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Cred Crypto Lender Names PayPal Veteran As CFO
Cred Crypto Lender Names PayPal Veteran As CFO
August 26, 2019  |  Personnel

Cred, a global crypto-backed lending and borrowing platform, has announced the addition of two executive team members. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Postmates Rolls Out Group Ordering
Postmates Rolls Out Group Ordering
August 26, 2019  |  Delivery

Postmates is joining DoorDash and Caviar in offering its customers the option to place group orders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Bitcoin Daily: FINMA Grants Licenses To Two New Blockchain Firms; ShortHop Crypto Exchange Launches In Seven New States
Bitcoin Daily: FINMA Grants Licenses To Two New Blockchain Firms; ShortHop Crypto Exchange Launches In...
August 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has granted the first “banking and securities licenses” to two blockchain companies: SEBA Crypto AG and Sygnum AG....

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Spirit Airlines To Roll Out WhatsApp Bookings
Spirit Airlines To Roll Out WhatsApp Bookings
August 26, 2019  |  Mobile Commerce

Starting next month, customers looking for flights on Spirit Airlines in the U.S., the Caribbean and Latin America will be able to make reservations over...

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Apple Pushes Pause On iPhone ‘Walkie-Talkie’
Apple Pushes Pause On iPhone ‘Walkie-Talkie’
August 26, 2019  |  Apple

The development of a new iPhone feature that would have let people text each other without cell service has been reportedly shelved by Apple, The...

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The Commerce Magic Of National Dog Day
The Commerce Magic Of National Dog Day
August 26, 2019  |  Retail

There are the holidays we all more or less accept as real – Christmas, Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July. Then there are the holidays most people...

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Thailand To Launch Value-Added Tax In 2020
Thailand To Launch Value-Added Tax In 2020
August 26, 2019  |  eCommerce

Thailand hopes to annually collect 3 billion to 4 billion baht ($98 million to $131 million) by introducing a tax on tech businesses, Reuters reported...

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US And France Reportedly Reach Digital Tax Deal
US And France Reportedly Reach Digital Tax Deal
August 26, 2019  |  International

French President Emmanuel Macron said at a press conference on Monday (Aug. 26) that France and the U.S. have reached a deal to end the...

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Top News In Payments: US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics; Grab Expands Into Vietnam
Top News In Payments: US Lawmakers Remain Libra Skeptics; Grab Expands Into Vietnam
August 26, 2019  |  News

From a ride-hailing company expanding into Vietnam to Visa implementing new tools to fight fraud, today’s payments news runs the gamut. Also, Kohl’s is teaming...

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