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Facebook Quietly Launched Photo-Sharing App In China This Year
Facebook Quietly Launched Photo-Sharing App In China This Year
August 14, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook has reportedly entered the market in China, anonymously launching a new photo-sharing app earlier in the year. According to a report, the app, dubbed Colorful...

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Moneytis Aims To Bring Expedia Like Ease To Money Transfers
Moneytis Aims To Bring Expedia Like Ease To Money Transfers
August 14, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Moneytis, the FinTech startup, has created a platform to help consumers find the cheapest foreign exchange services and send money seamlessly, taking a page from...

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Wells Fargo’s Merchant Services Unit In The Spotlight
Wells Fargo’s Merchant Services Unit In The Spotlight
August 14, 2017  |  Legal

Wells Fargo is facing a fresh lawsuit contending the bank’s Merchant Services Unit overcharged small businesses for the payment processing of their credit card transactions....

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FinTech Mergers a-Plenty, While in Trump Era, Fewer Fines for Firms
FinTech Mergers a-Plenty, While in Trump Era, Fewer Fines for Firms
August 14, 2017  |  Regulation

On the regulatory front, last week saw a bit of news about mergers – actually, more than a bit. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Bitcoin Price Flies To More Than $4,100 Over Weekend
Bitcoin Price Flies To More Than $4,100 Over Weekend
August 14, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin investors were in for a wild ride over the weekend, with the cryptocurrency trading below $3,700 and then an hour later trading around $4,135....

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Venmo Says Yes To QR, Everyone Loves Rewards And Wells Fargo’s Saga Carries On
Venmo Says Yes To QR, Everyone Loves Rewards And Wells Fargo’s Saga Carries On
August 14, 2017  |  Data Dive

There was not much in the mainstream news this week to cheer for — between a terrifying situation abroad in North Korea and a tragic...

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Samsung Gear Sport On The Horizon
Samsung Gear Sport On The Horizon
August 14, 2017  |  Wearables

Samsung Electronics has filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) a listing for a device which could very well be its long-rumored wearable. Get the...

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Google Assistant Isn’t Helping Some Android Wear Customers
Google Assistant Isn’t Helping Some Android Wear Customers
August 14, 2017  |  Wearables

Google is facing backlash from some Android Wear customers who are complaining that Google Assistant can only do Google searches on their watches. Get the...

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The Magic Of Selfies In Life Insurance
The Magic Of Selfies In Life Insurance
August 14, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

“People think the process is too onerous and the product is too expensive.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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