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FIFA World Cup Fans Turn To Contactless Payments For In-Stadium Spending

FIFA World Cup Fans Turn To Contactless Payments For In-Stadium Spending
FIFA World Cup Fans Turn To Contactless Payments For In-Stadium Spending
July 26, 2018  |  VISA

France wasn’t the only winner at the FIFA World Cup: Payments innovation won big, too, with contactless payments accounting for 45 percent of all Visa...

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Facebook Q2 Earnings: Users And Advertisers Lean Out
Facebook Q2 Earnings: Users And Advertisers Lean Out
July 26, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook‘s stock price plunged Wednesday (July 25) after the social media operator’s Q2 financial report showed missed targets on revenue and users, and the ongoing...

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Cyberattack Strikes Chinese Shipper Cosco
Cyberattack Strikes Chinese Shipper Cosco
July 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. was the victim of a cyberattack that disabled the Chinese state-run company’s U.S. website and email systems. Get the Full Story...

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ACH Network Payment Volume Jumps 6.2 Percent In Q2
ACH Network Payment Volume Jumps 6.2 Percent In Q2
July 26, 2018  |  Payment Methods

NACHA — The Electronic Payments Association announced Wednesday (July 25) that debit and credit transactions totaled more than 5.7 billion in the second quarter of 2018,...

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Morgan Stanley Analyst Predicts iPhone Delay
Morgan Stanley Analyst Predicts iPhone Delay
July 26, 2018  |  Apple

Apple’s release of its LCD iPhone model might be delayed until later on this year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Bets Bitfi Wallet Is Unhackable, Analysts Say Bitcoin Is ‘Overbought’
Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Bets Bitfi Wallet Is Unhackable, Analysts Say Bitcoin Is ‘Overbought’
July 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Skrill is now allowing users to buy and sell crypto such as bitcoin, bitcoin cash and Ether, according to reports. When users make a transaction,...

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MoviePass Parent Approves Reverse Stock Split With 1-For-250 Ratio
MoviePass Parent Approves Reverse Stock Split With 1-For-250 Ratio
July 26, 2018  |  Stock Index

Helios and Matheson Analytics, the parent of MoviePass, announced Tuesday (July 24) that it will institute a reverse stock split of its issued and outstanding...

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China Says No To Local Facebook Branch
China Says No To Local Facebook Branch
July 26, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook’s plan to open a subsidiary in China has fallen apart, with the country withdrawing its approval for the project. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Companies With Unpatched SAP, Oracle Software At Risk
Companies With Unpatched SAP, Oracle Software At Risk
July 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

More than a dozen government agencies and companies have been targeted by hackers who are using an old security hole in SAP and Oracle management...

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