PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

When drivers pull into participating stations, they will see a notification on Waze prompting their Android or iOS device to securely pay through each company’s app. Waze is committed to continuing to help businesses leverage innovative technology to adapt, evolve, and engage with customers,” said Andrew Kandel, Waze U.S.

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Rhode Island Google Payments Florida 346

CB Insights

MARCH 27, 2019

Read our future of data security report for more on this topic. ). It comes as no surprise, then, that big tech players like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are investing heavily in data security — especially as several have fallen victim to data breaches themselves.

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Google Apple Security Data 76

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Company: AOptix Technologies. The startup, which was established in 2008, privately raised $185 million before its $100 million initial public offering was blocked by the Australian Securities Exchange last year. So its secured lender, which [founder Scott] Jones didn’t name, recently emptied ChaCha’s bank accounts.

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Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Sylvia Garcia, Democrat of Texas, and Lance Gooden, Republican of Texas, introduced a bill that would put the would-be crypto under the oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Managed stablecoins, such as the proposed Libra, are clearly securities under existing law,” Garcia said in a statement last week.

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Rhode Island United States Texas Washington 108

PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Representatives on the House Financial Services Committee had a few encouraging words for Marcus in terms of the wonder of innovation — and a lot of questions as to whether Facebook should really be going into the currency innovation business. But his follow-up indicated that he was more pro-innovation than specifically pro-Facebook.

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