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 Samsung Eyes Blockchain Smartphone?

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Said sites including thenextweb.com , Samsung, no small player in mobile devices, submitted three trademark requests in Europe that offer up some clues into blockchain-focused phones. The bank said that fellow participants in the transaction included Region Brokerage Company and the Russian National Settlement Depository (NSD).

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Bustlingly Busy, Visa’s Vistas Expand

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FinTech : Amid JPMorgan Chief Jamie Dimon’s letter to investors — heavy on the cautionary statements about America and its domestic challenges — one eye-popping stat stood out. Hacking, Hacking Everywhere : The venerable Samsung brand may be under attack. Sizzle of the Week : Visa Checkout’s 20 Million Customer Milestone.

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Samsung’s Neon, 2020 Trendlines, Faster Payments Top This Week’s News

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Samsung To Launch ‘Artificial Human’ Called Neon. Samsung will introduce an “ artificial human ” named Neon on Jan. The limited information about Neon was shared on the Twitter account of Samsung and includes an “Artificial Human” teaser in several languages with the tagline “Have you met an ‘artificial’?”.

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

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Samsung Pay’s European Debut. On June 2, Samsung Pay officially launched in Spain, bringing the mobile wallet into its first European country. Samsung Pay is the first mobile payment service of its kind to be launched in Spain, giving it a head start in the market over Apple Pay and Android Pay. In comparison, the U.S.

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Island Pay Plans Contactless Rollout In The Bahamas; UnionPay Brings App To Hong Kong And Macau

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The platform will run on Samsung Semiconductor secure chip technology, as well as software from the Swiss FinTech firm Smartlink. “By With the offering, customers in Hong Kong and Macau can connect UnionPay cards with the app to use mobile payments within and outside of those regions.

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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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In a region where mobile phone penetration grew from 92.7 With its well-developed contactless ecosystem and a contactless transaction limit of up to $72, it makes sense that Apple, Google and Samsung have all recently made their mobile payments methods available to the people of Singapore. With an estimated population of just 5.47

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How Tariffs Lead Toymakers To Redraw Asia’s Supply Chains

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Samsung Electronics also made headlines for its supply chain adjustments amid ongoing trade disputes between Japan and South Korea , also expected to cause long-term changes to supply chains throughout Asia. Analysis from S&P Global Market Intelligence’s trade data unit Panjiva published in April found an array of U.S. No Quick Fix.

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