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Google Updates Wear OS To Support Faster Payments
Google Updates Wear OS To Support Faster Payments
July 26, 2018  |  Google

Alphabet’s Google released on Thursday (July 26) its Android P Developer Beta 5, as the company moves closer to rolling out the release of its mobile...

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Zelle P2P Volume Grew To $28 Billion In Q2, Against Venmo’s $14 Billion
Zelle P2P Volume Grew To $28 Billion In Q2, Against Venmo’s $14 Billion
July 26, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Venmo, the P2P service owned by PayPal, took in more than $14 billion in payments volume during the second quarter of 2018, a 78 percent...

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Flywire Raises $100M To Expand Into New Markets
Flywire Raises $100M To Expand Into New Markets
July 26, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Flywire, the payment company for businesses and institutions, announced on Thursday (July 26) that it has raised $100M in new venture funding. Get the Full...

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Worldpay Works On Drone Payments, Grab Unveils New Thailand Services
Worldpay Works On Drone Payments, Grab Unveils New Thailand Services
July 26, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Worldpay’s work on payment technology for drones. In addition,...

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Mastercard Sees Cross-Border Volumes Up 19 Percent
Mastercard Sees Cross-Border Volumes Up 19 Percent
July 26, 2018  |  Retail

Mastercard results released on Thursday (July 26) showed growth in international transactions, where double-digit percentage gains outpaced other metrics such as gross dollar volumes, which...

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Mondelez Q2 Surges On Strong Snack Sales
Mondelez Q2 Surges On Strong Snack Sales
July 26, 2018  |  Earnings

Mondelez, one of the world’s leading snack manufacturers, whose portfolio includes Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolates, reported better-than-expected earnings growth in the second quarter, with...

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Why UNTUCKit Is Tucking Into Physical Retail So Hard
Why UNTUCKit Is Tucking Into Physical Retail So Hard
July 26, 2018  |  Retail

Simple ideas can sometimes have a surprisingly powerful impact. They can also be harder to engineer from the outside than one might assume. Such is...

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Walmart Updates Web Experience For Baby Items
Walmart Updates Web Experience For Baby Items
July 26, 2018  |  Retail

Weeks after the last Babies R Us location closed, Walmart is doubling down on its baby business. The retailer is revamping the landing page on...

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eBay Launches New Image Search Feature
eBay Launches New Image Search Feature
July 26, 2018  |  Retail

eBay has launched a new image search feature for its mobile app that enables users to simply drag and drop images into the search bar....

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