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CULedger Debuts Credit Union Payments Exchange

CULedger Debuts Credit Union Payments Exchange
CULedger Debuts Credit Union Payments Exchange
December 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Credit union service organization CULedger has debuted its financial exchange for credit unions using R3’s Corda blockchain technology, the firms said in a press release...

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Shipium Lands $2M; Aims To Offer Universal Two-Day Shipping
Shipium Lands $2M; Aims To Offer Universal Two-Day Shipping
December 05, 2019  |  Investments

Shipium, a logistics startup founded by former Amazon and Zulily employees Jason Murray and Mac Brown, has raised $2 million in seed funding in a round led...

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Homeland Security Reverses Decision To Use Facial Scans For US Travelers
Homeland Security Reverses Decision To Use Facial Scans For US Travelers
December 05, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reversed its plans for mandatory facial recognition scans of Americans arriving and departing the country, TechCrunch reported on...

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Google Search Integrates Online Package Tracking
Google Search Integrates Online Package Tracking
December 05, 2019  |  Google

Google is going to add package tracking to its search bar, according to a report by VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Fed Becomes Founding Sponsor Of Faster Payments Council
Fed Becomes Founding Sponsor Of Faster Payments Council
December 05, 2019  |  Real-Time Payments

The Federal Reserve System has joined the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC) as a founding sponsor, the Fed announced in a press release on Thursday...

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Target To Open Small-Format Store In Times Square
Target To Open Small-Format Store In Times Square
December 05, 2019  |  Retail

Target has announced that it is going to open a new location in Times Square in New York City by 2022, according to a report...

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Top News In Payments: ECB Has Mulled Public Digital Currency; Grab Debuts Numberless Card In Batches
Top News In Payments: ECB Has Mulled Public Digital Currency; Grab Debuts Numberless Card In...
December 05, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news, the European Central Bank (ECB) has mulled using a public cryptocurrency if international payments inside of Europe stayed too costly. Also,...

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MoneyGram Extends Visa Direct Service To Spain, Philippines
MoneyGram Extends Visa Direct Service To Spain, Philippines
December 05, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

MoneyGram, in partnership with Visa, has expanded its debit card deposit service, which was launched in collaboration with Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform,...

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