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259RegulationFormer FTC Chairman Seeks Balance In Big Tech Debate
In the debate between breaking up Big Tech and homing in more on privacy regulation, some observers propose seeking a balance. Former...
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309Security & FraudTrump Campaign Used Shell Companies For Ad Buys
Truthout is reporting that the Trump 2020 campaign paid shell companies related to ad buyers who are part of a purported unlawful...
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330AmazonAmazon To Make A Push For Its Loan Business After Slump
Amazon is going to make a push to revitalize its loan business after a recent slump, according to a report by the...
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359GoogleGoogle Is Ending Pay Send In The UK
The peer-to-peer (P2P) component of Google Pay will no longer exist in the U.K. after September, according to reports. Google Pay as...
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338AppleAnalyst: US-China Trade Resolution Could Boost Apple Value To $1T
Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives said a deal to end the trade war between the United States and China could bolster Apple...
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321Social CommerceSocial App TikTok Continues Growth, Looks To Monetize Users
Popular social video app TikTok has been growing rapidly and is now starting to focus on monetization and advertising, according to a...
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484RegulationFlorida Is Latest State To Pass Autonomous Car Law
Florida governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that allows autonomous cars to operate on the roads without requiring a human being...
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412RegulationGoogle CEO Pushes Back Against Regulation Talk
Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against talk of regulating tech companies, saying that the move could have unintended consequences, according to...
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383CryptocurrencyCLIC Technology, Opporty Team For Amazon Crypto Payments
In an effort to let shoppers make purchases on Amazon via Ethereum, CLIC Technology, Inc. and B2B platform Opporty are set to roll out...
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503FacebookFacebook Taps Banking Lobbyist In Crypto Push
In Facebook’s reported latest move to roll out a digital currency next year, the social media company has recruited a banking lobbyist:...
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414RetailRetail Sales Grew 0.5 Pct In May
With results that implied a pickup in consumer spending, retail sales in the U.S. rose in May and sales for the month...
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447RetailChewy Sells 46.5M Shares In IPO
Through an expanded initial public offering (IPO), Chewy Inc. and its investors took in $1.02 billion. The eCommerce pet food and accessories...
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660RetailRetailers See An eCommerce Boom
A number of retailers have recently seen a surge in eCommerce sales. Lululemon revealed this week that online sales this past quarter...
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595CryptocurrencyFacebook’s Libra Attracts High-Profile FinServ Support
According to reports out in The Wall Street Journal this morning, Facebook has found some big-name backers for its Libra cryptocurrency project...
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1.1KAmazonAmazon’s Share Of Total eComm Sales: Now 37 Percent?
New estimates from eMarketer say that Amazon’s share of the U.S. eCommerce market is far below previous projections. According to reports in The Information, eMarketer has lowered...
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1.4KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain
IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart announced that they have been selected by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a...
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915RidesharingOla Ride-Hailing Startup To Build Silicon Valley Tech Center
Indian ride-hailing startup Ola, which is backed by SoftBank Group, is planning to build a technology center in Silicon Valley — right...
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725Mobile PaymentsAnalyst: Square Cash App Downloads Top Venmo’s
A new report shows that Square’s Cash App downloads increased by 2.2 million last month, while Venmo’s were up 1.7 million. According...
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1.0KRegulationWith New AML Laws, Latvia Looks To Remove Main Regulator
Latvia’s parliament has passed new regulation to bolster the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. After a series of recent scandals,...
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760StartupsGE Seeks To Unload 100 Startups From Portfolio
GE Ventures wants to sell its portfolio of more than 100 startups. Sources told CNBC the move is is designed to help parent...
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655MobileHuawei Looks To Trademark Its Own OS Globally
Huawei is looking to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe after the company was placed...
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630Security & FraudTelegram Messaging App Targeted By China Cyberattack
Messaging app Telegram said on Thursday (June 13) that it was the victim of a DDOS cyberattack from China, according to a...
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602Security & FraudFacebook Kicked Out Of S&P Ethics Index
Facebook has been removed from a list of companies that are indexed by S&P Dow Jones Indices as socially responsible, according to...
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596South East AsiaGrab Considered Buying Payments Provider 2C2P
In a sign of Grab’s ambitions in the financial services space, the Singapore ride-hailing firm reportedly had discussions to acquire payments provider 2C2P...
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775Partnerships / AcquisitionsPPRO Acquires LATAM Payments Gateway allpago
Cross-border digital payments specialist PPRO has acquired Latin American payments provider allpago, according to a release by the company. Allpago services 90...
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913NewsPresident Trump Reveals Apple CEO Was At White House
President Donald Trump told reporters that Apple CEO Tim Cook was at the White House on Thursday (June 13), according to a...
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759Partnerships / AcquisitionsTrustly And PayWithMyBank Merge For Europe-to-US Payments
European online banking payments provider Trustly has merged with Silicon Valley online banking payments company PayWithMyBank, according to a blog post by...
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860Payment MethodsColumbia Care Launches Cannabis Credit Card
Columbia Care, a medical cannabis company that has licenses in 15 jurisdictions in the European Union and the U.S., is launching the...
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976Security & FraudTwo Auditors Implicated In India Fraud Case
India has implicated two auditors working with Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) with 22 auditing violations that the country called “organized crime,”...
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920BankingUK Digital Bank Monzo Crosses Pond To US
Digital bank Monzo, based in the United Kingdom, is crossing the pond. Reuters reports that the company has reached U.S. shores, debuting...
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945eCommerceFacebook To Buy Stake in India’s Meesho Marketplace
Social media company Facebook is going to buy a stake in Meesho, an Indian eCommerce startup that connects people re-selling a variety...
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852InternationalRevolut Expands Beta Version Into Australia
Financial technology company Revolut has ventured beyond Europe and into Australia as of Thursday (June 13), according to a report. However, it...
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709RetailTarget Adds Same-Day Delivery In Escalating Showdown With Amazon, Walmart
Retail giant Target is making same-day delivery though Shipt available to all of its shoppers, according to a report by CNBC. The...
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769Bankingi2c Teams With Zero To Launch Hybrid Debit/Credit Card
To help reimagine the traditional banking experience, digital banking and payments processing technology and infrastructure provider i2c is teaming with Zero. As...
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900RetailVW And Ford Pulling Into A Self-Driving Car Deal
The race to put the first autonomous vehicles on the road has yielded a variety of unexpected partnerships and pair-ups. And, as...
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649RetailGermany Pushes For eCommerce Returns To Be Resold Or Donated
In an effort to regulate eCommerce merchandise returns, a proposal is set to be put forward in Germany that aims to cut...
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670GoogleEU Wants Info On Google Antitrust Actions
European Union officials are looking for feedback on Google’s attempts to shut down two antitrust investigations. Sources revealed to Bloomberg that Google...
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831RetailWalmart Overhauls Jet.com, President Out In August
As Walmart works to integrate Jet.com into its business, the retailer is eliminating Simon Belsham’s role as Jet president. As a result,...
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1.3KRegulationDual-Agency Big Tech Antitrust Investigations Questioned
A Republican senator isn’t happy with plans by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to divide a...
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1.1KAppleNFC Slated For Major Upgrade With iOS 13 Release
Near-field communication (NFC) will receive a major upgrade when Apple releases iOS 13 this fall. While only iPhone apps were previously able...
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1.8KBankingSunTrust, BB&T Pick New Bank Name
BB&T and SunTrust have settled on a name for their combined bank: Truist. Truist will be the sixth-largest U.S. bank holding company,...
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2.7KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: ID Verification Rules Coming To Crypto Companies; Spring Labs To Expand Blockchain Verification Network
New rules by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), which will require cryptocurrency businesses to verify the identities of...
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1.7KRetailNew Walmart System Lets Suppliers Increase Prices
Walmart has updated a tool to allow suppliers to submit cost increases related to higher U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. The “Cost...
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1.1KPartnerships / AcquisitionsBird Announces Acquisition Of Scoot
Bird has announced its acquisition of electric vehicle company Scoot. Together, the companies will offer riders more vehicles equipped with the latest...
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3.0KPartnerships / AcquisitionsUK Approves PayPal’s iZettle Acquisition
With the United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) decision to provide final and unconditional approval of PayPal’s completed acquisition of iZettle,...
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2.2KGoogleApple Devices Can Now Use Google Two-Factor Authentication
Google says iPhone and iPad users can now verify sign-ins with their Android security key, according to a report by TechCrunch. “Compromised...
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1.3KInnovationAuto, Tech Industries Have Competing Patent Guidelines For Autonomous Tech
Guidelines for patents on self-driving car technology and internet-enabled vehicles have put tech firms and automakers at odds, according to a report...
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893InvestmentsGuided Tour Startup Stride Notches $2.5M In Funding By JetBlue, NFX
Stride, a startup that provides group travel packages and describes itself as offering “experiential multi-day and multi-destination packaged trips planned by experts,”...
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711GoogleGoogle Fires Lobbyists As Increased Gov’t Oversight Looms
In a massive restructuring of its worldwide government affairs and policy workings, Google has let go of around six of its biggest...
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684DeliveryZomato Tests Drone Delivery
To traverse routes that are densely populated, food delivery service Zomato is taking to the skies: The company says it has made...