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Thousands Of Amazon Ring Passwords Leaked On Dark Web

Thousands Of Amazon Ring Passwords Leaked On Dark Web
Thousands Of Amazon Ring Passwords Leaked On Dark Web
December 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A new security lapse has been involved with Amazon’s Ring security cameras this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Merchants Prepare For $40B-Plus In Holiday Returns
Merchants Prepare For $40B-Plus In Holiday Returns
December 20, 2019  |  Retail

Bigger sales mean more returns as retailers ready themselves for a flood of unwanted merchandise that is anticipated to top $40 billion, CNBC reported on...

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Ant Financial Buys Stake In Vietnamese eWallet eMonkey
Ant Financial Buys Stake In Vietnamese eWallet eMonkey
December 20, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

China’s Ant Financial has negotiated an unannounced strategic investment in Vietnam’s eWallet startup eMonkey, Reuters reported on Friday (Dec. 20) citing sources. Get the Full...

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Facebook, Alphabet Scammer To Serve Five Years In Prison
Facebook, Alphabet Scammer To Serve Five Years In Prison
December 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A Lithuanian man who scammed Facebook and Google into sending him hundreds of millions of dollars has been sentenced to five years in prison, according...

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Amazon’s Delivery Fleet Reaches 30K Cargo Vehicles
Amazon’s Delivery Fleet Reaches 30K Cargo Vehicles
December 20, 2019  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon’s van-buying spree is bringing in holiday joy to the automotive industry. A boon to automakers, the e-commerce leader’s push for home-delivery has boosted van...

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The Week In Payments: Acquisitions, Partnerships And A Team Of Rivals Unite Over Standards
The Week In Payments: Acquisitions, Partnerships And A Team Of Rivals Unite Over Standards
December 20, 2019  |  Commentary

The year may be winding toward a close and slowing down, but this week the world of payments showed signs of neither as big players...

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Why Rent The Runway Wants To Become The Amazon Prime Of Retail
Why Rent The Runway Wants To Become The Amazon Prime Of Retail
December 20, 2019  |  Retail

A decade ago, the concept of building a retail operation around shopping in other people’s closets was something of a hard sell. In 2009, the...

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Giving Layaway A Digital Reboot
Giving Layaway A Digital Reboot
December 20, 2019  |  Retail

In the 1930s, in the era of the Great Depression, when consumers had little extra cash, retailers nationwide came up with an innovation to make...

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Why Cloud Storage May Be Payments’ Stealth Game-Changer
Why Cloud Storage May Be Payments’ Stealth Game-Changer
December 20, 2019  |  Innovation

Everyone is always looking for some secret sauce for innovation, disruption and growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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