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Tencent Unveils Collaboration With Walmart China
Tencent Unveils Collaboration With Walmart China
June 08, 2018  |  International

Helping broaden the reach of Tencent’s mobile payments and mini program services, Tencent has unveiled a collaboration with Walmart China. With the relationship, Walmart will also...

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Five at Five: Apple’s Declining Need For iPhone Parts
Five at Five: Apple’s Declining Need For iPhone Parts
June 08, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the payments and commerce news of the day. Today there are stories about the...

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Mastercard Seeks Blockchain-Based Payment Verification Patent
Mastercard Seeks Blockchain-Based Payment Verification Patent
June 08, 2018  |  Mastercard

To verify payment cards at the point of sale (POS), Mastercard is looking into blockchain technology. In a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark...

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US And China Reach Deal Over ZTE
US And China Reach Deal Over ZTE
June 08, 2018  |  International

After a shutdown of ZTE‘s operations that has lasted almost two months, the U.S. and China have come to a deal to get the Chinese...

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Social Media Can Make Bank Customers Susceptible To Scams
Social Media Can Make Bank Customers Susceptible To Scams
June 08, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Unintentionally making themselves targets for scammers, customers may become vulnerable to fraud by complaining to banks on social media when systems crash. After problems with...

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As Ant Financial Rises, So Does China
As Ant Financial Rises, So Does China
June 08, 2018  |  Markets

Here comes China. Again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Apple Asks Suppliers For Less iPhone Parts
Apple Asks Suppliers For Less iPhone Parts
June 08, 2018  |  Apple

With Apple reportedly planning to ship 80 million new iPhones in 2018, which is about 20 percent fewer than its forecast at the same time in...

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With Google’s Partial Ban On AI, A Nod Toward Dangers Of Tech Unchecked
With Google’s Partial Ban On AI, A Nod Toward Dangers Of Tech Unchecked
June 08, 2018  |  Google

The debate over artificial intelligence (AI) is a contentious one. AI can be used for good, argues one side, in developing, say, medicines or food...

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Reddit Drives Artificial Intelligence To Constant Murderous Thoughts
Reddit Drives Artificial Intelligence To Constant Murderous Thoughts
June 08, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Since the dawn of the age of computers, human beings have wondered what will happen when the machines eventually learn how to “think” like humans do....

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