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Fiskl, Samsung Appstack Team On Finance Management For SMBs

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Mobile-first fiscal management solution Fiskl has joined up with Samsung Appstack to help keep small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) competitive through collaborations and project management, according to a press release. Joining up with bigger-name apps can be a boon for startups.

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Samsung Considers Blockchain To Manage Supply Chain

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Samsung is reportedly looking into blockchain technology to manage its supply chain, reports in Bloomberg said on Monday (April 16). The technology conglomerate, which is the world’s largest smartphone and semiconductor maker, is exploring a blockchain-based ledger system to manage its international supply chain.

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Data Leak Compels Samsung To Activate Two-Factor Authentication

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Samsung has activated two-factor authentication after a data leak showed strangers’ private information, according to reports. Samsung hasn’t officially said that the data leak is the reason for the security. Samsung hasn’t officially said that the data leak is the reason for the security.

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Credorax, Samsung To Introduce Blockchain-Based Open Banking

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Credorax , the smart payments provider and FinTech, has announced a partnership with Samsung to develop blockchain technology to offer open banking services, according to a press release. The effect will be to eliminate the need for manual tasks for those functions.

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Today In Payments: Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card; Apple Introduces New eCommerce Portal

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In today’s top news, Samsung Pay is launching a debit card and a money management tool, and Apple has introduced a new ecommerce portal. Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management. Samsung Pay has increasingly grown in popularity, processing more than one billion transactions, almost double compared to 2018.

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PFS Cardholders Can Now Make Purchases With Samsung Pay

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Samsung, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, announced Thursday (March 20) a partnership with Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) to launch Samsung Pay for its branded cards. In a press release , Samsung said cardholders on specific programs issued and managed by PFS in the U.K. can now enable Samsung Pay.

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Samsung Nabs Siri Creators To Build Voice Platform

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Such seems to be the motto over at Samsung with the news that it will be hiring the team that built Siri. Samsung has announced that it will acquire Viv Labs — founded by the creators of Apple’s Siri — for an as-yet-undisclosed sum of money. So, why is Samsung buying the tech and the team that built it?

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