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Startups Settle In Sydney To Join Growing FinTech Ecosystem 

Startups Settle In Sydney To Join Growing FinTech Ecosystem 
Startups Settle In Sydney To Join Growing FinTech Ecosystem 
July 20, 2018  |  International

Sydney, the most populous city in Australia, is also a burgeoning FinTech hub: In fact, Deloitte has ranked it as the eighth most conducive hub...

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Five At Five: Amazon’s Grocery Power
Five At Five: Amazon’s Grocery Power
July 20, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Today’s coverage includes a detailed look at Amazon’s...

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eBay Acquires eCommerce Platform Qoo10 Of Japan
eBay Acquires eCommerce Platform Qoo10 Of Japan
July 20, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Looking to bolster its international eCommerce presence, eBay has acquired Japanese eCommerce platform Qoo10, according to a regulatory filing. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Lloyds, Halifax Hit By Fund Transfer Outage In UK
Lloyds, Halifax Hit By Fund Transfer Outage In UK
July 20, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Lloyds Banking Group was hit by a computer outage that left customers unable to conduct fund transfers for several hours, according to officials. The outage...

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WhatsApp Payments Rollout Delayed In India
WhatsApp Payments Rollout Delayed In India
July 20, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Due to possible concerns over the storage of user data and other issues, the Indian government is delaying Facebook’s planned nationwide launch of the WhatsApp payment...

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Visa Everywhere Teams Advance To Finals, PaySense Notches $18M In Funding
Visa Everywhere Teams Advance To Finals, PaySense Notches $18M In Funding
July 20, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Farfetch‘s acquisition of CuriosityChina. In addition, teams in Visa’s Everywhere...

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Will Children Point The Way Forward For Wearables?
Will Children Point The Way Forward For Wearables?
July 20, 2018  |  Retail

Children are the future — that’s just a biological fact, and the theme of an old Whitney Houston song. And when it comes to wearables,...

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Kroger Highlights Sales Numbers In The Face Of Prime Day
Kroger Highlights Sales Numbers In The Face Of Prime Day
July 20, 2018  |  Retail

While Amazon shipped over 100 million products in Prime Day’s first 24 hours despite technical difficulties, Kroger said that it sells approximately 110 million items on...

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Equifax Names New Executive For USIS Unit
Equifax Names New Executive For USIS Unit
July 20, 2018  |  Personnel

After serving as Equifax‘s interim chief executive, Paulino do Rego Barros Jr. is taking the helm of United States Information Solutions (USIS) as the unit’s...

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