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Verizon Business, Mastercard Join Up To Spur Payments Innovation

Verizon Business, Mastercard Join Up To Spur Payments Innovation
Verizon Business, Mastercard Join Up To Spur Payments Innovation
July 13, 2021  |  Innovation

A couple of big players — New York City’s Verizon and Purchase, N.Y.-based Mastercard — are hooking up to work on innovations in the payments...

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Verizon Unveils 5G Robots, New Cloud Platform
Verizon Unveils 5G Robots, New Cloud Platform
June 28, 2021  |  Mobile

Verizon released two pieces of 5G-related news Monday (June 28), announcing a new 5G-powered open hybrid cloud platform and showcasing a pair of robots that...

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Report: Verizon Building Smart Display With Alexa Tech
Report: Verizon Building Smart Display With Alexa Tech
June 27, 2021  |  Voice Activation

Verizon is likely to roll out a new smart display based on Amazon’s Alexa, The Verge reported, citing a filing with the Federal Communications Commission...

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Mobile Carriers Hawk iPhone, Android Phone Discounts To Lock In Consumers
Mobile Carriers Hawk iPhone, Android Phone Discounts To Lock In Consumers
June 06, 2021  |  Mobile

The mobile device sector is undergoing something of a contract revival, the Wall Street Journal reports. In return for commitments to service that carriers can...

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Verizon’s BlueJeans Video Conference Unit Sets Sights On Virtual Healthcare 
Verizon’s BlueJeans Video Conference Unit Sets Sights On Virtual Healthcare 
June 04, 2021  |  Healthcare

In the 15 months since Verizon announced its half-billion dollar purchase of teleconferencing Zoom competitor BlueJeans the embrace and use of this alternative to in-person...

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Verizon Makes Its Business Case For 5G
Verizon Makes Its Business Case For 5G
May 18, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

“We are the connected in the connected economy.” That’s how Verizon Chief Revenue Officer Sampath Sowmyanarayan put his company’s role in an interview with PYMNTS...

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Verizon Selling Media Business To Apollo For $5 Billion
Verizon Selling Media Business To Apollo For $5 Billion
May 03, 2021  |  Acquiring

Verizon said on Monday (May 3) that it is selling off its media business, which includes Yahoo and AOL, to private equity firm Apollo Global...

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Verizon Considers Selling Parts Of AOL, Yahoo, Other Media Assets
Verizon Considers Selling Parts Of AOL, Yahoo, Other Media Assets
April 28, 2021  |  Business

Verizon is considering selling off its media assets, including parts of Yahoo and AOL, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing unnamed sources. This would...

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