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Uber Makes Roughly $2 Billion A Month
Uber Makes Roughly $2 Billion A Month
October 21, 2016  |  Ridesharing

Uber Chief Executive Travis Kalanick revealed at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit that the company has 40 million monthly active riders and that the...

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Another EU-UK Fiscal Conflict, Bitcoin
Another EU-UK Fiscal Conflict, Bitcoin
October 21, 2016  |  Bitcoin

The European Central Bank is showing its distaste for bitcoin, denying it the status of a real currency and highlighting its vulnerability to cyberattack threats....

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Banks Dreading The Real-Time Payments Challenge
Banks Dreading The Real-Time Payments Challenge
October 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Banks may not like it, but the demand is here for faster payments — from businesses, consumers and regulators alike. While they’re apprehensive about the...

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Sometimes It Takes A Bagel
Sometimes It Takes A Bagel
October 21, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

The inspiration for payments innovation can sometimes come from unlikely places — like investing in bagels only to have an anti-carb diet craze take the...

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SMEs Put Faith In Outsourced Cybersecurity
SMEs Put Faith In Outsourced Cybersecurity
October 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The majority of small businesses are not only aware of cyberthreats to their businesses but actually expect to be hit with a cyberattack at some...

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Uber Continues To Dominate Taxis For The Business Trip
Uber Continues To Dominate Taxis For The Business Trip
October 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The ridesharing space continues to hit new milestones in the corporate travel space, with businesses choosing to spend their money on these services as opposed...

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Banks Test Ripple’s Digital Asset In X-Border Payment Overhaul
Banks Test Ripple’s Digital Asset In X-Border Payment Overhaul
October 21, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The distributed ledger technology developed by Ripple is now at trial phase among FinTech innovation group R3 and 12 of its member financial institutions, as...

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Is UX The Mobile Wallet Whisperer?
Is UX The Mobile Wallet Whisperer?
October 21, 2016  |  Omnicommerce

Is user experience key to mobile wallet breakout and checkout conversion? Ask omni players like Apple and Tesla, and you’ll likely get a resounding yes....

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