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Real Estate Co First American To Acquire Docutech
Real Estate Co First American To Acquire Docutech
February 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Real estate transaction company First American Financial Corporation has announced that it is acquiring eDocument company Docutech, according to a press release. Get the Full...

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Walmart Shuttering Text-Driven Shopping Service Jetblack 
Walmart Shuttering Text-Driven Shopping Service Jetblack 
February 13, 2020  |  Walmart

Walmart’s New York City-based concierge shopping service Jetblack is shutting down and laying off most of its 350 staffers, according to reports on Thursday (Feb....

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Today In Payments: PBOC Patents Show China’s Push For Digital Money; Fiserv Intros Scan To Pay For Diners With Apple Pay
Today In Payments: PBOC Patents Show China’s Push For Digital Money; Fiserv Intros Scan To...
February 13, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, the People’s Bank of China has filed more than 80 patents as it attempts to adopt a digital currency, and...

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Alibaba Says Revenues Will Dip Because Of Coronavirus
Alibaba Says Revenues Will Dip Because Of Coronavirus
February 13, 2020  |  Retail

Alibaba revealed that it expects the coronavirus, which originated in the Wuhan province of China and sparked global epidemic fears, will negatively affect its revenue...

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Flywire Raises $120M, Acquires Simplee Healthcare
Flywire Raises $120M, Acquires Simplee Healthcare
February 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Vertical payments startup Flywire has acquired healthcare technology startup Simplee, while also closing a $120 million Series E investment round led by Goldman Sachs, the...

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Wells Fargo Invests $5M In Blockchain Analysis Startup Elliptic
Wells Fargo Invests $5M In Blockchain Analysis Startup Elliptic
February 13, 2020  |  Investments

Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC) is backing the London-based blockchain analysis firm Elliptic with a $5 million investment, bringing the startup’s Series B round to...

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Equifax Sees 33 Pct Growth In Verification Services Revenues
Equifax Sees 33 Pct Growth In Verification Services Revenues
February 13, 2020  |  Earnings

Equifax reported results that showed growth in key mortgage and verification segments even as it continued to reserve for costs related to the 2017 data...

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Safety Shows Up On The Connected Cars Agenda
Safety Shows Up On The Connected Cars Agenda
February 13, 2020  |  Innovation

Safety is becoming a profitable point of engagement for connected cars. With the National Automobile Dealers Association show coming up this weekend, companies are working...

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Unprecedented Facebook Data-Sharing Plan Takes Off After Privacy Delays 
Unprecedented Facebook Data-Sharing Plan Takes Off After Privacy Delays 
February 13, 2020  |  Facebook

When the independent research commission Social Science One launched in 2018 to study Facebook data, scientists never thought it would take two years to get...

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