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UK’s Competition Regulator Digs Further Into StubHub-Viagogo Merger

UK’s Competition Regulator Digs Further Into StubHub-Viagogo Merger
UK’s Competition Regulator Digs Further Into StubHub-Viagogo Merger
June 25, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is taking a closer look into how the possible $4 billion merger of StubHub and Viagogo will affect competition,...

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Boku, Japan’s LINE Pay Team To Power Up Mobile Sales
Boku, Japan’s LINE Pay Team To Power Up Mobile Sales
June 25, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Mobile payments firm Boku plans to partner with Japan’s LINE Pay, a money transfer service, to allow the more than 37 million LINE Pay users...

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Today In Payments: Wirecard Files For Insolvency; New York To Ease Cryptocurrency Regulations
Today In Payments: Wirecard Files For Insolvency; New York To Ease Cryptocurrency Regulations
June 25, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Wirecard files for insolvency, and New York proposes easing regulations for cryptocurrency licenses. Plus, California seeks a court order to make...

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GE Appliances Promises Smarter Technology
GE Appliances Promises Smarter Technology
June 25, 2020  |  Internet of Things

GE Appliances (GEA) has introduced what it’s calling a smart technology to improve a product’s life cycle. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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FIS, FICO Take Aim At Dirty Money With New AML Product
FIS, FICO Take Aim At Dirty Money With New AML Product
June 25, 2020  |  AML

Financial software and technology giant FIS is teaming up with credit scoring company FICO to roll out a new anti-money laundering (AML) platform as concerns...

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Orange Bank May Replace German Payments Provider Wirecard
Orange Bank May Replace German Payments Provider Wirecard
June 25, 2020  |  Banking

As the fallout from Wirecard’s missing cash scandal unfolds, an Orange executive said the Paris-based lender and telecommunications company’s banking unit may end its partnership...

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$1.4B In Pandemic Stimulus Checks Went To Dead People
$1.4B In Pandemic Stimulus Checks Went To Dead People
June 25, 2020  |  Economy

Pandemic stimulus payments totaling almost $1.4 billion went to dead people as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department rushed to send out $269...

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Google Adds Digital Offerings To Boost India’s SMBs
Google Adds Digital Offerings To Boost India’s SMBs
June 25, 2020  |  Google

Google is ramping up its small business offerings in India with newly bundled digital services and a system to let financial institutions offer business loans...

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