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In India, Dialing Up Blockchain Via Telecom
In India, Dialing Up Blockchain Via Telecom
August 13, 2019  |  News

In India, telecom Reliance Jio is eyeing the installation of the world’s largest blockchain network, which would span hundreds of millions of customers. Separately, blockchain takes...

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Payroll Faces Cyber Threats From All Sides
Payroll Faces Cyber Threats From All Sides
August 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amid the growing list of cybersecurity concerns businesses must keep on top of, payroll is a growing target for attackers both inside and outside the...

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Challenger Banks Raise Record Funds To Take On Traditional FIs
Challenger Banks Raise Record Funds To Take On Traditional FIs
August 13, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Digital challenger banks are hoarding money to take on traditional banking competitors and have raised a total of $2 billion from eager investors, The Financial...

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Bitcoin Daily: New Zealand Allows Crypto Wages; SEC Postpones Bitcoin Funds Decision
Bitcoin Daily: New Zealand Allows Crypto Wages; SEC Postpones Bitcoin Funds Decision
August 13, 2019  |  Bitcoin

New Zealand has become the first country to legally allow wages to be paid in cryptocurrencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Subscriptions Change How Online Gaming Plays To Win
Subscriptions Change How Online Gaming Plays To Win
August 13, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Video games have changed a lot since the early days of home gaming in the late 1970s and early ’80s. The graphics improved, the games...

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How Merchants Turn Showrooming Into A Sale
How Merchants Turn Showrooming Into A Sale
August 13, 2019  |  Mobile

It can be challenging to recall the fear brick-and-mortar retailers had of mobile commerce seven to 10 years ago. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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What Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending
What Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending
August 13, 2019  |  South Asia

There is a debt crisis slowly but surely building in Cambodia that could see millions of people losing their homes and family farms — the...

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Why Local Powers Global Recurring Payments
Why Local Powers Global Recurring Payments
August 13, 2019  |  Digital Payments

“Go West, young man,” or variations on that thought once served to point the way toward potential prosperity for workers and budding entrepreneurs. Now, in...

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