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Biometric Credit Card Creator SmartMetric Looks for Share of $8.4T US Credit Card Market

Biometric Credit Card Creator SmartMetric Looks for Share of $8.4T US Credit Card Market
Biometric Credit Card Creator SmartMetric Looks for Share of $8.4T US Credit Card Market
March 16, 2022  |  Biometrics

SmartMetric, a U.S. company working on biometric credit cards, reported the value of commercial cards issued in the U.S. hit $8.46 trillion in 2021, a...

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Payment Gateway Aggregator Provides Quick, Secure X-Border Payments for EU Merchants
Payment Gateway Aggregator Provides Quick, Secure X-Border Payments for EU Merchants
March 16, 2022  |  Cross Border Commerce

Retailers have long faced challenges in reducing customer payment friction while also maintaining high levels of security. Payment platforms, too, are focused on fraud prevention...

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Digitized Supply Chain Disrupts MENA Wholesale Industry, Boosts SMEs
Digitized Supply Chain Disrupts MENA Wholesale Industry, Boosts SMEs
March 16, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Business-to-business (B2B) wholesale eCommerce has been gaining traction in recent years, with the emergence of a growing number of online marketplaces that are helping retailers...

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Meal Delivery Service Factor Launches B2B Program
Meal Delivery Service Factor Launches B2B Program
March 16, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Ready-to-eat meal delivery service Factor is rolling out a new option for B2B deliveries for companies to provide meals to employees, the company announced Tuesday...

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EU Gives Amazon the OK for the $6.5B MGM Deal
EU Gives Amazon the OK for the $6.5B MGM Deal
March 16, 2022  |  Amazon

European Union antitrust officials have given the green light to the Amazon proposal to buy storied movie studio MGM, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday...

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Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws as Biden’s Pick for Top Fed Banking Regulator
Sarah Bloom Raskin Withdraws as Biden’s Pick for Top Fed Banking Regulator
March 15, 2022  |  Politics

Sarah Bloom Raskin, the Biden administration’s nominee for  most powerful banking regulator seat, has withdrawn her nomination Tuesday (March 15) after months of turmoil and...

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Coworking Firm IWG, Instant Group Eye Creating Airbnb for Office Space
Coworking Firm IWG, Instant Group Eye Creating Airbnb for Office Space
March 15, 2022  |  Real Estate

IWG, a flexible-office operator, is looking into a $350 million venture with the Instant Group, which has an online listing site for office space, The...

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Adobe Launches Experience Cloud for Healthcare for Digital Patient Journeys
Adobe Launches Experience Cloud for Healthcare for Digital Patient Journeys
March 15, 2022  |  Healthcare

Adobe announced Tuesday (March 15) the general availability of the Adobe Experience Cloud for Healthcare, which allows healthcare enterprises to deliver digital experiences to their...

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Walmart Mexico Plans to Double Its 2 Million Mobile Phone Users in 2022
Walmart Mexico Plans to Double Its 2 Million Mobile Phone Users in 2022
March 15, 2022  |  Walmart

Walmart’s Mexico unit is looking at doubling the number of people connected to its mobile phone service this year, Reuters reported Tuesday (March 15). Get...

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