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Amazon Gets Q4 Prime Member Surge, Hints At Business Model Change

Amazon Gets Q4 Prime Member Surge, Hints At Business Model Change
Amazon Gets Q4 Prime Member Surge, Hints At Business Model Change
February 01, 2019  |  Amazon

After missing revenue expectations for the last two quarters, Amazon managed to beat the Street this time around, announcing recording-breaking holiday sales figures for the final...

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Mastercard Q4 Continues Contactless, B2B Growth ‘Marathon’
Mastercard Q4 Continues Contactless, B2B Growth ‘Marathon’
February 01, 2019  |  Earnings

Mastercard results released on Thursday (Jan. 31) morning showed continued gains in processed transactions, tied in part to holiday spending during the quarter that ended...

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Venmo And Zelle’s P2P Battle Royale
Venmo And Zelle’s P2P Battle Royale
February 01, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The fourth quarter of 2018 was kind to Venmo and Zelle, the two big peer-to-peer (P2P) services that are battling for consumer loyalty and market...

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Mastercard Gross Dollar Volume Up 14 Pct In 4Q
Mastercard Gross Dollar Volume Up 14 Pct In 4Q
January 31, 2019  |  Earnings

Mastercard results released Thursday morning (Jan. 31) showed continued gains in processed transactions, tied in part to holiday spending during the quarter that ended with...

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Can Amazon Break Into Beauty?
Can Amazon Break Into Beauty?
January 31, 2019  |  Retail

Beauty is a big and booming global business. According to some estimates, the size of the global beauty and personal care products market will hit...

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Investors Looking For Revenue Rebound When Amazon Reports
Investors Looking For Revenue Rebound When Amazon Reports
January 31, 2019  |  Amazon

With Amazon reporting its earnings tomorrow, the hanging question is whether Q4 will avoid the disappointments that rocked the company’s stock price after Q3’s results...

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Keeping Investment Platforms Free From Fraudsters
Keeping Investment Platforms Free From Fraudsters
January 31, 2019  |  AML

How can firms with global ambitions balance a smooth authentication process with rigorous AML efforts? In the inaugural edition of the AML/KYC Tracker, Anthony Couture,...

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SWIFT Gears Up For Trade Via Blockchain
SWIFT Gears Up For Trade Via Blockchain
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Financial messaging service SWIFT said this past week that it has fashioned a partnership with R3, a blockchain startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Fighting Fraud In A Faster Payments Landscape
Fighting Fraud In A Faster Payments Landscape
January 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

NACHA recently released new figures on ACH network volume, revealing earlier this week that Same-Day ACH volume grew 46 percent between Q4 2017 and Q4...

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