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What’s Next For Real Estate In Amazon’s HQ2 Cities?

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13) on its new headquarters. The Seattle-based eCommerce operator and cloud computing provider decided to build in both Crystal City, an urban area in North Virginia near Washington, D.C., and in Long Island City, a neighborhood in Queens, New York City. In New York City, Amazon’s $1.2

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Amazon Sets Sights On Southeast Asia

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The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. Southeast Asia certainly has the population Amazon seeks in its international investments: The region is home to over 600 million consumers.

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Banco BASE Taps Volante For Payments; Azimo Receives Dutch Central Bank License

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Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mexico ‘s Banco BASE selecting Volante Technologies Inc. Banco BASE has tapped Volante Technologies Inc. In other payments news from Ireland, Dublin’s Bear Market Coffee is now all cashless, The Independent reported.

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Today In Payments: Facebook Closes $5.7B Deal For Stake In Reliance Jio; GM Shutters Its Car-Sharing Platform

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billion deal on Tuesday (April 21) for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio, giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. Maven had already began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City.

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Cashierless Stores Take Seattle Grocery Cues To Asia

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Singapore, in particular, recently saw the opening of a supermarket that uses digital payment technology to allow consumers to pay for items instead of visiting cashiers. That is, the supermarket still allows consumers to select items, put them in a cart and walk to the checkout area without being impeded by technology.

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Getting Past ‘Standard’ To ‘Fair’: Tech Brings Efficiency To Mileage Reimbursements

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For that, thank digital and mobile technologies, and the ability to analyze data in such a way as to find those seemingly small, but meaningful differences in the cost of driving throughout various locations. During the webinar, Lackey ran through the different types of mileage reimbursement programs operated by companies.

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments

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That matters because as time goes by and existing cities become prohibitively expensive — think San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles, with Chicago, Boston and other areas not far behind — many younger, well-educated consumers are making moves to exurban or even rural areas, or smaller cities. communities.

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