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India’s State Banks To Merge As Economy Slows
India’s State Banks To Merge As Economy Slows
August 30, 2019  |  International

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is merging state banks as the country looks for ways to offset a slowdown of the economy, Financial Times reported...

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Thailand Integrates IBM’s TradeLens To Streamline Shipment Tracking
Thailand Integrates IBM’s TradeLens To Streamline Shipment Tracking
August 30, 2019  |  Blockchain

A blockchain logistics project by IBM and Maersk is being utilized by Thailand to improve its shipment tracking procedures, Cointelegraph reported on Friday (Aug. 30)....

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New Cyber Threats, Square’s Strategy And Subscription Changes Top Week’s News
New Cyber Threats, Square’s Strategy And Subscription Changes Top Week’s News
August 30, 2019  |  News

It’s that time again — the last unofficial weekend of summer. In this new edition of the PYMNTS Weekender you can read the news and...

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DTC Shoe Company Atoms Gets $8.1M In Series A Round
DTC Shoe Company Atoms Gets $8.1M In Series A Round
August 30, 2019  |  Retail

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) shoe brand Atoms, which offers sizes in quarters instead of halves, and also lets customers buy different sizes for each foot, has raised...

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Top News In Payments: Amadeus Teams With Visa’s CyberSource; CitiConnect Processes Over 157M API Calls
Top News In Payments: Amadeus Teams With Visa’s CyberSource; CitiConnect Processes Over 157M API Calls
August 30, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, travel technology firm Amadeus is teaming with Visa’s CyberSource to bolster anti-fraud measures for the industry. Also, Netflix turned 22...

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FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
FedEx Makes Big Push Into Streamlining Latin America’s Last Mile
August 30, 2019  |  Delivery

FedEx said this week that it would acquire Cargex, an international freight forwarding company, and Agencias de Aduanas Aduanamos S.A. Nivel 2, a customs brokerage...

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Global Banks Plan For No-Deal Brexit
Global Banks Plan For No-Deal Brexit
August 30, 2019  |  Brexit

International financial institutions in the U.K. are getting ready for changes as it becomes more likely there will be a no-deal Brexit in October, Bloomberg...

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Criminals Use Voice AI To Steal Money
Criminals Use Voice AI To Steal Money
August 30, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cybercriminals impersonated the voice of an energy company’s chief executive and demanded an urgent transfer of $243,000 – and it worked, according to a report...

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Wearers Of North’s AR Glasses Can Now Get Android Alerts
Wearers Of North’s AR Glasses Can Now Get Android Alerts
August 30, 2019  |  Wearables

North rolled out a new update for its Focals augmented reality (AR) glasses that now supports Android notifications, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. 30)....

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