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National Australia Bank Acquires Digital Health Claims Platform LanternPay

National Australia Bank Acquires Digital Health Claims Platform LanternPay
National Australia Bank Acquires Digital Health Claims Platform LanternPay
January 13, 2022  |  Acquisitions

National Australia Bank is acquiring digital health claims startup LanternPay, the latest salvo in an ongoing battle for supremacy in the $120 billion health payments...

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Fortis: 2021 was the Year of Acceleration
Fortis: 2021 was the Year of Acceleration
January 13, 2022  |  Opinion

Businesses were forced to speed up their digital transformations in 2021, says Ashley Usher, chief integration and information officer at Fortis, and they embraced platforms...

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Visa Acceptance Cloud Launches to Advance Payments for POS, IoT, Acquirers
Visa Acceptance Cloud Launches to Advance Payments for POS, IoT, Acquirers
January 13, 2022  |  VISA

Visa is rolling out a new platform to enable acquirers, point of sale (POS) manufacturers, and Internet of Things (IoT) leaders to move payment processing...

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5G Connectivity Expands the Capabilities of Glass Wearables
5G Connectivity Expands the Capabilities of Glass Wearables
January 13, 2022  |  Wearables

With the addition of 5G connectivity to glass wearables, technicians, engineers, warehouse workers and other remote employees will be able to employ the low latency...

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Visa, Swiss Central Bank Efforts Latest Examples of 2022 CBDC Push
Visa, Swiss Central Bank Efforts Latest Examples of 2022 CBDC Push
January 13, 2022  |  CBDC

For central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), pilots, pilots everywhere — and some actual launches, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Mastercard Launches Payments Tool For Canadian Businesses
Mastercard Launches Payments Tool For Canadian Businesses
January 13, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard has formed a partnership with the Bank of Montreal (BMO) and the credit and debit card processing service Moneris Solutions, both of which have...

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Luxury Brands Louis Vuitton, Prada, Cartier Team to Track Provenance on a Blockchain
Luxury Brands Louis Vuitton, Prada, Cartier Team to Track Provenance on a Blockchain
January 13, 2022  |  Retail

If you’ve ever shopped in midtown Manhattan, you know that you can buy a Louis Vuitton bag for $2,000 in Neiman Marcus or $20 from...

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Finance Platform Railsbank Enters BNPL Arena
Finance Platform Railsbank Enters BNPL Arena
January 13, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The embedded finance platform Railsbank has launched a buy now, pay later (BNPL) tool the company says will give retailers “a greater share of the...

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Ruling: Google Analytics Violates Privacy Law
Ruling: Google Analytics Violates Privacy Law
January 13, 2022  |  Google

The Austrian Data Protection Authority has ruled that the continuous use of Google Analytics violates Europe’s privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a...

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