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Alexa Fund Invests $5M In Parking Startup

Alexa Fund Invests $5M In Parking Startup
Alexa Fund Invests $5M In Parking Startup
November 13, 2018  |  Investments

ParkWhiz announced it has received an additional $5 million in equity to its recently-announced Series D financing, bringing the total funding round led by NewSpring...

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EU Ups Bank Supervision To Stem Money Laundering
EU Ups Bank Supervision To Stem Money Laundering
November 13, 2018  |  Regulation

European Union governments have reached a preliminary deal to bolster bank supervision in the hopes of preventing money laundering. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Facebook Fixes Bug That Collected User Profile Data
Facebook Fixes Bug That Collected User Profile Data
November 13, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook has fixed a bug that gave websites access to information from a user’s profile without their knowledge. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Connecting The Dots On Paying With Connected Devices
Connecting The Dots On Paying With Connected Devices
November 13, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Black Friday looms. The holidays loom. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Amazon Gains Juicy Incentives With New Headquarters Locations
Amazon Gains Juicy Incentives With New Headquarters Locations
November 13, 2018  |  Amazon

No offense against a great part of New York City, but sometimes it can take a little bit of a push to get people (tourists,...

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Forty-Six Percent Of Americans Live Paycheck To Paycheck
Forty-Six Percent Of Americans Live Paycheck To Paycheck
November 13, 2018  |  Economy

When it comes to the economy here in the U.S., the big picture – call it the “top down” view – looks fairly rosy. Get...

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Target Confirms Bitcoin Twitter Scam
Target Confirms Bitcoin Twitter Scam
November 13, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Target’s Twitter account got hacked earlier Tuesday (Nov. 13), with the bad guys using the retailer’s Twitter feed to trick unsuspecting consumers into giving away...

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Fed Launches New US Faster Payments Council
Fed Launches New US Faster Payments Council
November 13, 2018  |  Faster Payments

A group of payment players announced Tuesday (Nov. 13) that they created a new organization, dubbed U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), aimed at working toward...

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Apple’s Slide Trickles Down to Its Suppliers
Apple’s Slide Trickles Down to Its Suppliers
November 13, 2018  |  Earnings

Ecosystems mean all parts are interrelated. In the Apple ecosystem, where Apple is the center, connecting any number of spokes — as Apple goes, so...

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