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Smartphone Sales See Biggest Drop Ever In Feb.

Smartphone Sales See Biggest Drop Ever In Feb.
Smartphone Sales See Biggest Drop Ever In Feb.
March 20, 2020  |  Retail

Research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics has released a report stating that global smartphone shipments dropped 38 percent year on year in February of 2020....

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Mastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
Mastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
March 16, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Inclusion is a laudable goal — bringing the 1.7 billion unbanked and underbanked people worldwide into the global digital marketplace is a nearly uncontested good....

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Deep Dive: Identifying ID-Free Individuals With Mobile, Biometrics
Deep Dive: Identifying ID-Free Individuals With Mobile, Biometrics
March 13, 2020  |  AML

Natural disasters, war and other emergencies can force people to evacuate their communities and flee their homes. Individuals rushing to escape danger may not have...

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Apple Ships Under Half A Million Smartphones In China In February
Apple Ships Under Half A Million Smartphones In China In February
March 09, 2020  |  Retail

As the coronavirus hampered demand, Apple sold less than 500,000 smartphones in China last month. The country put limits on travel and requested that residents...

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point
Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point
March 06, 2020  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Digital payments sent internationally are expected to move past $1 trillion in 2025,...

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Today In Payments: NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of Fraud; Apple Considers Letting Users Change Default Apps
Today In Payments: NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of Fraud; Apple Considers Letting Users Change Default...
February 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, the New York attorney general accused the Taxi and Limousine Commission of drastically inflating the price of taxi medallions, and...

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Samsung Production Backlogged In Vietnam Due To Coronavirus
Samsung Production Backlogged In Vietnam Due To Coronavirus
February 21, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Vietnam’s supply chain is suffering from the impact of the coronavirus epidemic, which could stall production of the latest Samsung smartphones, the Ministry of Industry...

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Samsung Makes 5G Available To Consumers With Galaxy S20 Phones
Samsung Makes 5G Available To Consumers With Galaxy S20 Phones
February 12, 2020  |  Retail

With its newest Galaxy S20 flagship phones, Samsung is providing customers with 5G devices in the U.S. and many other markets even if they don’t...

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