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Mastercard Would Be Glad To Help Central Banks Issue National Digital Tokens

Mastercard Would Be Glad To Help Central Banks Issue National Digital Tokens
Mastercard Would Be Glad To Help Central Banks Issue National Digital Tokens
March 19, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard’s Co-President of Asia-Pacific Ari Sarker said the payment company would happily look into facilitating the use of digital currencies that are issued by central banks...

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Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian
March 19, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber’s self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona, struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night (March 18), marking the first known fatality of a pedestrian by an...

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Facebook Data Scandal Tanks Stock Market
Facebook Data Scandal Tanks Stock Market
March 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Following a technology stock sell-off led by Facebook, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted in afternoon trading on Monday (March 19), at one point declining...

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Facebook To Launch Subscription Service To Help Creators Make Money
Facebook To Launch Subscription Service To Help Creators Make Money
March 19, 2018  |  Facebook

Aiming to take on YouTube in the content market, Facebook is gearing up to launch a new subscription feature to help creators make money. Get...

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First Data Expands Alipay Acceptance To 600M Chinese Users
First Data Expands Alipay Acceptance To 600M Chinese Users
March 19, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Ant Financial’s Alipay is expanding across North America as it broadens its partnership with First Data, the companies announced Monday (March 19). Get the Full...

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Amazon Says Go Stores An Early Hit With Customers
Amazon Says Go Stores An Early Hit With Customers
March 19, 2018  |  Amazon

It looks like consumers who try Amazon Go like it enough to keep coming back, particularly if the cashier-free shops are in proximity to where...

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No Cashier? No Problem: The Checkout-Free Future Of Grocery
No Cashier? No Problem: The Checkout-Free Future Of Grocery
March 19, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

What’s a grocery store to do if it wants to go cashier-less but it’s not Amazon Go? There are a number of tech companies trying...

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Macy’s Rolls Out Mobile Checkout
Macy’s Rolls Out Mobile Checkout
March 19, 2018  |  Retail

In an effort to make checkout easier for customers, Macy’s plans to roll out mobile checkout in its brick-and-mortar stores. The technology, which is powered...

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Travel, Capital And Revenue — Today In PYMNTS Data
Travel, Capital And Revenue — Today In PYMNTS Data
March 19, 2018  |  Today In Data

Innovations are popping up everywhere. They’re helping on-the-go domestic travelers get the food they crave, city dwellers more efficiently park their cars, companies address top...

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