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Ticketing (Finally) Comes To Google Pay
Ticketing (Finally) Comes To Google Pay
May 09, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

Since rebranding its various mobile and digital payments efforts under the moniker Google Pay earlier this year, Google has been aggressively introducing new functionality to give its users...

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Lending Club Surprises With Profits On Higher Loan Volume
Lending Club Surprises With Profits On Higher Loan Volume
May 09, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Exactly two weeks ago today (April 25), LendingClub‘s stock hit an all-time low with the announcement of an FTC-backed lawsuit alleging that it loading up...

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Those Without Data History May Be Doomed To Repeat It
Those Without Data History May Be Doomed To Repeat It
May 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook’s data fiasco, Wells Fargo’s fake account scandal, the Equifax breach and the onset of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): With topics...

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

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...

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MoneyGram Seeks More Digital Gains In 2018
MoneyGram Seeks More Digital Gains In 2018
May 08, 2018  |  Earnings

MoneyGram’s first-quarter revenue and earnings missed Wall Street expectations on Tuesday (May 8), but the company is reporting early benefits from a new money transfer...

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Walmart Ends Grocery Delivery Partnerships With Uber, Lyft
Walmart Ends Grocery Delivery Partnerships With Uber, Lyft
May 08, 2018  |  Delivery

Walmart has reportedly ended its online grocery delivery partnerships with Uber and Lyft, which could hurt its efforts to take on Amazon in the grocery...

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What To Watch For When LendingClub Releases Earnings
What To Watch For When LendingClub Releases Earnings
May 08, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

After a strong debut on the public markets at $14 per share in its Initial Public Offering (IPO), LendingClub has taken investors on something of a...

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Regulators Aren’t Ready To Enforce GDPR Law
Regulators Aren’t Ready To Enforce GDPR Law
May 08, 2018  |  Regulation

With Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law coming into effect in May, regulators who are tasked with enforcing the law have signaled they are...

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