2019  |  Google

Google has launched a slew of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can perform tasks including scanning documents and fielding phone calls. Get the Full...

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Monzo Bank Valuation To Reach £2bn With US Investment
Monzo Bank Valuation To Reach £2bn With US Investment
April 08, 2019  |  Banking

U.K. digital bank Monzo is set to raise new funds that could double its valuation to £2 billion, making it the second-largest FinTech startup in...

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Alexa For Biz Lets Workers Make Custom Voice Apps
Alexa For Biz Lets Workers Make Custom Voice Apps
March 28, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon has launched Alexa for Business Blueprints, which are templates for the company’s voice assistant that will allow users to make and publish private voice...

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