Afterpay Taps Veteran Mobile Exec To Lead Global Products 
Afterpay Taps Veteran Mobile Exec To Lead Global Products 
January 15, 2020  |  Personnel

Afterpay has appointed former Fanatics executive and longtime mobile leader David Katz as its new global chief product officer, the company announced on Wednesday (Jan....

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Malaysia Gov’t To Pay Citizens To Use Digital Payments
Malaysia Gov’t To Pay Citizens To Use Digital Payments
January 15, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Malaysia is launching a program on Wednesday (Jan. 15), according to reports, to give out 450 million ringgit (more than $110 million USD) to half...

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With Pointy Deal, Google Digs Deeper Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail
With Pointy Deal, Google Digs Deeper Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail
January 14, 2020  |  Google

Listen closely to recent news — including news coming out of the ongoing National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City — and...

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Visa Says Tokenized Transactions Set To Hit $1T, Sets Click-to-Pay Transition
Visa Says Tokenized Transactions Set To Hit $1T, Sets Click-to-Pay Transition
January 14, 2020  |  Payment Methods

For tokenized payments, $1 trillion and counting. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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China Finalizing Laws For Digital-Only Banking 
China Finalizing Laws For Digital-Only Banking 
January 14, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

China is finalizing its first rules for online-only banks, striving to reduce financial jeopardy and lure pivotal participants, Reuters reported on Monday (Jan. 13), citing...

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Visa’s $5.3B FinTech Play, Wrapped In Plaid
Visa’s $5.3B FinTech Play, Wrapped In Plaid
January 14, 2020  |  VISA

Visa is buying Plaid — the startup that develops APIs for financial services — for $5.3 billion. By helping to bridge the gap between apps...

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Lenovo Leads PC Sales Spike With 24 Pct Market Share
Lenovo Leads PC Sales Spike With 24 Pct Market Share
January 13, 2020  |  Commerce

The annual global sale of PCs saw its first gain since 2011, when sales went up 1.7 percent, according to the International Data Group. The data,...

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Visa To Acquire Plaid For $5.3B
Visa To Acquire Plaid For $5.3B
January 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa has signed a deal to purchase FinTech firm Plaid for $5.3 billion, according to a report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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India’s Antitrust Body Calls For Investigation Into Flipkart, Amazon
India’s Antitrust Body Calls For Investigation Into Flipkart, Amazon
January 13, 2020  |  Retail

In an order on Monday (Jan. 13), the antitrust body of India said it has called for a probe into potential competition law violations by...

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