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Jumio Raises $15M For Online ID Verification Service — Despite Bankruptcy
Jumio Raises $15M For Online ID Verification Service — Despite Bankruptcy
September 06, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

A few months after bankruptcy and a brand new owner, Jumio is back in the game, having raised $15 million for its new online ID...

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Amazon Slips Up With Dash Button
Amazon Slips Up With Dash Button
September 06, 2016  |  Amazon

Amazon may find that EU users are under no obligation to pay for goods ordered using the Dash Button, which has been launched in Austria,...

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Walmart Accounting Changes Have Back-Office Employees Nervous
Walmart Accounting Changes Have Back-Office Employees Nervous
September 06, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The resounding fear about FinTech automation is that robots will render the human employee useless. Analysts and the providers of this automated technology have worked...

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Swiss Mobile Wallet To Challenge Apple
Swiss Mobile Wallet To Challenge Apple
September 06, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

Apple is facing a new competitor in the mobile wallet market, thanks to a joint venture between two Swiss companies, reports said on Monday (Sept....

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Asia Closes In On UK In Forex Market Dominance
Asia Closes In On UK In Forex Market Dominance
September 06, 2016  |  B2B Payments

For weeks now, analysts have warned that the U.K.’s dominance in FX trading is waning. Now, for the first time in more than a decade,...

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Samsung Galaxy Recall Irks US Consumer Safety Officials
Samsung Galaxy Recall Irks US Consumer Safety Officials
September 06, 2016  |  Mobile

Samsung‘s recall of its Galaxy Note 7 over concerns that its batteries could ignite or explode has U.S. consumer protection officials worried. According to Recode,...

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Bitcoin’s Fall Forecast
Bitcoin’s Fall Forecast
September 06, 2016  |  Bitcoin

This week sees a social media platform for non-bitcoin users in creation, but the platform wants to stimulate bitcoin use, strangely enough. A complicated app...

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Accepting Any Payment, From Anywhere, Across The Universe?
Accepting Any Payment, From Anywhere, Across The Universe?
September 06, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

The ability to make and accept payments for purchases is increasingly universal, and the future of mPOS may lie in universal solutions that can accept...

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