Government

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments

Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments
Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments
January 08, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Caixin Global reports that Chinese mobile transaction company Tencent has decided to combine part of its authentication software with government-owned rival UnionPay. This collaboration will...

READ MORE >
Alphabet Shares Soar Despite Regulator Scrutiny
Alphabet Shares Soar Despite Regulator Scrutiny
January 07, 2020  |  Investments

Google parent company Alphabet and Facebook, despite a number of looming competition and antitrust investigations for both companies from U.S. government agencies, closed out at...

READ MORE >
Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
January 06, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have gone up several notches with the killing of Qassem Soleimani, which might raise the risk for cyberattacks. If...

READ MORE >
FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
January 03, 2020  |  Innovation

A large number of senior government officials will visit the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an annual tech industry event held in Las Vegas, according...

READ MORE >
Italian Gov’t To Pay Consumers To Ditch Cash For Digital Payments
Italian Gov’t To Pay Consumers To Ditch Cash For Digital Payments
December 27, 2019  |  Cash

Italy, which has one of the lowest rates of credit card use in Europe, may start to see that change soon as the government will...

READ MORE >
UK Government Criticized For Late Payments Czar Ousting
UK Government Criticized For Late Payments Czar Ousting
December 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Weeks after the sudden departure of U.K. Late Payments Czar Paul Uppal, the government is facing backlash for failing to clarify why the small business...

READ MORE >
The Uncertain Future Of Amazon’s B2B Influence
The Uncertain Future Of Amazon’s B2B Influence
December 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The behemoth that is Amazon has not limited its sphere of influence to the consumer shopping arena. As personal buying habits proliferate into the corporate...

READ MORE >
India Proposes Limiting Ride-Hailing Commissions
India Proposes Limiting Ride-Hailing Commissions
December 02, 2019  |  Ridesharing

India is considering a proposal to cap the commissions on app-based ride-hailing firms, such as Uber and Ola, to a total of 10 percent of...

READ MORE >