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ACH Network Payment Volume Jumps In Q3
ACH Network Payment Volume Jumps In Q3
November 02, 2018  |  Payment Methods

NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association – announced Thursday (Nov. 1) that automated clearing house (ACH) payments totaled more than 5.6 billion in the third quarter of 2018,...

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IDC Estimates 36.4M Tablets Sold In Q3 Amid Market Decline
IDC Estimates 36.4M Tablets Sold In Q3 Amid Market Decline
November 02, 2018  |  Consumer Insights

Marking the sixteenth consecutive quarter of declines in the tablet market, the third quarter experienced an 8.6 percent fall on a year-over-year basis. While 39.9...

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PeopleFund Notches $11M In Series B Round
PeopleFund Notches $11M In Series B Round
November 02, 2018  |  Investments

In a Kakao Pay-led Series B round, peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform PeopleFund took in $11 million in funding. The South Korean company, which was started...

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Will Amazon, eBay And Apple Have A Happy Holiday Season?
Will Amazon, eBay And Apple Have A Happy Holiday Season?
November 02, 2018  |  Retail

After Halloween comes the lucrative holiday shopping season — sorry, Thanksgiving, but you’re only a speed bump — but there are serious questions about how happy...

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People’s Bank Of China Plans To Manage Money Supply Growth
People’s Bank Of China Plans To Manage Money Supply Growth
November 02, 2018  |  International

To head off financial risks, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) plans to manage growth of the money supply. Its remarks could be seen as...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Amazon And Western Union Sizzle, Phone Upgrades Fizzle
Sizzle Fizzle: Amazon And Western Union Sizzle, Phone Upgrades Fizzle
November 02, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

In the age where news is instant and leaks are common, a genuine bit of surprising news is actually pretty hard to come by.  ...

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SoftBank May Receive Listing For Mobile Unit
SoftBank May Receive Listing For Mobile Unit
November 02, 2018  |  Investments

In what could be Japan’s largest listing in history, unidentified sources claim that SoftBank Group Corp.’s mobile unit could gain listing approval by the Tokyo...

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Alibaba Trims Guidance on Macro Uncertainty, Consumer Count Up 4 Percent
Alibaba Trims Guidance on Macro Uncertainty, Consumer Count Up 4 Percent
November 02, 2018  |  Earnings

For Alibaba, the situation is a fluid one — uncertain enough on a macro level to cut guidance — as the Chinese consumer continues to...

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Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup
Retail Pulse: goop Finds Stickiness In New York, Opens ‘Lab’; Nordstrom To Offer Early-Bird Pickup
November 02, 2018  |  Retail

Digitally native brands often test the retail waters with pop-up shops, and, after some offline success, they may expand their concepts with permanent locations. Lifestyle...

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