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Thai Central Banker ‘Red-Lines’ Crypto Payments as Digital Baht Pilot Looms

Thai Central Banker ‘Red-Lines’ Crypto Payments as Digital Baht Pilot Looms
Thai Central Banker ‘Red-Lines’ Crypto Payments as Digital Baht Pilot Looms
December 16, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Thailand is moving rapidly toward testing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and does not want any private competition in the payments sector. Get the...

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Biometrics ID Service for Air Travelers Clear Secure Coming to Retailers
Biometrics ID Service for Air Travelers Clear Secure Coming to Retailers
December 16, 2021  |  Biometrics

Biometrics identification services company Clear Secure — known for its expedited airline screening products — is taking its technology beyond airports and into shopping malls...

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Steps to Simplifying Checkout, November Retail Sales Slump
Steps to Simplifying Checkout, November Retail Sales Slump
December 16, 2021  |  Today In Data

PayPal is relying on trust, choice, ease and fast approvals to streamline the online checkout process. Plus, a dip in department store and electronics purchases...

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Boohoo: Profits Slammed by Returns and Freight Costs
Boohoo: Profits Slammed by Returns and Freight Costs
December 16, 2021  |  Retail

U.K. fashion retailer Boohoo on Thursday (Dec. 16) downgraded its profit and sales growth projections for the second time in 2021, saying that supply chain...

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Senate Grills Airline Execs Over Refund Complaints and COVID Flight Cancellations
Senate Grills Airline Execs Over Refund Complaints and COVID Flight Cancellations
December 16, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Airline cancellations are making news again as the omicron variant brings its own disruption, refueling a drama playing out over refunds that found major airline...

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Indian Ride-Hailing App Ola Nets $500M
Indian Ride-Hailing App Ola Nets $500M
December 16, 2021  |  Investments

Ola, the Indian-based ride-hailing startup that competes with Uber, has generated a $500 million from investors, according to a Thursday (Dec. 16) report from Reuters. ...

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As Smash-and-Grab Raids Go Viral, the Retail Industry Is Fighting Back
As Smash-and-Grab Raids Go Viral, the Retail Industry Is Fighting Back
December 16, 2021  |  Retail

Organized retail crime is running rampant in the run-up to Christmas. As captured on smartphones and closed-circuit video cameras across the U.S. and splashed all...

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Michaels Taps Affirm for BNPL
Michaels Taps Affirm for BNPL
December 16, 2021  |  Retail

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Affirm on Thursday (Dec. 16) announced it has partnered with arts and crafts retail chain Michaels to allow customers...

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Nium Offers Virtual Cards to US Travel Industry 
Nium Offers Virtual Cards to US Travel Industry 
December 16, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The payments and card issuance firm Nium has brought its virtual card issuing tool to the U.S., a move the company says will make it...

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