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Amazon, WeWork Halt Alexa For Business Pilot

Amazon, WeWork Halt Alexa For Business Pilot
Amazon, WeWork Halt Alexa For Business Pilot
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Amazon and WeWork have reportedly pressed pause on their partnership to introduce Alexa for Business into workspaces, reports in CNBC said this week. Get the...

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Cryptocurrency Auditions For Role In Hollywood’s Financial Supply Chain
Cryptocurrency Auditions For Role In Hollywood’s Financial Supply Chain
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The allure of blockchain was its potential to be a catch-all solution, but as innovators take a more practical approach to introducing the technology to...

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Kuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox
Kuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As proof that FinTech sandboxes are going global, Kuwait has become the latest player in the Middle East to debut a framework. Elsewhere, a Kenyan...

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Walmart, Dollar Tree Step Up Pressure On Chinese Suppliers
Walmart, Dollar Tree Step Up Pressure On Chinese Suppliers
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The impacts of ongoing trade disputes between the U.S. and China are beginning to be felt by suppliers, according to Wall Street Journal reports on...

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Not All SMBs Are Open To Open Banking
Not All SMBs Are Open To Open Banking
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Despite any possible reservations early on, large financial institutions (FIs) now appear to be going all in on Open Banking, with plans to introduce new...

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Amazon Eyes Blockchain
Amazon Eyes Blockchain
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is rolling out two new solutions designed to enhance the transparency of corporate transactions for companies that have full audit requirements....

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Dunkin’ Alerts DD Perks Account Holders That Hackers May Have Accessed Data
Dunkin’ Alerts DD Perks Account Holders That Hackers May Have Accessed Data
November 29, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Dunkin’, the operator of Dunkin’ Donuts franchises, is alerting DD Perks rewards program account holders that its profiles and data may have been accessed by...

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London Could Lose Billions In Banking Assets As A Result Of Brexit
London Could Lose Billions In Banking Assets As A Result Of Brexit
November 29, 2018  |  Brexit

Frankfurt Main Finance, the lobbying group, is warning that London will lose up to €800bn (£700bn) in assets to Frankfurt by March as banks begin moving...

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Germany’s Antitrust Regulator Opens Probe Into Amazon
Germany’s Antitrust Regulator Opens Probe Into Amazon
November 29, 2018  |  Amazon

The Federal Cartel Office, Germany’s antitrust authority, has rolled out an inquiry into Amazon and whether or not it is using its dominance in the...

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