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Bitcoin Daily: CoinZoom Crypto Exchange Debuts Visa Debit Card; Wave Financial To Offer Kentucky Bourbon Tokens As Investment

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CoinZoom has officially rolled out an exchange and a CoinZoom Visa card, according to an announcement. The card, which is directly connected to client accounts, lets clients instantly change their digital currency balances to fiat that they can spend at merchants around the globe.

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Bitcoin Daily: Xapo Stops Credit Payments for Crypto; Former CoinFlux Owner Pleads In Crypto-Laundering Case

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Xapo , a crypto wallet and bitcoin custodian, will no longer deal in credit card payments for digital asset purchases, according to an email from the company, as reported by CoinDesk. Nistor and the other defendants, including the owner of a car wash, pled guilty in the Eastern District Court of Kentucky.

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China Tests Facial Recognition Subway Payment

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A subway operator in Shenzhen, China is testing facial recognition software, powered by a 5G network, to pay for entry, according to reports. Right now the experiment is being limited to one station, and people will be able to scan faces at the same place they enter subway cards or tap their phones.

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LatAm’s RobinFood Says It’s A Tech Company That Sells Food … And It’s Working

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The average income level of the people here doesn't allow them to go to the Kentucky Fried Chickens and the McDonald's on a daily basis. What we're seeing is a shift toward more credit cards and debit cards, but also an explosion of the FinTech companies,” he said. They just can't afford it,” he said. 16 Million In New Funding

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Apple Pay’s Latitudinal Reach

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and Visa and debit cards for Desjardins shoppers in Canada. Apple Pay is now supported by 22 banks after adding The Co-operative Bank and Metro Bank earlier this month, and Apple Pay is now available in the U.K. Citizens Bank of Kentucky. and the U.S. In the U.K., territories of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Merchants Are Tapping Into Unattended Retail

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Customers can unlock fridges by providing a credit card or another payment option with ShelfX’s technology. The number of Kentucky Fried Chicken locations to adopt kiosks by 2020 is 5,000. The number of Kentucky Fried Chicken locations to adopt kiosks by 2020 is 5,000.

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Walmart’s Allswell Goes On Tour; Target To Expand Debut Of New Loyalty Program

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At the same time, Davich told the outlet that physical stores could potentially be in the cards. As it stands, all of the retailer’s online operations and stores are currently operational. Asked if Walmart could roll out stores for the brands, Davich said, “We could open a fleet of tiny homes that travel across the country.

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