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Ant Financial Names New CEO

Ant Financial Names New CEO
Ant Financial Names New CEO
December 19, 2019  |  Personnel

As a continuing restructuring takes hold after Daniel Zhang’s appointment as Alibaba’s chairman, Alibaba Group Holding and Ant Financial, its FinTech affiliate, have announced an...

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Fed Data: Non-Cash Payments Grow 6.7 Pct Per Year From 2015-2018
Fed Data: Non-Cash Payments Grow 6.7 Pct Per Year From 2015-2018
December 19, 2019  |  Payment Methods

With the ongoing decline of checks, the growth of payments by debit and credit cards continued to speed up from 2015 to 2018, per Federal...

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Facebook Is Developing Its Own OS To Rival Google, Apple
Facebook Is Developing Its Own OS To Rival Google, Apple
December 19, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

In an effort to minimize future dependence on rivals Google and Apple, Facebook plans to develop its own operating system (OS), according to The Information. Get the...

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Tencent, Other Chinese Tech Firms Called Out For Privacy Violations
Tencent, Other Chinese Tech Firms Called Out For Privacy Violations
December 19, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A number of Chinese tech companies were ordered to clean up policies on the way their apps deal with user information or face penalties, according...

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LiquidX Branches Out With Finance Fix For Global Supply Chains
LiquidX Branches Out With Finance Fix For Global Supply Chains
December 19, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Marketplace trading platform LiquidX is rolling out its Supply Chain Finance (SCF) program on its new web-based portal, the company said in a press release...

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BRICS Drives Mobile Payments Growth Last Decade
BRICS Drives Mobile Payments Growth Last Decade
December 19, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

A few decades ago, a certain acronym was a darling of Wall Street, a place where acronyms thrive. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Why Voice And Smart Homes Will Be Even Bigger In The 2020s
Why Voice And Smart Homes Will Be Even Bigger In The 2020s
December 19, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

We are not exactly Nostradamus here at PYMNTS, but we do have a good view into the future as it will play out in the...

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Starling Bank Marketplace Now Offers QuickBooks
Starling Bank Marketplace Now Offers QuickBooks
December 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Online accounting software provider QuickBooks is now part of the Starling Business Marketplace, Starling Bank said in a blog post on Wednesday (Dec. 18). Get...

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