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Five At Five: Would Visa Support Cryptocurrencies?
Five At Five: Would Visa Support Cryptocurrencies?
October 26, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest on how Visa views cryptocurrencies,...

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GM: Nationwide Effort Could Result In 7M Electric Vehicles
GM: Nationwide Effort Could Result In 7M Electric Vehicles
October 26, 2018  |  Innovation

To get more electric vehicles on the road, General Motors wants the Trump administration to get behind an effort to increase the sale of electric...

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XRP Revenues Double For Ripple In Q3
XRP Revenues Double For Ripple In Q3
October 26, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Ripple said that its revenues related to the sale of the digital asset known as XRP gained ground in the third quarter of this year,...

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IBM/Maersk Blockchain Shipping Initiative Hits Rough Seas
IBM/Maersk Blockchain Shipping Initiative Hits Rough Seas
October 26, 2018  |  Blockchain

Might there be challenging times afoot for TradeLens, the distributed ledger technology platform effort geared toward supply chains and backed by IBM and Maersk? Get...

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China Gives Nod To Wholly Owned Foreign Banks
China Gives Nod To Wholly Owned Foreign Banks
October 26, 2018  |  Regulation

Draft rules from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) show that the regulator will relax at least some ownership rules for foreign banks....

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Two Alleged Hackers Indicted In Florida For Lynda Breach
Two Alleged Hackers Indicted In Florida For Lynda Breach
October 26, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Following a data breach at learning platform Lynda in 2016, two hackers were indicted in Florida this month on charges of extortion and hacking. One...

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Amazon Adds Home Healthcare Products To Marketplace
Amazon Adds Home Healthcare Products To Marketplace
October 26, 2018  |  Amazon

To offer a new brand of medical devices to consumers, Arcadia Group is working with Amazon to sell products like glucose monitors and blood pressure...

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GDP Continues Growth Trajectory On Consumer Spending
GDP Continues Growth Trajectory On Consumer Spending
October 26, 2018  |  Economy

Data from the Commerce Department Friday (October 26) show an initial reading of GDP growth for the third quarter at 3.5 percent annualized, boosted by...

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UPS Takes On Postmates With eBike Trial In Seattle
UPS Takes On Postmates With eBike Trial In Seattle
October 26, 2018  |  Delivery

United Parcel Service (UPS) announced that it is ready to unveil a delivery test service that utilizes electric bicycles to address growing traffic congestion and...

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