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Citi Pilots Credit Card Installment Loans Down Under
Citi Pilots Credit Card Installment Loans Down Under
August 18, 2019  |  Loans

Citi Australia wants in on the burgeoning buy now, pay later market and is launching a new installment loan product with Kogan that will swap...

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SoftBank Plans To Lend Staffers $20B To Invest In Tech Fund
SoftBank Plans To Lend Staffers $20B To Invest In Tech Fund
August 18, 2019  |  Investments

SoftBank is ready to lend up to $20 billion to its employees so they can buy stakes in a fund aimed to spark investment in...

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What To Expect From Back-To-School Shopping
What To Expect From Back-To-School Shopping
August 17, 2019  |  Retail

There is no set national date for the beginning of school in the United States because there is no set date to go back to school. Get...

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Capital One Acquires FinTech Robo-Adviser United Income
Capital One Acquires FinTech Robo-Adviser United Income
August 16, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The retirement-focused United Income will now give automated advice as part of Capital One, which is looking to expand its robo-adviser offerings. Capital One purchased...

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Amazon Plans Pilot To Boost Major Fashion Brands
Amazon Plans Pilot To Boost Major Fashion Brands
August 16, 2019  |  Amazon

Online retail giant Amazon will start labeling certain products “Top Brands” in a pilot that will attempt to give big names the type of favorable...

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Real-Time Payments, Venmo And SCA Delay Top Week’s News
Real-Time Payments, Venmo And SCA Delay Top Week’s News
August 16, 2019  |  The Weekender

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Amazon Reportedly Sent Customers Wrong Order Info
Amazon Reportedly Sent Customers Wrong Order Info
August 16, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Amazon customers are saying they have received email updates and invoices about orders that belong to other people, as reported on Friday (Aug. 16). Get...

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Postmates Testing Robot Delivery In San Francisco
Postmates Testing Robot Delivery In San Francisco
August 16, 2019  |  Innovation

Postmates sidewalk delivery robots are coming to San Francisco, but the autonomous service will have a human escort, TechCrunch reported on Friday (Aug. 16). Get...

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UK Investigating Facial Recognition Use In London
UK Investigating Facial Recognition Use In London
August 16, 2019  |  Regulation

The data protection regulator for the U.K. has opened an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology at property developer Argent’s 67-acre estate in...

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