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JULY 9, 2018

is expanding payroll card operations across the African continent, a market that represents significant growth for the company. A recent press release said Mint has entered into an agreement to process Mastercard -branded payroll cards to disburse salaries to government employees.

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JULY 25, 2018

After recently suspending its operations due to financial difficulties, meal kit company Chef’d has found a buyer. Chef’d has warehouses in New York and California, as well as supply deals with retailers and roughly 200 licensing partnerships with chefs and food brands. Consequently, please cease all work associated with Chef’d.”

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JULY 13, 2018

Millennials — the "experiential" generation — have been steering away from large, corporate brands and toward smaller, less well-known companies that reflect their values. This "reverse branding" trend presents three distinct opportunities for ATM operators.

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JULY 5, 2018

Uber Technologies, the ride-hailing company, is reportedly in early-stage talks with Careem Networks, the Middle East-based ride-hailing company, to combine operations or for Uber to buy the company outright. In the areas it operates it is mainly the leader, with Saudi Arabia its largest market. In another idea, Uber would buy Careem.

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JULY 26, 2018

For instance, Venmo recently said it was getting into payment cards — specifically, a Mastercard -branded debit card. 31 closing of would-be rival Snapcash, the peer-to-peer payment service operated by Snapchat. Zelle began operations just more than a year ago, and has since processed 320 million transactions worth $94 billion.

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JULY 12, 2018

Marriott and Starwood’s loyalty programs had been operating separately for an interim period, with customers able to transfer points between them at a 3-to-1 ratio: 10,000 Starpoints got 30,000 Marriott points. The card he’s pulled out for everyday spending during the past 10 years “just doesn’t make sense anymore,” he added.

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JULY 11, 2018

CNBC said The Steinberg Group , which operates under the name dOMAIN, and a production management company in New York City agreed to submit altered invoices and bills to hide the scam. Falkowski was sentenced to 30 months in a federal prison for being the brains behind a $1 million fraud scam.

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JULY 30, 2018

But getting that infrastructure into place is a time-consuming process all on its own, and is just the beginning of the omnichannel journey for the restaurant operator. Not every brand has the same path forward when it pushes into the omnicommerce world, Lloyd noted, because so many variations effect what the right path is going to look like.

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JULY 27, 2018

That’s the thinking behind a deal announced on July 26 with mobile wallet provider CARDFREE that gives the chain a “perpetual license to the software used to build and operate the (Dunkin’) mobile ordering and payment platform.”. company-operated transactions, the company said in its financial report. Dunkin’ Moves.

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JULY 5, 2018

Much of North America remains anchored to major-brand credit cards. Booth said 50 percent of online shoppers have abandoned a transaction because the eCommerce operator failed to offer a preferred payment option. In Germany, security matters. In China, one must make sure to bring their top mobile game. The numbers back that up.

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JULY 30, 2018

Normal operating procedure for consumers on the eve of the 2020s is incredibly different than it was on the eve of the 2010s – and it’s almost unrecognizable from the eve of the millennium. Consumers shop, bank, work and get paid differently than they ever have – and as the connection points keep rolling in, so will the changes.

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JULY 18, 2018

Booking also operates Kayak , Priceline.com, Rentacars.com and OpenTable , which can help Didi with its global plans. Instead, according to reports , Booking — formerly known as Priceline — will offer Didi’s on-demand car services through its Booking.com apps via an integration.

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JULY 6, 2018

toy market and its sudden disappearance left toy brands — large and small — quaking, as they now find themselves competing for shelf space that is vastly diminished. “A Strategic Marks, a firm that buys and repurposes defunct brands, owns the KB name and plans to open 1,000 pop-up KB Toys stores this holiday season. Pop-Up Toy Stores.

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JULY 3, 2018

With such a deal, Lyft said that Motivate’s servicing and maintenance operations would still be a standalone business. In addition, Motivate would retain is brand name and continue to support North American bikesharing programs. in addition to Toronto.

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JULY 3, 2018

Whiteside “will play a critical role looking after our brand and thinking through the customer journey – from acquiring new customers to [improving] their shopping experience and resolving any issues they may have,” according to a memo from Walmart.

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JULY 24, 2018

Following the closing, FCB will merge with Synovus Bank and operate under the Synovus brands. According to Synovus, once the deal closes, it will be the largest mid-cap bank in the Southeast by deposits. FCB Financial Holdings President and CEO Kent Ellert will serve as executive vice president of Synovus and Florida market president.

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JULY 11, 2018

” According to Ripple, Van Dyke is adept at understanding the importance of bringing leading brands together via partnerships. “There is a reason you have only a handful of major money transfer operators in the world today. ”

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JULY 23, 2018

When Thales announced its €4.8bn deal to acquire Gemalto, it said it planned on combining the digital businesses in Gemalto, and that the Gemalto brand would continue to operate. Combined, it would be one of the top three industry players in digital security, noted the report.

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JULY 23, 2018

And IKEA is making other moves in international markets: To reach more consumers and foster more eco-friendly operations, for example, the brand is testing out renting its furniture offerings in Japan, Curbed reported in January. “India is an opportunity to make the next 75 years of IKEA.”.

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JULY 11, 2018

“With the sector embracing more digital trends, such as cloud and IoT, to further drive efficiencies, the challenge and importance of cybersecurity becomes even more vital to keep critical systems running and businesses operational,” said Georgy Shebuldaev, brand manager of Kaspersky Industrial Cybersecurity.

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JULY 12, 2018

“Adding Venmo as a way to pay within Uber and Uber Eats furthers our mission to provide a seamless way to pay for the services that matter most to our customers,” said Bill Ready, chief operating officer, PayPal in the press release. ” The deal with Uber comes a few weeks after Venmo announced a Mastercard-branded debit card.

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JULY 30, 2018

Kroger, which owns more than a dozen supermarkets, plus Fred Meyer department stores and other retailers, will offer the meals at its various outlets, and Home Chef will maintain its eCommerce operation. Walmart Clears the Field. Casualty of Competition.

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JULY 5, 2018

The inner workings of such a relationship are complex, not only as banks ensure that their FinTech partners’ solutions can integrate seamlessly into existing operations and infrastructure, but as banks face increasing regulatory pressures around data security.

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JULY 31, 2018

The brand abruptly announced its shutdown after running out of money – and recently saw its assets bought out by True Food Innovations. “The meal kit business is incredibly capital-intensive, requiring companies to secure funding to start and maintain the business. .

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JULY 26, 2018

Adjusted growth in switched transactions (adjusted for deconsolidation of Venezuelan operations) showed 17 percent gains to 18.1 The vast bulk of that tally came from Mastercard-branded cards, at 1.9 billion transactions. On a similarly adjusted basis, cards in the field showed 7 percent growth to 2.4

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JULY 20, 2018

Due to some unexpected circumstances with the funding and business, I regret to inform that Chef’d has ceased all operations until our investors and lenders decide the final fate of the company,” the company’s chief technology officer wrote in an email to a supplier on Tuesday (July 17). They are definitely having growing pains,” he said. “It

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JULY 3, 2018

Recent changes at Facebook, for instance, are forcing direct-to-consumer brands to rethink their advertising spend with the social media operator, lest they get lost in the flood of other content or reveal too much to competitors.

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JULY 31, 2018

Along with the upcoming Flip launch, FitPay has partnered with musical artist Lil’ Flip for a contactless payment device that will feature artwork designed by the rapper and carry his branding. To expand its operations in the Canadian market, Emailage recently brought Julien Phipps onboard as a senior business development director.

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JULY 5, 2018

As one can easily imagine, that ruling, and the revenue it promises, presents money-making opportunities for such firms — not only for age authentication, but also in the compliance and risk management services that can keep online gambling providers from losing money, reputation and brand value. Market Size.

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JULY 18, 2018

The firm reported operating expenses rose 14 percent to $6.13 Apple is teaming up with Goldman Sachs to launch a new Apple-Pay-branded credit card by 2019, replacing Barclays , which has been Apple’s main partner on such initiatives. The firm reported a 19 percent net-revenue increase to $9.4 billion, compared with just under $7.9

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JULY 11, 2018

“Partnering with WMA will increase CULedger’s brand recognition and further establish our position as a market leader in providing innovative ledger technology to better serve our credit unions and their members,” said Julie Esser, chief engagement officer, CULedger. To learn more about CULedger, visit www.culedger.com.

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JULY 12, 2018

Walmart has been operating in Japan for the last 16 years — a time described as “tumultuous” by the Financial Times ( FT ). Walmart is far from the first brand to fail to ignite in a Japanese retail segment, which is highly fragmented and generally unprofitable — and, i n some segments, actively shrinking.

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JULY 30, 2018

Walmart wants to develop a stronger name for itself as a lifestyle brand, and a richer reputation for having a social media presence. The overall goal, according to eBay, is to have it up and fully operational for all by the end of 2021. Walmart Wants To Make Friends With People Who Influence People.

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JULY 28, 2018

And there is no small amount of the Target effect happening on the site: Li Tianqiang, a Foshan food truck operator, spoke about the times over the last several years that he has spent $1,800 (two months’ salary) buying items like an inflatable paddle boat, a fishing bag and a cherry-red motorized car for his young daughter to drive around.

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JULY 7, 2018

As part of the deal, Motivate’s servicing and maintenance operations will remain a stand-alone business, and Motivate will retain its brand name and continue to support its North American bikesharing programs. billion.

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JULY 2, 2018

A massive, fully developed FI with an established legacy stack is often a pretty poor fit for a brand-new startup that might be incredibly agile and clever, but is also incredibly immature. Moreover, she noted, relative size is also important. “That will attract the lion’s share of the value created.”.

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JULY 13, 2018

Celebrity brand endorsement is nothing new. In their hundreds of years of existence, the celebrity endorsement has become an increasingly prominent part of branding — so prominent, in fact, that by the end of the 20th century, they weren’t just endorsing products. 1 on its list of the top 10 emerging restaurant brands of 2018.

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