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Can Digital Payments Reduce Risk For The Seafood Industry?

Can Digital Payments Reduce Risk For The Seafood Industry?
Can Digital Payments Reduce Risk For The Seafood Industry?
August 17, 2018  |  Digital Payments

The journey of seafood from ocean to table is one of constant danger for the people who make up the fishing industry. Refrigeration technology can...

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Ripple’s X-Border Payments Product Secures Three Partners
Ripple’s X-Border Payments Product Secures Three Partners
August 16, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Ripple’s cross-border payments product xRapid brought on Bittrex to act as the preferred digital asset exchange for its transactions that move through U.S. dollars. In a press...

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Credit Karma Buys Online Mortgage Company
Credit Karma Buys Online Mortgage Company
August 16, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Approved, the online mortgage platform company, announced Thursday (Aug. 16) in a blog post that it has been acquired Credit Karma. Get the Full Story...

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The Price Of Digital Progress? Discarding ‘Wet’ Signatures
The Price Of Digital Progress? Discarding ‘Wet’ Signatures
August 16, 2018  |  Banking

These are not the best times for ink pens and crisp, elegant, handwritten signatures from corporate executives. As much of the payment and contractual paperwork...

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Why Belgium Can Be A Good ‘Test Market’ For FinTech Firms
Why Belgium Can Be A Good ‘Test Market’ For FinTech Firms
August 16, 2018  |  International

Belgium, which is home to many European Union (EU) institutions, is also a burgeoning FinTech hub. The country has the fifth-highest number of FinTech deals...

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Five At Five: Amazon Might Buy Movie Theaters
Five At Five: Amazon Might Buy Movie Theaters
August 16, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest business target of Amazon, along...

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Zelle Eyeing Expansion Into Small Business Payments
Zelle Eyeing Expansion Into Small Business Payments
August 16, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Zelle, the digital payment app that enables consumers to send money to friends and family, is gearing up to expand its offering to enable customers...

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Self-Driving Vehicles Face New Speed Bumps
Self-Driving Vehicles Face New Speed Bumps
August 16, 2018  |  Innovation

Uber continues to bleed money, and that’s raising fresh questions about whether those losses might lead the company to abandon its efforts at developing self-driving...

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