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Toyota To Conduct Joint Robotic Research With Preferred Networks
Toyota To Conduct Joint Robotic Research With Preferred Networks
August 07, 2019  |  Retail

To help fuel efforts to create robot helpers for homes, Toyota Motor Corp is turning to Preferred Networks Inc to conduct joint research. The idea...

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Staying Secure With Digital Identity
Staying Secure With Digital Identity
August 07, 2019  |  Today In Data

Governments are exploring options for developing nationwide digital ID systems, while financial institutions (FIs) and merchants are improving their authentication procedures for digital IDs. In faster payments news, the...

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Why Rural Shoppers Need Digital Innovation Too
Why Rural Shoppers Need Digital Innovation Too
August 07, 2019  |  Retail

It is easy enough to think about the various advances in digital commerce as mostly being urban or suburban phenomena. Mostly because that is where...

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Putting Leisure In A Box, On Demand
Putting Leisure In A Box, On Demand
August 07, 2019  |  Retail

Some entrepreneurs create companies to tackle a challenge they have faced in their own lives. Ballbox Founder and CEO Alexander Hejazi, for instance, moved to...

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FedEx Will Not Renew Amazon Ground Delivery Contract
FedEx Will Not Renew Amazon Ground Delivery Contract
August 07, 2019  |  Retail

After ending its express U.S. shipping contract, per an announcement earlier in the summer, FedEx now plans to conclude its ground-delivery contract with Amazon and...

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FLEETCOR Sees Q2 Revenue Surge, Eyes More Acquisitions
FLEETCOR Sees Q2 Revenue Surge, Eyes More Acquisitions
August 07, 2019  |  Earnings

Fuel and commercial payments company FLEETCOR published its Q2 2019 earnings data on Tuesday (Aug. 6), with results that pleased Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ron Clarke. Get the...

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Is It Time To Retire Passwords For Digital Authentication?
Is It Time To Retire Passwords For Digital Authentication?
August 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Even if one tried, it would be hard to ignore the near-constant reports of data breaches. Based on the flurry of consumers scrambling to get...

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Taking On SMB Banking Friction Without Reinventing The Wheel
Taking On SMB Banking Friction Without Reinventing The Wheel
August 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The jury is still out on the future of opening banking in the U.S. Without a regulatory mandate, many in the financial services and FinTech...

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Chinese Suppliers Forced To Accept IOUs
Chinese Suppliers Forced To Accept IOUs
August 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

China’s economic slowdown and the increasing severity of its trade war with the U.S. has small businesses struggling to pay bills on time, The New...

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