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China Regulator Considers Antitrust Probe Of Alipay, WeChat Pay
China Regulator Considers Antitrust Probe Of Alipay, WeChat Pay
July 31, 2020  |  Digital Payments

China’s State Council’s Anti-Monopoly Commission is considering investigating Alipay and WeChat Pay, two of the county’s biggest online payment and money transfer platforms, Reuters reported....

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Affirm Eyes Possible IPO That Could Value POS Lender At $10B
Affirm Eyes Possible IPO That Could Value POS Lender At $10B
July 31, 2020  |  IPO

Point-of-sale lender Affirm’s initial public offering (IPO) could reach as much as $10 billion through work with Goldman Sachs, according to people familiar with the...

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Report: Reinventing The Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Supply Chain
Report: Reinventing The Bean-To-Bar Chocolate Supply Chain
July 31, 2020  |  B2B Payments

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AutoX: Why Driverless Cars Are Ready To Hit The Road
AutoX: Why Driverless Cars Are Ready To Hit The Road
July 31, 2020  |  Innovation

Tests of truly autonomous self-driving vehicles have been uneven at best, but with each scraped test hubcap, the concept draws closer to reality. Major automakers...

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The Role Of Payments In Higher Ed’s Great Digital Shift
The Role Of Payments In Higher Ed’s Great Digital Shift
July 31, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Universities are all about giving students learning experiences, but having one themselves isn’t usually standard operating procedure. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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PayPal’s Plan For Seamless, Touch-Free QR Code Commerce
PayPal’s Plan For Seamless, Touch-Free QR Code Commerce
July 31, 2020  |  eCommerce

From complex biopharma work on a vaccine to a galaxy of cloud solution providers harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the commercial response to...

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Why Eliminating Checks Isn’t Enough To Crush B2B Payments Fraud
Why Eliminating Checks Isn’t Enough To Crush B2B Payments Fraud
July 31, 2020  |  B2B Payments

On top of being a cumbersome payment vehicle, the paper check continues to pose a major risk to corporate coffers. Fraud is on the rise,...

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Dispatch CEO On Winning The Last Mile Delivery Race
Dispatch CEO On Winning The Last Mile Delivery Race
July 31, 2020  |  Delivery

American runs on trucking, from 18-wheelers to light trucks that can navigate impossible urban streets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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The Big U.S. GDP Crash Reverses Economic Growth Of Last 11 Years
The Big U.S. GDP Crash Reverses Economic Growth Of Last 11 Years
July 30, 2020  |  Economy

“Worst quarter ever.” It sounds like a bit of hyperbole, but that’s an accurate description of the quarter that started in March and ended in June...

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