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Five At Five: France Aims To Tax Big Tech

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NCR makes a fraud prevention move, Airbnb landlords get a hefty fine, Amazon does a split take and a transit startup lands a big investment. The new tax would apply to Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon so that they are paying what the government sees as a fairer tax rate in the region. NCR Buys StopLift To Prevent Retail Fraud.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The NYC Amazon HQ That Will Never Be

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Amazon confirmed that it will instead move forward with plans for Northern Virginia and Nashville, and continue to hire and grow across its “17 corporate offices and tech hubs in the U.S. Card-present fraud slides, again: Continued traction is evident in the fight against fraud at the register. and Canada.”.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Goes to Larry Mazza and the crew at MVB Bank in West Virginia. Fiserv DNA continues to rack up successes in large credit unions, savings banks, and even a few regional commercial banks.

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Game-Changing Tech Or Dystopian Nightmare? How 16 Industries Could Be Transformed By Facial Recognition

CB Insights

From creating checkout-free retail stores to eliminating concert tickets, here are 16 industries that are starting to transform with facial recognition technology. For example, algorithms can track color changes in two areas of the face, like regions near the eyes and cheek, using that data to calculate heart rate detection.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. And others disappear forever.

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