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Facebook And Google Payments Efforts Top Week’s News

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This edition includes news about Facebook’s new payments push, Amazon’s new robotics plan and why Google is working more closely with financial institutions. Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits. Google Dives Into DDAs. Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston.

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‘Google Checking,’ T-Mobile Data Breach Top This Week’s News

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We have a deep dive on accounts payable (AP) automation, analysis on “Google Checking” and news on the T-Mobile data breach. Does ‘Google Checking’ Foreshadow Big Tech, FinTech Payments Changes? Amazon has opened an online store , establishing a presence on Chinese online shopping site Pinduoduo. for $4 billion.

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Mobile Payments: Samsung To Tackle Africa And Google The App Landscape

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Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Passport has designed similar mobile applications for the transportation systems in Chicago, Toronto and Boston. Google Announces Android Instant Apps. Miami Transportation To Offer Mobile Payments.

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Top News In Payments: Bank Closings Hit Rural Areas; Kaspersky Highlights Rise Of Fake Notifications

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Kaspersky noticed in June a Google calendar scheme that aimed to trick users into giving away personal information. 25) that it will sell its StubHub ticketing operations to online ticket reseller Viagogo Entertainment Inc. The company said affected users have tripled every month this year. The marketplace company said on Monday (Nov.

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What Payments Innovators Can Learn From Monkeys

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For 50 years, consumers have been trained to produce a plastic card of some kind at the point of sale to pay for something. They know they can do that anywhere they shop – the biggest of the big stores and the smallest of the mom-and-pop shops – and that their card will be accepted and will work.

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Data Dive, Fall Chill Edition: Fraudsters, Sears And India’s Data Privacy Laws

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fans traveling to Boston for the start of the World Series will want to pack — and possibly purchase for the first time — sweaters, as this week will be an excellent opportunity to enjoy New England’s crisp fall weather. Gift Cards’ New Unfavorable Fans. As of September 2018, losses from gift-card fraud have hit $53 million.

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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common

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I hosted a digital discussion last week with an executive from Sift with more than 15 years of experience building trust and safety organizations for some of the biggest digital brands in the world – including Google , Facebook and Square. Card Networks Want to Raise Their Prices. Amazon Takes Its Bite Out of the Big Apple.

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