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Alipay Europe Expansion Gets Help From Wirecard
Alipay Europe Expansion Gets Help From Wirecard
September 05, 2016  |  International

Alipay‘s expansion into Europe got some help from Germany’s Wirecard, which has created a mobile app that enables retailers to accept and process Alipay payments...

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Wearable Devices Present An Opportunity For Financial Services
Wearable Devices Present An Opportunity For Financial Services
September 05, 2016  |  Wearables

Financial services firms have an opportunity to expand mobile payments and account management capabilities thanks to growth in wearable devices. Wearable devices may be in their...

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Ibotta Now Offers Deals For Groupon, Jet.com And Drizly
Ibotta Now Offers Deals For Groupon, Jet.com And Drizly
September 05, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

There’s a bunch of new deals coming to Ibotta, the shopping app that claims it’s “better than coupons.” Groupon, Jet.com and Drizly have all announced...

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Cozy Lands $8.5 Million In Venture Funding
Cozy Lands $8.5 Million In Venture Funding
September 05, 2016  |  Investments

Cozy, a startup that created a platform to streamline interactions between property managers and renters, closed an $8.5 million Series B round of venture funding...

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Amazon’s Poaches eBay Exec To Push Machine-Learning Play
Amazon’s Poaches eBay Exec To Push Machine-Learning Play
September 05, 2016  |  Amazon Innovations

There’s a new sheriff in town in Amazon‘s AI operations: Hassan Sawaf, who heretofore was doing the same job at eBay. Sawaf will now head...

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Brave Software Launches Beta Of Brave Payments
Brave Software Launches Beta Of Brave Payments
September 05, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Brave Software, the new ad-free browser, announced last week it released Brave for desktop and the beta of Brave Payments, its bitcoin-based micropayments system that lets users...

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UK Uber Rider Falls Asleep, Gets $111 Bill For Short Trip
UK Uber Rider Falls Asleep, Gets $111 Bill For Short Trip
September 05, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Falling asleep on public transportation can be dangerous. Falling asleep in an Uber car can be very costly. At least, that’s the experience of one Uber rider...

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LG, Amazon Partner Up On Smart Homes
LG, Amazon Partner Up On Smart Homes
September 05, 2016  |  Amazon

LG Electronics has announced a partnership with Amazon on smart-home technology, according to a Reuters report. The partnership will allow the South Korean-based electronics company...

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Amazon Could Launch Echo In UK On September 14
Amazon Could Launch Echo In UK On September 14
September 05, 2016  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly gearing up to launch Echo in the U.K., with media reports pointing to Sept. 14 as the launch date. According to a...

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