Mastercard Gets Nod To Join China’s $27T Payments Market
Mastercard Gets Nod To Join China’s $27T Payments Market
February 11, 2020  |  Mastercard

China’s central bank gave Mastercard the go-ahead on Tuesday (Feb. 11) to set up a bank card clearing business, granting access to a $27 trillion...

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Mastercard: The Role Of ‘Instant’ In Improving Consumer Financial Health
Mastercard: The Role Of ‘Instant’ In Improving Consumer Financial Health
February 11, 2020  |  Mastercard

To improve the financial lives of millions of Americans, speed matters — especially for FinTechs seeking to bring new products to market digitally and to...

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Fiat Chrysler To Debut Robot Taxis In China
Fiat Chrysler To Debut Robot Taxis In China
February 11, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Fiat Chrysler, in partnership with Chinese-based AutoX, wants to launch robo-taxis in China later this year, according to an announcement. The automobile maker, one of...

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Samsung Reveals Upcoming Foldable Phone During Academy Awards
Samsung Reveals Upcoming Foldable Phone During Academy Awards
February 10, 2020  |  Retail

In an Academy Awards TV advertisement that hinted at the features of the new device, Samsung unveiled its new foldable phone. The new device, which...

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PSCU Taps New Leaders To Advance Products, Innovation
PSCU Taps New Leaders To Advance Products, Innovation
February 10, 2020  |  Personnel

PSCU has appointed Denise Stevens as senior vice president and chief product officer, while Scott Young will head the product delivery leadership team as vice...

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Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax
Amazon (And Others) Brace For India’s New eCommerce Tax
February 10, 2020  |  Taxes

The jousting over eCommerce taxes — especially for U.S. firms operating on an international scale — is about to get more heated. Last week in...

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Nike Teams With Geek+ For Robotic Same-Day Delivery In Japan
Nike Teams With Geek+ For Robotic Same-Day Delivery In Japan
February 07, 2020  |  Retail

Smart logistics provider Geek+ announced a same-day delivery partnership with Nike, which will provide advanced robotics solutions for the athletics company’s new distribution center in...

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Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain
Free Trading App Robinhood Sets Sights On Britain
February 07, 2020  |  financial apps

Robinhood, the investment app that upended its market by elimination of commissions on stock trades is bringing its brand of disruption to the United Kingdom....

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Stripe Powers Digital, In-Store Payments For Lightspeed Retail, Restaurant Customers
Stripe Powers Digital, In-Store Payments For Lightspeed Retail, Restaurant Customers
February 06, 2020  |  Retail

Canadian global point-of-sale (POS) and eCommerce firm Lightspeed is teaming up with Silicon Valley payments platform Stripe to advance in-store and online payments for retailers...

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