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Equifax To Give FinTech Firms Data Access Via FinTech Sandbox

Equifax To Give FinTech Firms Data Access Via FinTech Sandbox
Equifax To Give FinTech Firms Data Access Via FinTech Sandbox
June 20, 2019  |  Startups

Equifax said Friday that it has entered into a joint collaboration with FinTech Sandbox in an effort to spur global FinTech innovation.  The companies said...

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Mexico Gov’t Blocks Walmart’s Plans To Buy Cornershop
Mexico Gov’t Blocks Walmart’s Plans To Buy Cornershop
June 20, 2019  |  Retail

Mexican antitrust regulators blocked Walmart’s plans to buy delivery app Cornershop, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Analyst: PBMs Could Be ‘Disintermediated’ With PillPack
Analyst: PBMs Could Be ‘Disintermediated’ With PillPack
June 20, 2019  |  Healthcare

Stoking fears that Amazon will disrupt pharmacies, a CVS legal filing is reportedly aiming to prevent an ex-executive from working at the eCommerce retailer’s recently-acquired...

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FPC Chooses Industry Expert Kimberly Ford As Exec Director
FPC Chooses Industry Expert Kimberly Ford As Exec Director
June 20, 2019  |  Personnel

The U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) has chosen industry expert Kimberly Ford as the organization’s first executive director. Ford, who used to work with the...

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Amazon Patents ‘Surveillance-as-a-Service’ Via Drone
Amazon Patents ‘Surveillance-as-a-Service’ Via Drone
June 20, 2019  |  Amazon

To offer “surveillance as a service,” Amazon earned a U.S. patent for an “unmanned aerial vehicle.” It was granted on June 4 after its filing...

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Slack CEO Weighs In On The End Of (Some) Email 
Slack CEO Weighs In On The End Of (Some) Email 
June 20, 2019  |  IPO

Is the era of email coming to an end? Maybe — and maybe in several years. Slack CEO and Co-Founder Stewart Butterfield was quoted by...

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A New Digital Beginning For Lands’ End
A New Digital Beginning For Lands’ End
June 20, 2019  |  Retail

When Jerome Griffith took over the helm at Lands’ End as CEO two years ago, he had been on the verge of actual retirement. But...

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Facebook To Get Senate Panel Scrutiny Over Libra Project
Facebook To Get Senate Panel Scrutiny Over Libra Project
June 20, 2019  |  Regulation

Libra, the global cryptocurrency effort tied to Facebook, will be the focus of a Senate panel hearing next month, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story...

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Retailers Find New Innovation Fuel Against Amazon
Retailers Find New Innovation Fuel Against Amazon
June 20, 2019  |  Retail

Here’s some news: Amazon is not unbeatable. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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