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Samsung Leads $20M Investment In Smart Chatbot Platform Directly

Samsung Leads $20M Investment In Smart Chatbot Platform Directly
Samsung Leads $20M Investment In Smart Chatbot Platform Directly
January 29, 2020  |  Investments

Directly, a company focused on making chatbots more user-friendly and intelligent, has secured $20 million in a new round of financing led by Samsung’s NEXT....

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Mastercard And TabaPay On Accelerating Instant Payments
Mastercard And TabaPay On Accelerating Instant Payments
January 29, 2020  |  Mastercard

Mastercard’s drive to scale digital payments across the ecosystem has led the payments network to find new ways to help FinTechs participate in this mission...

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Fiserv: Payments Will Decide Travel Industry’s Winners And Losers In The 2020s
Fiserv: Payments Will Decide Travel Industry’s Winners And Losers In The 2020s
January 29, 2020  |  Podcasts

Certain things will never change when it comes to travel and hospitality. Consumers will always want clean rooms, punctual flights and polite staff. Even so,...

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USAT: For Unattended Retail, The Tech’s The Limit
USAT: For Unattended Retail, The Tech’s The Limit
January 29, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

Self-service retail is, of course, a fancy term that replaces the traditional vending machine moniker (though kiosks and other digital- and mobile-anchored technologies are rapidly...

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Apple CEO Says Apple Card, Installment Plans Juiced iPhone Sales
Apple CEO Says Apple Card, Installment Plans Juiced iPhone Sales
January 29, 2020  |  Apple

The iPhone was back in the earnings spotlight as Apple reported record sales for its flagship device when its FY Q1 earnings hit the wires....

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BMO On Taking A Digital-First Approach To Retail Banking
BMO On Taking A Digital-First Approach To Retail Banking
January 29, 2020  |  Digital Banking

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Bitcoin Daily: India Gov’t Makes Blockchain Regulation Recommendation; Bitfinex Ordered To Freeze $860K Of Bitcoin Paid By Ransomware Attack Victim
Bitcoin Daily: India Gov’t Makes Blockchain Regulation Recommendation; Bitfinex Ordered To Freeze $860K Of Bitcoin...
January 29, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The National Institute for Smart Governance (NISG) in India has published a report recommending that laws around blockchain should be based on what the technology...

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Cautious Property Firms Put The Brakes On Rapid Growth
Cautious Property Firms Put The Brakes On Rapid Growth
January 29, 2020  |  Real Estate

No longer charging into market spaces (no matter the cost), many real estate startups are now slowing their growth to more carefully assess a better...

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ManoMano eComm Platform Snags $139M To Hire 200 Employees
ManoMano eComm Platform Snags $139M To Hire 200 Employees
January 29, 2020  |  Investments

ManoMano, a French startup, has raised more cash in a new funding round, reports said. About €125 million ($139 million USD) was secured for the...

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