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Apple Buys Payments API Developer Stamplay
Apple Buys Payments API Developer Stamplay
March 22, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly acquired API integration developer Stamplay for 5 million euros ($5.678 million). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Posts New Blockchain Job; Mt. Gox Nears Creditor Account Settlement
Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Posts New Blockchain Job; Mt. Gox Nears Creditor Account Settlement
March 22, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A new job posting has revealed that Facebook is looking to hire a lead commercial counsel for its blockchain initiatives. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
Ex-Walmart CTO Joins Pinterest
March 22, 2019  |  Personnel

Walmart CTO Jeremy King is moving to Pinterest. According to CNBC, King will be the new head of engineering at social media company Pinterest, where...

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Merchants Using WeChat Pay Grew 80 Pct YOY In Q4
Merchants Using WeChat Pay Grew 80 Pct YOY In Q4
March 22, 2019  |  Earnings

While China’s Tencent reported lower-than-expected net profits in its fourth quarter earnings, some of its emerging businesses have seen significant growth. The company revealed that its Q4...

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The Move To Regulate IoT
The Move To Regulate IoT
March 22, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) has firmly taken hold, with new applications — focusing on the support of consumer, business and industrial use cases —...

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iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business
iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business
March 22, 2019  |  Mastercard

In the U.S. and worldwide, counterfeiting is a large, lucrative business worth between $1.2 trillion and $1.5 trillion annually, according to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition...

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Wells Mulls Ex-President Harvey Schwartz As CEO
Wells Mulls Ex-President Harvey Schwartz As CEO
March 22, 2019  |  Personnel

Harvey Schwartz, the former president and co-chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, is reportedly in talks to become the next CEO of Wells Fargo. The New...

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What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’
What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’
March 22, 2019  |  Innovation

Government moves at its own pace, for better or worse or both, but that pace can provide opportunities for fraud and expensive errors – mistakes and...

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Why The Netherlands Waited A Year To Roll Out PSD2
Why The Netherlands Waited A Year To Roll Out PSD2
March 22, 2019  |  Regulation

With PSD2 becoming firmly planted in the European Union (EU), more markets are integrating the regulation into their financial systems, and prepping for changes in...

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