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Banks Tightened Real Estate, Credit Card Borrowing Standards In Q1
Banks Tightened Real Estate, Credit Card Borrowing Standards In Q1
May 07, 2019  |  Loans

Standards on commercial real estate loans and credit card borrowing were tightened by U.S. banks during the first three months of the year, with banks...

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San Francisco To Bar Cashless-Only Stores
San Francisco To Bar Cashless-Only Stores
May 07, 2019  |  Digital Payments

San Francisco is joining Philadelphia and New Jersey in barring cashless retailers from the city. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Singapore Mulls Issuing Digital-Only Bank Licenses
Singapore Mulls Issuing Digital-Only Bank Licenses
May 07, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Singapore’s financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is in talks about letting online banks operate in the city. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Microsoft, Starbucks Team On AI-Powered Predictive Orders
Microsoft, Starbucks Team On AI-Powered Predictive Orders
May 07, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Starbucks is teaming up with Microsoft on AI-powered projects that will do everything from gathering customer preferences to connecting coffeemakers. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Indian Contractors Examine, Categorize Facebook Content
Indian Contractors Examine, Categorize Facebook Content
May 07, 2019  |  Facebook

Contractors in India have been examining and categorizing millions of photos, status updates and more from Facebook, opening up new concerns about how the social...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fidelity To Offer Bitcoin Trading; Bitfinex Plans $1B Token Sale
Bitcoin Daily: Fidelity To Offer Bitcoin Trading; Bitfinex Plans $1B Token Sale
May 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Sources have told Bloomberg that Fidelity Investments will launch its own crypto trading platform within a few weeks. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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ACH Sees Steady Growth In 2019
ACH Sees Steady Growth In 2019
May 07, 2019  |  Payment Methods

The ACH Network has started off 2019 strong, with the number of payments in Q1 up 5.8 percent from the previous year. In 2018, there...

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Senators Oppose FTC/Facebook Settlement
Senators Oppose FTC/Facebook Settlement
May 07, 2019  |  Facebook

Two U.S. senators have spoken out against a reported settlement between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Facebook related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Get...

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Amazon Alexa Adds Automation With Alexa Routines
Amazon Alexa Adds Automation With Alexa Routines
May 07, 2019  |  Alexa

Amazon Alexa is expanding the capabilities of Alexa Routines. Launched in fall 2017, Routines allows users to carry out such tasks as scheduling actions, carrying...

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