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Amazon Sets Its Sights On Rural Areas Of India

Amazon Sets Its Sights On Rural Areas Of India
Amazon Sets Its Sights On Rural Areas Of India
January 02, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon is setting its sights on India’s rural consumers, building from the ground up a logistics network so that it can serve the 800 million...

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29 Pct Of Millennials Want To Pay Off Debt In 2019
29 Pct Of Millennials Want To Pay Off Debt In 2019
January 02, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

Nearly all American millennials plan on making a financial resolution in 2019, with some of the biggest goals being to save more money, budget more...

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US-China Trade War Costs Billions For Both Sides
US-China Trade War Costs Billions For Both Sides
January 02, 2019  |  Economy

The trade war between the United States and China has ended up costing billions of dollars for both sides during 2018, with agriculture feeling the...

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Big Banks Struggle With Generous Rewards Cards
Big Banks Struggle With Generous Rewards Cards
January 02, 2019  |  Banking

U.S. banks are facing increased costs associated with their reward credit cards as a result of two years of increasing the rewards points they offered...

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Mobile Payments Are Making Cash Obsolete In China
Mobile Payments Are Making Cash Obsolete In China
January 02, 2019  |  Cash

With mobile payments in China booming, cash is going away — despite efforts by the Central Bank to go after merchants who won’t accept cash....

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Google Facial Recognition Lawsuit Thrown Out
Google Facial Recognition Lawsuit Thrown Out
January 02, 2019  |  Google

A lawsuit against Google was dismissed over the weekend after a U.S. judge said there was a lack of “concrete injuries” suffered by the plaintiffs....

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UK Banks Urged To Help Street Vendors Take Contactless Payments
UK Banks Urged To Help Street Vendors Take Contactless Payments
January 02, 2019  |  Mobile

The Big Issue Foundation is urging U.K. banks — as well as the country’s financial regulator — to make it easier for its homeless vendors...

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Hackers Cull Nearly $900K In 2018 Crypto Bug Bounties
Hackers Cull Nearly $900K In 2018 Crypto Bug Bounties
January 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

New data shows that blockchain companies awarded $878,504 in bug bounties to hackers in 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Turning Unplanned Spend Into Spend Management Innovation
Turning Unplanned Spend Into Spend Management Innovation
January 02, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

In the middle of an otherwise productive day — one of those shifts when the whole team is not only ahead of schedule, but likely...

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