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150BitcoinSquare Gets License From New York To Enable Bitcoin Trading
Square, the payments company founded by Jack Dorsey, has received a license to enable residents in New York state to buy and...
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219EcosystemsDoes A WeChat Boutique Launch Foreshadow eCommerce’s Future?
The launch on Tuesday (June 19) of a new eCommerce option for shoppers seeking makeup, hair care products, fragrances and similar products...
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198NewsFive At Five: What Does Amazon Mean To QSRs?
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at today’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a new, comprehensive look at the QSR...
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228LegalSilk Road Mentor Being Extradited To US
Five years after Silk Road shut down, one of its alleged advisers is being extradited to the U.S. to face newly unsealed...
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240eCommerceBrands Stretch Their Legs Online
One of the most recent experiments for direct-to-consumer eCommerce is taking place on Instagram, and, if successful, could forge a path for...
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252AppleSupreme Court Agrees To Hear Apple App Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Monday (June 18) to hear Apple‘s appeal of a lower court ruling that accused the company...
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348Digital BankingFinastra Acquires Mobile Banking Provider Malauzai
Finastra, the FinTech company, announced Monday (June 18) that it has acquired Malauzai, a provider of mobile and internet banking solutions for...
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344Mobile PaymentsToss Raises $40M In New Round Of VC Funding
Viva Republica, Korea’s FinTech startup and maker of financial services app Toss, announced Monday (June 18) it has completed a $40 million...
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337DataAcxiom Finds US Consumers Are Open To Sharing Data
Acxiom, the data foundation geared toward marketers, announced Monday (June 18) that, based on a new report in conjunction with the Data...
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329IPOTech Unicorn To Bring Billions In Japan, Illuminating A Culture Of Thrift
One of the biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) in Japan may herald a sea change across a number of fronts: in payments,...
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387Bank RegulationIn Asia, Finance Trade Groups Advocate For FinTech In Regulatory Efforts
Financial firms have their work cut out for them when battling the bad guys, trying ensure that funds go where they need...
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551BlockchainWalmart Wins Three Blockchain-Related Patents
Walmart has been awarded three patents for blockchain-backed technology, according to a report Monday (June 18) in Cryptovest. One of the patents...
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780RetailAmazon’s Furniture Sales Reached $4B In 2017
Amazon’s furniture sales are on the move: A One Click Retail study found that the eCommerce retailer has more than tripled sales...
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848RetailFinish Line Completes Merger With JD Sports
Becoming an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of JD Sports, Finish Line has completed its merger with the European retailer. As a result...
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648Today In DataThe Mobile Magic Of Summer Vacation
Summer means all kinds of things: trips to the beach, visits to national parks, road trips and, of course, Disneyland — the...
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544RetailWork Spaces Serve Up Coffee With Community In Apartment Buildings
Sometime in the near future, a gig economy or remote worker who lives in an apartment building in Austin, Texas might start...
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471Subscription CommerceThe Secret To Subscription Success: Five Priorities Of Top Performers
They used to say, “There’s an app for that.” Now they’re saying, “There’s a subscription for that.” With the rise of subscription...
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479Startup Check-InEmailage: Larger Footprint Means Richer Risk Assessment
Emailage, the online fraud prevention startup that uses email addresses to assess risk, announced this week that it’s expanding its geographical footprint...
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519Data DiveData Dive: Good News, Bad News And Mixed News
One of the more remarkable things about soccer – other than the amazingly massive global audience commands – is that it is...
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720B2B PaymentsSupply Chain Digital Transformation Echoes Through The Enterprise
Large-scale enterprises are quickly realizing the importance of strategic supplier sourcing – and that means more than finding the cheapest prices on...
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579B2B PaymentsWorldFirst May Beat PayPal In Securing China Payment License
China will reportedly allow payments company WorldFirst to enter its financial services market, making the U.K.-based company the first foreign firm to...
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