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205AmazonWeird Stuff People Buy On Amazon
In 2012, American internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author and blogger Jason Calacanis gave a pretty bold prediction about Amazon Prime — then in...
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2.8KSecurity & FraudCybersecurity Conference App Exposed Attendee Data
In an ironic twist of events, an engineer was able to access attendee information stored in a cybersecurity conference’s mobile app. A Twitter...
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1.6KCryptocurrencyBitcoin And The Break-Even Conundrum
Profits in cryptos: Easy come, maybe; easy go, certainly. News came this week that bitcoin mining just ain’t what it used to...
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1.3KBitcoinTwo South Koreans Sentenced For $20M Bitcoin Scam
Two men from South Korea were sentenced for running a bitcoin pyramid scheme that stole around 20 billion Korean won ($20 million)...
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948FacebookFacebook Tests Messenger Platform For High School Students
As Facebook tries to bring post-millennials onto its platform, the social media network appears to be at work on a feature geared...
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746Fraud AttackFormer SunTrust Employee Tried To Steal Data On 1.5M Clients
SunTrust Banks has revealed that a former employee tried to download information on nearly 1.5 million clients and share it with a...
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700Bank RegulationCFPB And OCC Confirm Wells Fargo’s $1B Fine
In a “coordinated action” with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)...
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674RetailKKday And Building For The Instagram Traveler
When it comes to getting customers to their destinations, there are no shortage of options available all over the world. Travel was...
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657RetailBon-Ton Stores Will Close By August
After years of struggle with decreasing sales and mall traffic, Bon-Ton Stores is going out of business. All of the chain’s brick-and-mortar stores...
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1.1KRetailStartup Accelerator Debuts From Farfetch
A startup accelerator is not so far-fetched for Farfetch. Businessoffashion.com reports that the company is debuting a startup accelerator that looks to...
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867Today In DataGiving The People What They Want
The customer has spoken. These days it isn’t so much about giving them what they want, so much as it is about...
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637Internet of ThingsAlibaba Aquires Chinese Microchip Manufacturer
To expand its Internet of Things (IoT) business, Alibaba Group has acquired a Chinese microchip maker. The eCommerce retailer purchased Hangzhou C-SKY...
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598Artificial IntelligenceMishka Brings AI Toys To Bear
Move over, Winnie the Pooh: There’s a new bear in town, and all he does is “Think, think, think.” Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered...
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562B2B PaymentsSwapsTech Develops Real-Time Payments Link For Banks
SwapsTech has completed the development of its faster payments solution to help financial institutions link into real-time payment capabilities. The company announced news...
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615B2B PaymentsStandard Chartered Next To Enable B2B Payments In Zoho
U.K. bank Standard Chartered is the next financial institution (FI) to integrate payment capabilities into corporate software firm Zoho. Reports in Business...
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381B2B PaymentsAlt Lending, Cybersecurity, Logistics Lead In $205 Million Week For B2B Funding
Alternative finance, cybersecurity and logistics providers landed the majority of the more than $205 million in funding placed for B2B startups in...
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811B2B PaymentsFor B2B SaaS Firms, Smart Data, Smarter Sales Efforts
Software-as-s-Service has its lures and challenges for providers in the B2B realm. Recurring revenue is great, of course, but the ever-present challenges...
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655B2B PaymentsConvincing The CPO To Advance Toward Analytics
Artificial intelligence’s penetration into the enterprise back office can be seen in nearly all areas of operation, but the procure-to-pay process is...
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544B2B PaymentsDe Beers Launches App For Diamond Supply Chain Transparency
Diamond conglomerate De Beers is introducing another solution aimed at enhancing the transparency of diamond supply chains. Reports in Reuters on Thursday...
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527B2B PaymentsPayGroup Targets $6.5 Million With Aussie IPO
Singapore-based payroll company PayGroup is reportedly seeking up to $6.5 million from an initial public offering (IPO), the firm said Thursday (April...
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483CFPBStates Step Up Where CFPB Steps Back
Aiming to fill the void resulting from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s retreat from regulation, states are stepping up and going after...
