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Walmart’s Answer To Facebook’s Libra: The Walmart Coin

Walmart’s Answer To Facebook’s Libra: The Walmart Coin
Walmart’s Answer To Facebook’s Libra: The Walmart Coin
August 05, 2019  |  Retail

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Bitcoin Daily: New Data Set To Help Flag Illicit Crypto Transactions; MIT Study Finds Only 2 Pct. Unlawful
Bitcoin Daily: New Data Set To Help Flag Illicit Crypto Transactions; MIT Study Finds Only...
August 05, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency compliance company Elliptic has released the Elliptic Data Set, which aims to identify crypto transactions associated with money laundering. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Reliance To Invest $42M For 87.6 Pct. Stake In Fynd
Reliance To Invest $42M For 87.6 Pct. Stake In Fynd
August 05, 2019  |  Investments

Indian company Reliance Industries revealed that is acquiring a 87.6 percent stake in Fynd for 2.95 billion Indian rupees ($42.33 million). Get the Full Story...

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People’s Bank Of China Ramps Up Crypto Development
People’s Bank Of China Ramps Up Crypto Development
August 04, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), announced that it has accelerated the development of its own cryptocurrency, reported Cointelegraph on Sunday (Aug....

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KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay
KKR To Acquire German Digital Payments Firm Heidelpay
August 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Gobal investment firm KKR is acquiring a majority in German payments group Heidelpay for more than 600 million euros ($668 million), according to the Financial...

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Questions Being Raised About Viability Of The Cloud For FinServ
Questions Being Raised About Viability Of The Cloud For FinServ
August 04, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The woman responsible for the Capital One hack reportedly pulled it off through a vulnerability in the cloud. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Big Banks Don’t Want Fed’s Real Time Payments Rails
Big Banks Don’t Want Fed’s Real Time Payments Rails
August 04, 2019  |  Banking

Big banks aren’t happy with the Federal Reserve’s plan to update its payments system that would allow for almost instant transactions. Get the Full Story...

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UPS, FedEx To Use Lower-Paid Drivers For Sunday Deliveries
UPS, FedEx To Use Lower-Paid Drivers For Sunday Deliveries
August 04, 2019  |  Delivery

FedEx and UPS are striving to make Sundays part of their delivery systems, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday (Aug. 4). Sunday drivers will earn...

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FTC Launches Antitrust Probe Into Apple-Amazon Deal
FTC Launches Antitrust Probe Into Apple-Amazon Deal
August 04, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly carrying out an antitrust investigation surrounding a partnership between Apple and Amazon, according to The Verge. Get the Full...

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