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Citi Analyst: Reg Compliance Could Cut Quarter Of Facebook Stock Value

Citi Analyst: Reg Compliance Could Cut Quarter Of Facebook Stock Value
Citi Analyst: Reg Compliance Could Cut Quarter Of Facebook Stock Value
December 04, 2019  |  Markets

With a warning that regulatory risks could take away over a quarter of Facebook’s stock value, analyst Jason Bazinet noted that the social media firm...

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes The Reins At Alphabet
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes The Reins At Alphabet
December 03, 2019  |  Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as the new CEO of Alphabet, as well as retain his job at Google, according to a blog...

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SoftBank Leads $100M Investment In Mexico’s Konfio
SoftBank Leads $100M Investment In Mexico’s Konfio
December 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

SoftBank Group has made another investment in Mexico, leading a $100 million funding round for small business (SMB) lender Konfio. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Postscript Gets $4.5M To Help eComm Firms Leverage SMS
Postscript Gets $4.5M To Help eComm Firms Leverage SMS
December 03, 2019  |  Investments

To help Shopify shops keep in touch with consumers through SMS, Postscript notched $4.5 million in funding. Accomplice led the investment round, which was also backed...

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Corporate America Credit Union To Serve As RTP Funding Agent
Corporate America Credit Union To Serve As RTP Funding Agent
December 03, 2019  |  Credit Unions

The Corporate America Credit Union (CACU), which serves almost 500 credit unions (CUs) around the world, has become a funding agent for the RTP network,...

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On-Demand Payment FinTech Hastee Helps Cos Pay Workers On Demand
On-Demand Payment FinTech Hastee Helps Cos Pay Workers On Demand
December 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A FinTech payday startup called Hastee has received a $270 million investment from Umbra Capital Partners, with participation from IDC Ventures and others, according to...

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77 Pct Of Holiday Gift Recipients Expect To Make Returns
77 Pct Of Holiday Gift Recipients Expect To Make Returns
December 03, 2019  |  Retail

The results of a new survey found that most people – around 77 percent – plan on returning some of their gifts this holiday season,...

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How FinTech Payment Platforms Power Marketplaces
How FinTech Payment Platforms Power Marketplaces
December 03, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

FinTech firms are aiming to serve the payment needs of marketplaces with technology that helps funds flow both in and out of their accounts —...

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How 5G Will Power The Industrial Commerce Revolution
How 5G Will Power The Industrial Commerce Revolution
December 03, 2019  |  Innovation

Robots and artificial intelligence haven’t taken over — yet. But machines still have human-like needs, needs that, when fulfilled, can improve payments and commerce and, according...

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