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FinTech Bud’s Funding Shows Big-Bank Coopetition Motives

FinTech Bud’s Funding Shows Big-Bank Coopetition Motives
FinTech Bud’s Funding Shows Big-Bank Coopetition Motives
February 04, 2019  |  Investments

Bud, a FinTech startup based in the United Kingdom, said Monday (Feb. 4) that it has grabbed $20 million in funding. Get the Full Story...

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2nd Address Goes After Business Travelers With $10M Investment
2nd Address Goes After Business Travelers With $10M Investment
February 04, 2019  |  Investments

2nd Address, the startup that is aiming to attract business travelers from Airbnb, has raised $10 million in venture funding. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Artificial Intelligence Innovation Steered By U.S. and China
Artificial Intelligence Innovation Steered By U.S. and China
February 04, 2019  |  Innovation

Artificial intelligence has started — slowly — to make its presence felt in payments and commerce, including in fraud prevention, via early deployments of the technology...

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WhatsApp Brings More Security To iOS Users
WhatsApp Brings More Security To iOS Users
February 04, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app, now supports the biometric authentication technologies of Apple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Alipay Teams With Tourism Australia; MoneyTO Adds Serbia Transfer Service
Alipay Teams With Tourism Australia; MoneyTO Adds Serbia Transfer Service
February 04, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Tourism Australia and Alipay’s collaboration on the Sydney City...

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LINE Puts $182M In Digital Payments Biz
LINE Puts $182M In Digital Payments Biz
February 04, 2019  |  Investments

LINE, the Japanese messaging app, plans to invest 20 billion JPY ($182 million) into its payments business in an effort to grow that area of...

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Interior Define’s Omnichannel Approach To Furniture Design
Interior Define’s Omnichannel Approach To Furniture Design
February 04, 2019  |  Retail

While most people don’t report having a deeply felt affection for furniture shopping, Rob Royer’s background makes him a little different from most people. His...

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Today In Data: Consumers, Brands And The Power Of Self-Sufficiency
Today In Data: Consumers, Brands And The Power Of Self-Sufficiency
February 04, 2019  |  Today In Data

While consumers are always looking for services – and tend to reward customer-obsessed brands – it can be easy to forget that customers also loving helping themselves, and tend...

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