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Lugging Cash A Good Cash Business In Japan?

Lugging Cash A Good Cash Business In Japan?
Lugging Cash A Good Cash Business In Japan?
June 08, 2017  |  Cash

In Japan, might security companies — you know, the kind in armored trucks that lug money around — get a boost from society’s yen for yen? Get the Full Story...

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Airbnb Launches New Platform To Help Syrian Refugees, Among Others
Airbnb Launches New Platform To Help Syrian Refugees, Among Others
June 08, 2017  |  Innovation

Airbnb has launched a new platform aimed at enabling regular people to host Syrian refugees, refugees in Europe and other people in need, dubbed Open...

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Apple Is Opening Its NFC Chip To Third-Party Apps
Apple Is Opening Its NFC Chip To Third-Party Apps
June 08, 2017  |  News

Apple will enable third-party app developers to get access to the NFC chip inside the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus via the iOS...

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House Committee Threatens CFPB’s Cordray With Contempt Charges
House Committee Threatens CFPB’s Cordray With Contempt Charges
June 08, 2017  |  CFPB

In another salvo lobbed by Congress and, specifically, Republicans toward the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the House Financial Services Committee is, as The American...

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Mobile Money Messenger App Plynk Secures €25M In Venture Capital
Mobile Money Messenger App Plynk Secures €25M In Venture Capital
June 08, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

Mobile money messaging app Plynk has secured €25 million in a new venture capital funding round — one of the largest Series A funding rounds in...

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Visa Adds 13 Partners To Its IoT Mobile Commerce Network
Visa Adds 13 Partners To Its IoT Mobile Commerce Network
June 08, 2017  |  Internet of Things

Credit card company Visa announced Wednesday (June 7) that it inked deals with 13 new partners to participate in its token service provider program. Get the Full...

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Amazon’s Loans To Marketplace Sellers Reach $1B
Amazon’s Loans To Marketplace Sellers Reach $1B
June 08, 2017  |  Amazon

According to reports out this morning, Amazon.com has lent over a $1 billion in loans to its marketplace sellers over the last year — slightly less...

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Cardtek Teams With NXP To Enable Mobile Pay In Dubai And UAE
Cardtek Teams With NXP To Enable Mobile Pay In Dubai And UAE
June 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Cardtek, a provider of global payment technologies, announced Wednesday (June 7) that it is collaborating with NXP Semiconductors to deliver the first nationally sanctioned mobile pay...

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