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India’s Alternative Finance Sector Shines Bright With Investors
India’s Alternative Finance Sector Shines Bright With Investors
April 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Asia’s FinTech investment is hitting new high notes. According to reports published this month in e27, CB Insights found more than $2 billion invested in...

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A Virtual Solution To Corporates’ Prepaid Card Woes
A Virtual Solution To Corporates’ Prepaid Card Woes
April 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The desire for greater visibility and ease in employee spend drove the use of prepaid cards in the corporate world. Recent innovations in corporate FinTech...

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Mastercard Finds New Chief Privacy Officer In Caroline Louveaux
Mastercard Finds New Chief Privacy Officer In Caroline Louveaux
April 27, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard announced that Caroline Louveaux is the company’s new chief privacy officer, overseeing a global team responsible for the company’s privacy strategy. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Boasts 84% Q1 XRP Sales Jump, Samsung Gets Crypto Mining Earnings Boost
Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Boasts 84% Q1 XRP Sales Jump, Samsung Gets Crypto Mining Earnings Boost
April 27, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin is pushing against the upper limits of its supply, CoinDesk reported. The 17 millionth bitcoin was expected to be mined on Thursday (April 26)....

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Waze Partners With Waycare For Two-Way Data Sharing
Waze Partners With Waycare For Two-Way Data Sharing
April 27, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Navigation app Waze and Waycare,  an artificial intelligence-based traffic management startup, have announced a partnership that will allow them to share road and traffic data....

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Discover Books Q1 Profit Gain, Touts Checking Product
Discover Books Q1 Profit Gain, Touts Checking Product
April 27, 2018  |  Earnings

Discover Financial Services posted a double-digit growth in payment services transactions in the first quarter of 2018, as its leadership reported early success from a...

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Amazon Quietly Launches Home Security Service Offering
Amazon Quietly Launches Home Security Service Offering
April 27, 2018  |  Safety and Security

Amazon is going after the home security market in a bigger way, rolling out a home security service offering that includes a consultant who will help...

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IBM Rolls Out Blockchain To Authenticate Bling
IBM Rolls Out Blockchain To Authenticate Bling
April 27, 2018  |  Blockchain

IBM announced on Thursday (April 26) that it has partnered with a consortium of leading diamond and jewelry companies around the globe to create a blockchain...

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India Investigating $90M Loan Fraud At IDBI Bank
India Investigating $90M Loan Fraud At IDBI Bank
April 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

India might be dealing with more illegal activity at a bank. This time, it’s an alleged 6 billion rupee ($90 million) case of loan fraud...

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