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Airbnb Tops $1B In Q3 Revenue

Airbnb Tops $1B In Q3 Revenue
Airbnb Tops $1B In Q3 Revenue
November 18, 2018  |  Earnings

Airbnb, the home-sharing company that is expected to go public via an initial public offering (IPO) in 2019, saw more than $1 billion in revenue...

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SEC Charges Two Firms With ICO Violations
SEC Charges Two Firms With ICO Violations
November 18, 2018  |  Regulation

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission late last week settled charges with two companies it charged with offering digital tokens in a manner that ran...

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Amazon Previews Alexa-Hosted Skills For AWS
Amazon Previews Alexa-Hosted Skills For AWS
November 18, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced the developer preview of Alexa-hosted skills for Amazon Web Services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Japan Mulls Crypto Wallet Regulation, Twitter’s Bitcoin Scam Done Via Third Party
Bitcoin Daily: Japan Mulls Crypto Wallet Regulation, Twitter’s Bitcoin Scam Done Via Third Party
November 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) had a plan for crypto wallet service regulation on its meeting agenda for a recent gathering of its crypto study...

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Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
November 17, 2018  |  Retail

Once upon a time, the holiday shopping season had a very, very well-defined start date. The day after Thanksgiving has been known colloquially as Black Friday ever since...

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FinTech Acorns Seeks $100M At $700M Valuation
FinTech Acorns Seeks $100M At $700M Valuation
November 16, 2018  |  Investments

Through a reported funding round, digital wealth management startup Acorns Grow Inc. is said to be seeking over $100 million in funding. Such a round...

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Banks Steer Clear Of X-Border Transfers
Banks Steer Clear Of X-Border Transfers
November 16, 2018  |  International

Amid stricter checks for money laundering, banks are moving away from the international money transfer practice known as correspondent banking. The shift could possibly cause...

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Target, Walmart Embrace Mobile Checkout
Target, Walmart Embrace Mobile Checkout
November 16, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

With the approaching holiday season, mobile checkout options are ready for customers at Target and Walmart. Target’s “Skip the Line” service has now reportedly been deployed...

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum
Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum
November 16, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

While the legalization of marijuana is a contentious political topic, a fact that is not contentious is that in the 33 U.S. states (and the District...

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