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Twitter Seeks To Stop The Spread Of Crypto Scams

Twitter Seeks To Stop The Spread Of Crypto Scams
Twitter Seeks To Stop The Spread Of Crypto Scams
March 07, 2018  |  Fraud Prevention

As social media companies focus on preventing harmful content from spreading across their platforms, Twitter seeks to stop cryptocurrency scams from circulating as well. But it’s...

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Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Are Caught In SEC Crosshairs
Bitcoin Dives As Cryptos Are Caught In SEC Crosshairs
March 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

On the heels of, perhaps, a foreshadowing of more regulatory oversight, bitcoin’s price staggered again on Wednesday (March 7). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Samsung Beefs Up AI Efforts With Kngine Buy
Samsung Beefs Up AI Efforts With Kngine Buy
March 07, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics company, has reportedly acquired Kngine, the artificial intelligence (AI) search engine startup. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Senator Durbin Wants Wells Fargo To Stop Expanding Program With Colleges
Senator Durbin Wants Wells Fargo To Stop Expanding Program With Colleges
March 07, 2018  |  Regulation

Wells Fargo is facing calls from lawmakers to press pause on creating more partnerships with colleges. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
March 07, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Ripple — the blockchain company whose technology powers the cryptocurrency XRP — has created a new payment app in which transactions are settled instantly. Get the...

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LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform
LendingPoint Unveils Retail Financing Platform
March 07, 2018  |  Loans

To help merchants and other service providers convert more consumers at the point of sale, LendingPoint has unveiled LendingPoint Merchant Solutions, a platform that will provide...

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Today In Data: VC For Blockchain, Australia’s NPP And FinTech Funding
Today In Data: VC For Blockchain, Australia’s NPP And FinTech Funding
March 07, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, blockchain and blockchain-adjacent startups are seeing record-breaking venture capital (VC) funding, Australia’s big banks are implementing faster payments, no-show customers are...

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Target Expands Curbside Pickup
Target Expands Curbside Pickup
March 07, 2018  |  Retail

Following a beta test in Minnesota, Target is expanding its Drive Up curbside pickup service. By the end of 2018, the retailer plans to introduce...

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Amazon Expands Discounted Prime Membership To Medicaid Recipients
Amazon Expands Discounted Prime Membership To Medicaid Recipients
March 07, 2018  |  Amazon

As Amazon competes with Walmart for low-income shoppers, the eCommerce retailer is rolling out discounted pricing of its Prime program to more people receiving government...

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