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Ant Financial Close To Doubled Its Profit In Fiscal Year 2017

Ant Financial Close To Doubled Its Profit In Fiscal Year 2017
Ant Financial Close To Doubled Its Profit In Fiscal Year 2017
June 23, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Ant Financial, the financial arm of Alibaba specializing in wealth management, nearly doubled its profit during its 2017 fiscal year in part because of its mobile...

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Girl Scouts Will Get The Chance To Earn Badges In Cyber Security
Girl Scouts Will Get The Chance To Earn Badges In Cyber Security
June 23, 2017  |  Safety and Security

Girl Scouts will soon get the chance to earn their first ever cyber security badges. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Is Walmart Ready To Make A Move On Whole Foods?
Is Walmart Ready To Make A Move On Whole Foods?
June 23, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon’s deal to acquire Whole Foods Market may seem like a dream come true to some, but there’s a realistic chance Walmart could still swoop in...

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New WEX Survey Shows Most Have Electronic Payment Solutions In The Works
New WEX Survey Shows Most Have Electronic Payment Solutions In The Works
June 23, 2017  |  Payment Methods

WEX, the provider of corporate payment solutions, announced Thursday (June 22) its unveiling of the results of a third-party survey, which found 72 percent of survey...

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BPI And BDO Unibank Assure Senate Panel Compromises Are Under Control
BPI And BDO Unibank Assure Senate Panel Compromises Are Under Control
June 23, 2017  |  Banking

BPI and BDO Unibank, two banks in the Philippines, said this week they have addressed issues that resulted in a 26-hour system shutdown at BPI...

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Verifone Launches New Portable Mobile Point-Of-Sale Products
Verifone Launches New Portable Mobile Point-Of-Sale Products
June 23, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Verifone, a world leader in payments and commerce solutions, has launched its newest portable and mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) products to utilize its fully-integrated, Linux-based Verifone...

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China Polling Shopping Malls, Convenience Stores To Gauge Consumer Spending
China Polling Shopping Malls, Convenience Stores To Gauge Consumer Spending
June 23, 2017  |  Retail

China has been looking at shopping malls and convenience stores to get a better hold on consumer spending in what has become the world’s biggest...

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Reuters Uncovers Fake Websites Used To Process Gambling Payments
Reuters Uncovers Fake Websites Used To Process Gambling Payments
June 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Online stores purporting to sell assorted household goods are being used as a front to collect internet gambling payments, reported Reuters. Get the Full Story...

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Startup Helps Millennials Plan For (And Afford) Their Future Family
Startup Helps Millennials Plan For (And Afford) Their Future Family
June 23, 2017  |  Startups

Kids these days. Millennials are using FinTech to pay back their college loans, cover health care expenses and now, through FinTech startup Future Family, to...

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