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NRF Big Show: Samsung Shows In-Store Tech

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At the National Retail Federation’s (NRF) Big Show 2017, Samsung Electronics has unveiled its latest physical retail innovations: IoT-enabled digital solutions for traditional brick-and-mortar stores that enable an actively engaging, personalized mobile-first customer shopping experience.

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Samsung Pay Wins The Race To Launch First In India

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Yesterday (March 8), Samsung Pay went live and online in India, a push done in collaboration with five Indian banks: Axis, HDFC, ICICI, SBI, and Standard Chartered, and credit and debit cards from MasterCard and Visa. Most interestingly, however, is the non-traditional player that is supported by Samsung’s mobile payment entry — Paytm.

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How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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Five At Five: How Amazon Wields Influence In Real Estate

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In other news, Samsung Pay is making a bid to move beyond payments, and young Chinese consumers recently boosted overseas use of Alipay. Samsung Pay Launches Mobile Shopping And Rewards Features. One of those features uses Bixby, Samsung’s intelligence platform, to enable Samsung Pay users to shop via their smartphone cameras.

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Korea’s Top Crypto Exchange Joins Blockchain Procurement Project

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South Korea’s Korea Credit Data, a FinTech startup that operates in the small- and medium-sized business accounting software market, said it is exploring an entrance into the world of blockchain. The involvement of the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange comes as the government cracks down on such firms.

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Deep Dive: The Latest Initiatives To Expand Mobile IDs

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The world’s population is expanding and many citizens — particularly those in developing nations — have no means of proving their identities, restricting their access to vital services like education and healthcare. The government plans to adapt SingPass for smartphones this year by rolling out a new national digital identity (NDI).

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How Handset Makers Are Trying To Keep Customers

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Going Big on New Features: the Foldable Samsung. Whatever it is people will say about the newly released Samsung Galaxy Fold , no one is going to suggest that it looks like an iPhone. According to Samsung , the “Galaxy Fold opens smoothly and naturally, like a book, and closes flat and compact with a satisfying click.”

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