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FTC Big Tech Probe To Examine Acquisitions
FTC Big Tech Probe To Examine Acquisitions
February 11, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the biggest five tech companies in the U.S. has expanded with a new inquiry about acquisitions, according to...

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Today In Payments: Mastercard To Join China’s $27T Payments Market; Uber, Postmates Lose Bid To Halt Gig Worker Law
Today In Payments: Mastercard To Join China’s $27T Payments Market; Uber, Postmates Lose Bid To...
February 11, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Mastercard was approved for a bank card clearing business in China, and a judge rejected Uber and Postmates’ request to stop...

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Online Orders Surge In China As Coronavirus Continues
Online Orders Surge In China As Coronavirus Continues
February 11, 2020  |  International

In China’s Wuhan district, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, many residents are not allowed to leave their homes, much less go out shopping. And...

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Apple Joins FIDO Alliance Aimed At Nixing Passwords
Apple Joins FIDO Alliance Aimed At Nixing Passwords
February 11, 2020  |  Authentication

Apple has joined the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance, an organization that wants to get rid of passwords for logging in, according to reports. Get...

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Deliverr Lands $40M In Funding To Battle Amazon
Deliverr Lands $40M In Funding To Battle Amazon
February 11, 2020  |  Delivery

How does a company compete with Amazon? At Deliverr, they attack what Amazon won’t handle – and now they have the funding to prove it....

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Uber Money Expands To India
Uber Money Expands To India
February 11, 2020  |  International

In a move that bolsters its financial technology presence in India, Uber has put an Uber Money team into place in Hyderabad. Uber Money teams...

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SWIFT gpi Transferred Over $77T In 2019
SWIFT gpi Transferred Over $77T In 2019
February 11, 2020  |  Global Payments

Cross-border transfers over SWIFT’s global payments innovation (gpi) topped $77 trillion last year, almost double the $40 trillion that moved through the service in 2018,...

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WeWork Aims For $1B Quarter, FCF Positive
WeWork Aims For $1B Quarter, FCF Positive
February 11, 2020  |  Business

Office space platform WeWork is anticipating that it will post its first $1 billion revenue quarter this year and is aiming to become free cash...

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Why Kids’ Clothing Subscriptions Are All About Saving Time
Why Kids’ Clothing Subscriptions Are All About Saving Time
February 11, 2020  |  Retail

Clothes shopping for yourself can be a time-consuming chore at times, but clothes shopping for children is pretty much always a time-consuming chore, especially if...

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