The Week in Payments: Rewriting Rewards, Buying The Bank And Containing COVID-19
The Week in Payments: Rewriting Rewards, Buying The Bank And Containing COVID-19
February 21, 2020  |  Commentary

That there was a lot of action and motion in the payments and commerce ocean this week is not much of a surprise, as that...

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UK Google Users Will Be Under US, Not EU Privacy Protections
UK Google Users Will Be Under US, Not EU Privacy Protections
February 20, 2020  |  International

Google users in the U.K. will no longer have access to European Union data security, instead being moved by the tech giant to American jurisdiction,...

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EU Wants PSD2-Like Regs For Big Tech Data
EU Wants PSD2-Like Regs For Big Tech Data
February 19, 2020  |  Europe

The European Commission is planning a single European market for data, in hopes that by pooling talent, the region can compete with Big Tech in...

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Coronavirus Fear Infects NYC Ridesharing
Coronavirus Fear Infects NYC Ridesharing
February 19, 2020  |  Ridesharing

The emergence of a novel threat — particularly one like the COVID-19 coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China — has a way of bringing out...

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Walmart Sees 37 Pct Growth In eCommerce, In-Store Sales Remain Tepid
Walmart Sees 37 Pct Growth In eCommerce, In-Store Sales Remain Tepid
February 18, 2020  |  Earnings

After eight consecutive earnings beats, Walmart finds itself at the start of 2020 in the unusual position of missing analyst targets, as a tepid holiday...

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Personal Finance Apps Vie For Top Spot
Personal Finance Apps Vie For Top Spot
February 18, 2020  |  Personal Finance

Personal finance apps – for budgeting, investing or just squirreling money away – fulfill a core tenet of digital transformation in finance: that machines can...

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China’s Alibaba Loans Near $3B To Coronavirus-Affected Firms
China’s Alibaba Loans Near $3B To Coronavirus-Affected Firms
February 18, 2020  |  International

Alibaba said on Monday (Feb. 17) that ㍐20 billion ($2.86 billion) is available in loans via its affiliate, Ant Financial’s MYBank, to help companies affected...

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Visa, Accor Team To Push Loyalty Past Points To Preference
Visa, Accor Team To Push Loyalty Past Points To Preference
February 18, 2020  |  VISA

There has been no shortage of new takes on card-based loyalty schemes — especially in the last decade as digital has exploded and the competition...

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New York To Let T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Go Forward
New York To Let T-Mobile, Sprint Merger Go Forward
February 17, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The merger of cell phone giants T-Mobile and Sprint won’t face a challenge from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who said Sunday (Feb. 16)...

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