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CLIC Technology, Opporty Team For Amazon Crypto Payments

CLIC Technology, Opporty Team For Amazon Crypto Payments
CLIC Technology, Opporty Team For Amazon Crypto Payments
June 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

In an effort to let shoppers make purchases on Amazon via Ethereum, CLIC Technology, Inc. and B2B platform Opporty are set to roll out a progressive browser...

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Alipay’s Many European Plays
Alipay’s Many European Plays
June 14, 2019  |  Global Payments

That Alipay is moving into Europe — and looking to support the millions of Chinese and Southeast Asian tourists who travel there annually for business...

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Facebook Taps Banking Lobbyist In Crypto Push
Facebook Taps Banking Lobbyist In Crypto Push
June 14, 2019  |  Facebook

In Facebook’s reported latest move to roll out a digital currency next year, the social media company has recruited a banking lobbyist: Standard Chartered veteran...

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Uber’s IPO Blame Game
Uber’s IPO Blame Game
June 14, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

We all like to be rewarded for work and vision, for toil and trouble. For putting up money where, literally, our mouths are. Get the...

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How A New Entrant Navigates A Crowded Subscription Market
How A New Entrant Navigates A Crowded Subscription Market
June 14, 2019  |  Retail

Urban Outfitters’ announcement that it was moving into the world of fashion for rent about a month ago was surprising — and also not. Get...

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RFID Steps Up As A Retail Innovation Tool
RFID Steps Up As A Retail Innovation Tool
June 14, 2019  |  Retail

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is carrying more weight in retail these days, helping merchants to innovate and win over consumers, and even serving to tie...

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Bringing Speed And Digitization To Payments
Bringing Speed And Digitization To Payments
June 14, 2019  |  Today In Data

Few companies meet customer demand for instant business-to-consumer (B2C) payments, while a large share of businesses still rely on paper checks for business-to-business (B2B) payments. In technology, Sweden-based Mapillary has rolled out a...

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Retail Pulse: Rebag Opens Miami Store; Amazon Brings Second Amazon Go To NYC
Retail Pulse: Rebag Opens Miami Store; Amazon Brings Second Amazon Go To NYC
June 14, 2019  |  Retail

Online brands are expanding their brick-and-mortar footprints: Online handbag marketplace Rebag, for instance, is opening a new store in Miami’s Design District with more stores...

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Retail Sales Grew 0.5 Pct In May
Retail Sales Grew 0.5 Pct In May
June 14, 2019  |  Retail

With results that implied a pickup in consumer spending, retail sales in the U.S. rose in May and sales for the month before were revised...

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