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Are Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?

PYMNTS

Near field communication (NFC) technology was developed by Sony and NXP Semiconductors in 2002 and QR Codes were developed the Denso Wave company in 1994. And insofar as they shopped online, cards (credit and debit) were preferred by nearly three-quarters of respondents.

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Finovate Debuts: ICAR Builds a Digital Identify Profile for Client ID Verification

Fintech Labs Insights

Based in Barcelona, Spain, ICAR launched in 2002 as a spin-off of the Computer Vision Center at the University of Barcelona. At FinovateEurope last month, the company showed off its mobile onboarding solution, ID_Mobile , that leverages biometric technology combined with the social network and geolocation of the user. 30 employees.

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Where are they now? A look at FinovateSpring 2015 Best of Show Winner Successes

Fintech Labs Insights

Founded: 2002. May 2015: Won “Top Innovation, Best User Experience” in Citi Mobile Challenge. May 2015 demo: Shoeboxed launched Receipt Capture for Banks solution which boosts the functionality of online and mobile banking apps while providing fraud protection. October 2015: Partnered with Macquarie Business Banking.

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Facebook And Dating: It’s (Not) Complicated

PYMNTS

Before online matchmaking intermediaries like Match.com and Tinder tried their hand at increasing those odds, there was Frigyes Karinthy , SixDegrees, Friendster, not to mention village matchmakers. The basic idea occurred about seven decades before the first online social networks. That does make it seem kinda hard.

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Retail’s Adapt-Or-Die Moment: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Commerce

CB Insights

Consumer channels: online vs in-store. Bridging online and offline retail. E-commerce giants Amazon and Alibaba are may use big data and AI to implement end-to-end solutions that focus on the overall retail experience (both online and offline). Consumer channels: selling online vs in-store. online solutions.

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From Alibaba to Zynga: 21 Of The Best VC Bets Of All Time And What We Can Learn From Them

CB Insights

That was when he approached Capital Today, pitched his vision of a “full-service online retailer,” with a focus on logistics, and asked for $2M. Today, JD.com continues to grow and take a greater share of the B2C online shopping market in China. Kramlich and NEA saw this when they flew over to China for due diligence in 2002.

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