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JULY 1, 2020

The European Union (EU) has leveled new rules against Google in a bid to help rein in the tech giant, including regulations on data sharing and the operation of digital marketplaces, Reuters reported. Most recently, Google faced a lawsuit earlier this year after the EU levied a €2.4-billion billion ($2.6

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

urged antitrust regulators to act fast in enforcement toward Google. Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement. as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a letter to antitrust regulators asking that they throw the book at Google as fast as possible.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

20) accused Google of “arm-twisting” startups that depend on the Android mobile operating system. The company complained about Google’s market power in a Sunday blog post that gave the company’s perspective on Google’s temporary removal of a Paytm app from the Android store. In an interview Tuesday (Sept.

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MARCH 21, 2019

Very soon, eBay shoppers will be able to choose Google Pay as their payment method when checking out. Shoppers who prefer to use Google Pay will be able to do so within the eBay app, mobile website and desktop site, regardless of operating system or device. The rollout officially starts in April.

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MARCH 8, 2016

SEATTLE — LendingTree will “buy the clicks” previously pointing to Google Compare, now that the search giant is shuttering the service, a top LendingTree official said.

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MARCH 17, 2020

The 2020 Credit Union Innovation Index , conducted in partnership with PSCU , found that over 20 percent of members would drop their current CU over lack of innovation. The share of CU members reporting they were willing to change primary FIs over insufficient innovation increased by 4.6 percent to 21.9 Competitive Threats.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Innovation is expensive. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart. But […].

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Innovation is expensive. But innovation is a must for banks, who are not only competing with fintechs like neobanks, PFMs, and payment companies, but also with the likes of Amazon, Google, and even Walmart. But […].

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Bank Innovation

MAY 18, 2017

Consumers can now use their Google credentials to make online and mobile payments via a stored credit card. The tech giant unveiled the tool yesterday, during its annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View, Calif.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

As reported by CNN , Connecticut-based Aquiline Drones is aiming to debut a smartphone app that will allow licensed drone operators to do short-term, project-based work as drone pilots. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires that drone operators be certified.

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Google is readying an appeal of the European Union’s record €4.34bn fine, which it was slapped with in July over its Android mobile operating system. The ruling outlawed contract restrictions that enabled Google to maintain its dominant search position over the years.

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MARCH 6, 2018

The Infatuation, the restaurant discovery platform, announced Monday (March 5) it is acquiring the restaurant review brand Zagat from Google , nearly seven years after it paid $151 million for it. Once the deal closes, Zagat will operate as its own brand, with its own platform.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

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. Google Dives Into DDAs. The branding will reflect the financial institutions and not Google. Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston.

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MAY 5, 2016

Now that Apple’s less-than-stellar earnings report has had time to propagate throughout the industry, the commonsense takeaway is that the company has lost a piece of the innovation mojo that has defined the brand for so long. Haters beware — Apple isn’t taking that criticism laying down.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

If you really want to understand human nature — really gain a deep sense about how people operate, and where they want to go — you could do worse than to study maps. The latest such examples come courtesy of Google Maps. Indeed, news broke this week that dining technology platform Dineout has collaborated with Google.

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MAY 24, 2019

Google has recently upped its game in the food service area of retail, further proof that innovation is heating up when it comes to restaurants – and another signal of how the connected vehicle ecosystem is developing. For restaurants supporting the feature, the orders are completed via Google and Google Pay.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

General Motors (GM) plans to add Google apps capability to its cars in 2021, according to a report. Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac vehicles will have in-car voice, navigation and other Google-enabled capabilities. It is based on the operating system that runs on phones and tablets, but was modified to work with cars.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

The move was calculated and aimed toward Google, which recently changed the way it prices the Google Maps API into a pay-as-you-go plan. Google also now needs a credit card and billing account for access to its API. In 2007, at the company’s peak, it was worth about $65 a share. Within two years it was down to $3.

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JULY 29, 2019

Google announced in a video tweet on Monday (July 29) that its upcoming Pixel 4 smartphone doesn’t need hands to operate it. This new miniature radar leverages the same decades-old technology that is used to detect planes and other large objects, Google said on its blog.

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Perficient

JANUARY 5, 2021

The expanded executive leadership team will drive continued growth and operational excellence across Perficient while delivering superior solutions for clients. “As “We’re in the business of helping our clients power innovation and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Ostasz, AVP of U.S.

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MARCH 2, 2020

It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. The Headwinds Creating The Innovations Gap . According to the latest edition of the Innovation Readiness report, only 22.3

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NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Shopping comparison website operators sent a letter to the European Union’s Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager late last week contending that Google isn’t complying with a ruling by the EU in regards to how it should display shopping services. Last year the EU hit Google with a $2.72

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JUNE 14, 2019

Google CEO Sundar Pichai pushed back against talk of regulating tech companies, saying that the move could have unintended consequences, according to a report by CNBC. “I The government “can’t take for granted” the success that companies like Google have, Pichai said. isn’t the only one looking to regulate Google.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

The use of Apple Pay, Google Pay and other digital wallets has also been on the upswing since the start of the pandemic. The following Deep Dive examines the interest in contactless payments among credit union members and the opportunity for the CU space to meet members’ changing payment needs through digital innovation.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

To help shoppers use gift cards, coupons and loyalty rewards when paying with their mobile phones, Ingenico Group has made Google Pay Smart Tap available on its point of sale (POS) systems in the U.K. We are excited to start integrating Google Pay Smart Tap in the U.K., integration is the first step in its international deployment. “We

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Two hundred and seventy-four years later, those words are the perfect framework for understanding what will define the next decade of innovation in payments and any ecosystem that touches it. Sometimes those innovations disrupted old models and players; other times they made them better and more efficient. The Invisible Innovators .

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Several Chinese smartphone developers are working on an alternative to the Google Play Store that could challenge its dominance in the field of app-downloading services. Google is banned in China, so Android users in the country already utilize a variety of stores to purchase apps. Google Play made about $8.8

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

They weren’t Google phones exactly, but they were at least Google-adjacent smartphones. While Google became the vague banner under which all Android/“not-Apple” phones could be loosely grouped, a negation of an ecosystem does not itself an ecosystem make. Yes, Google comes close but not in the way that Apple owns the iPhone.

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JULY 18, 2018

Tongue in cheek as that sentiment may be, the EU fine levied over Android and dominance of that operating system has been a long time coming for Google. The EU has found that Google acted illegally in enticing handset makers to load those apps along with the free operating system. The fine, finally. billion euros).

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has concerns about Google’s recent acquisition of Fitbit, as well as continued competition issues over how the company lists shopping search results, according to reports by Reuters. Google made a deal to buy Fitbit for $2.1 Two years ago, Reuters reported, Vestager hit Google with a 2.4

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This newest round of regulatory focus involves Amazon and Google and comes as rules crafted by the European Union continue to have an increasing impact on digital economies and endeavors throughout the world. Google Fine. Speaking of Google …. based tech firms operating there. based tech firms operating there.

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JULY 26, 2021

Companies like Amazon, Apple, and Google have innovated the path for customer experience and integration, but the experience standards set by these CX leaders transcend all industries. Product-centric models that have been built to support carrier operations often result in a fragmented, difficult-to-navigate customer experience.

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JULY 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph Simons told lawmakers Wednesday (July 18) that he will look at the European Union’s move to fine Google $5 billion for antitrust violations pertaining to the Android mobile operating system. Google has the right to appeal the fine. Last year the EU fined Google €2.4

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JULY 18, 2018

Alphabet’s Google is about to get slapped with a $5.06 billion antitrust fine from the European Union over what the EU calls an abuse of the Android operating system. Google has the right to appeal the fine. The fine would mark the second time Google was hit with an EU fine. About a year ago the EU hit Google with a €2.4

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

7-Eleven has launched voice ordering with 7Voice, which allows customers to place orders through Google Home and Amazon Echo systems, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. Eleven operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 69,000 stores in 17 countries, including 11,800 in North America. Based in Irving, Texas, 7?Eleven

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JUNE 19, 2018

Peek , the startup that wants to overhaul the travel activities industry with technology, has raised $23 million in venture funding and unveiled a partnership with Google. Peek has plenty of well-known angel backers, including Founder of Trulia and NFX Pete Flint, former Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

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AUGUST 22, 2017

While America was busy watching the solar eclipse (hopefully with the appropriate protective eyewear), Google rolled out its new Android OS and created the world’s first crowdsourced “Eclipse Megamovie” using footage from across the U.S. It rolls out first to the Google Pixel and Nexus 5X and 6P devices. Android Oreo Confirmed.

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