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

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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 Citi Reaction.

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Mastercard Enables Contactless Payments At TriMet

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TriMet, the region’s biggest transit provider, in 2017 enabled all Hop electronic fare card readers to accept contactless bank cards, credit cards and debit cards in Apple Wallet to ride buses, trains and streetcars.

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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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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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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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And Then There Were 20 — The Amazon HQ2 Finalists

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Newark, New Jersey. New York City, New York. When Amazon came to Seattle, Washington, it changed the region through a boom in development to keep up with growth in employees and higher rent prices. Columbus, Ohio. Dallas, Texas. Denver, Colorado. Indianapolis, Indiana. Los Angeles, California.

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