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Today In Data: Writing New Rules For New Risks
Today In Data: Writing New Rules For New Risks
October 09, 2018  |  Today In Data

The world is a rapidly changing place for payments – consumer payments, B2B payments, cross-border payments. We are very much not in Kansas anymore when it...

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Marketplaces Find A Niche With Off-The-Beaten-Path Campsites
Marketplaces Find A Niche With Off-The-Beaten-Path Campsites
October 09, 2018  |  Retail

When Olaf Dunn wanted to go camping with his kids last year, finding an available campsite on short notice wasn’t easy. “In Canada, you need...

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Why Grocers Are Providing Fresh Options For Digital Omnicommerce Shopping
Why Grocers Are Providing Fresh Options For Digital Omnicommerce Shopping
October 09, 2018  |  Retail

Grocers are stepping up their cross-channel digital efforts by rolling out new ways for consumers to order their groceries and have them delivered. Amazon has...

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National Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory
National Funding Explores AltFin’s Uncertain Growth Trajectory
October 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The alternative finance boom post-2008 financial crisis undoubtedly provided more options for small business (SMB) borrowers, but that doesn’t mean the industry is guaranteed to...

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Banks, Businesses Brace For Far-Reaching Accounting Standard Changes
Banks, Businesses Brace For Far-Reaching Accounting Standard Changes
October 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Banks and businesses alike are heading toward the 11th hour of changes in accounting standards, which will have a major impact on how companies report...

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Google To Appeal Record EU Fine Over Android OS
Google To Appeal Record EU Fine Over Android OS
October 09, 2018  |  Google

Google is readying an appeal of the European Union’s record €4.34bn fine, which it was slapped with in July over its Android mobile operating system....

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Microsoft Invests In Grab; The Two Form Strategic Alliance
Microsoft Invests In Grab; The Two Form Strategic Alliance
October 09, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Microsoft and Grab, the on-demand transportation, mobile payments, and online-to-offline services platform in Southeast Asia, announced Monday (October 9) a strategic partnership in which Grab...

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Siemens Invests In VR Startup Backed By Volkswagon, Audi
Siemens Invests In VR Startup Backed By Volkswagon, Audi
October 09, 2018  |  Investments

German company Varjo Technologies has announced a $31 million Series B investment, led by Atomico and Seimens-backed Next47, that will help it launch the world’s first...

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Garmin Shipping Navigation Unit Suffers Breach
Garmin Shipping Navigation Unit Suffers Breach
October 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Navionics, an Italian company that manufactures electronic navigational charts for boating, was the victim of customer data breach that exposed hundreds of thousands of customer...

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