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Blockchain Gains Steam Amid Food Tracking Initiatives
Blockchain Gains Steam Amid Food Tracking Initiatives
September 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

In Switzerland, Migros, the country’s largest supermarket chain, is using DLT to monitor food to table activity.  Elsewhere, automotive supplier Continental debuts an app that...

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Incoming EU Leaders Plan New AI, Data Use Laws 
Incoming EU Leaders Plan New AI, Data Use Laws 
September 03, 2019  |  International

Evidence is being gathered on U.S. big tech companies as the European Commission prepares for new leadership, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday (Sept....

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Bamboo Straws, Emerging Markets And The Lessons Of Selling Cross Border
Bamboo Straws, Emerging Markets And The Lessons Of Selling Cross Border
September 03, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

It’s one thing to talk the talk on cross-border payments, one of the hottest and increasingly vital areas of global payments and commerce. It’s another...

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Back To School Carpools Go Ridesharing
Back To School Carpools Go Ridesharing
September 03, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Summer is unofficially over and the kids are back in school. For some, that’s a mix of good and bad news (summer with children can...

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Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
Why Invisible Will Make 2020’s Payments Innovation Roar
September 03, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The famous 18th-century political satirist and author, Jonathan Swift, wrote in 1745 that “vision is the art of seeing things invisible.” Two hundred and seventy-four...

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eBay: 24 Years In, A Look Back
eBay: 24 Years In, A Look Back
September 03, 2019  |  eCommerce

Today if one says the word eBay anywhere in the U.S. — and in multiple spots around the world — you will be hard-pressed to...

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Bitcoin Daily: HSBC Issues First Yuan-Based Letter Of Credit; Sierra Leone Gov’t To Launch Blockchain ID System
Bitcoin Daily: HSBC Issues First Yuan-Based Letter Of Credit; Sierra Leone Gov’t To Launch Blockchain...
September 02, 2019  |  Bitcoin

HSBC has issued its first yuan blockchain-based letter of credit transaction, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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China’s Central Bank To More Tightly Control Chinese FinTechs
China’s Central Bank To More Tightly Control Chinese FinTechs
September 02, 2019  |  Digital Banking

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) is looking toward new technologies to keep a closer eye on the nation’s FinTech, blockchain and digital lending markets....

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