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Private Sector Hiring Increases By 237,000 Jobs In August
Private Sector Hiring Increases By 237,000 Jobs In August
August 31, 2017  |  Economy

Jobs growth came in strong in August, with the U.S. private sector hiring more than 237,000 employees during the month. Get the Full Story Complete...

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IDC Estimates Smartphone Shipments Will Hit 1.7B By 2021
IDC Estimates Smartphone Shipments Will Hit 1.7B By 2021
August 31, 2017  |  Mobile

 Thanks to new user demand and a stagnant replacement cycle, International Data Corp., the market research firm, expected smartphone shipments around the world to continue...

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Uber Predicts IPO In 18 Months As Lawsuit Goes To Arbitration
Uber Predicts IPO In 18 Months As Lawsuit Goes To Arbitration
August 31, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber’s new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, said during his first appearance in front of the company’s employees that he has set a timeline for an IPO...

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Brazilian FinTechs Prohibited From Borrower Deposits
Brazilian FinTechs Prohibited From Borrower Deposits
August 31, 2017  |  Latin America

The Brazilian Central Bank has floated a proposal that would let FinTechs lend money but which would also curtail them from taking deposits, as might...

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Plaid Launches New Tool For Enterprise Developers
Plaid Launches New Tool For Enterprise Developers
August 31, 2017  |  Banking

Plaid, the FinTech that assists financial services companies with app development to connect with users’ bank accounts, rolled out a new tool for API developers...

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The ROI On Being A PayFac? Zero
The ROI On Being A PayFac? Zero
August 31, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

With changes happening all around us every day, the highly adaptive and evolutionary tendencies of technology in the closing years of the 2010s sometimes mean...

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What’s In Your Wallet? A PayPal Credit Card
What’s In Your Wallet? A PayPal Credit Card
August 31, 2017  |  Cash

From digital to plastic ... and back again, with cash in hand or wallet or digital wallet to boot. PayPal has announced a cash back card...

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Why Mastercard Is Powering Contactless Payments In Poland
Why Mastercard Is Powering Contactless Payments In Poland
August 31, 2017  |  Mastercard

Poland has been hard at work burnishing its image as a tech hub over the last several years. A country in which financial services were largely...

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NEW REPORT: The Credit Union’s Biggest Risk — Not Taking Risks
NEW REPORT: The Credit Union’s Biggest Risk — Not Taking Risks
August 31, 2017  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions are risk-averse institutions by nature. But if credit unions don’t take a gamble on new financial innovations, they are inadvertently taking on another...

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