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Payment Processor Platform Marqeta to Launch in Canada Next Month

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Based in Oakland, Calif., Marqeta uses open API technology to process payment cards, virtual cards and mobile authorization products. EXCLUSIVE -Payment card issuing platform Marqeta will be launched in Canada next month and Europe in 2018, Marqeta’s CEO, Jason Gardner told Bank Innovation.

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New Facial Recognition Policy Signed Into Law In Washington State

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“This legislation represents a significant breakthrough – the first time a state or nation has passed a new law devoted exclusively to putting guardrails in place for the use of facial recognition technology,” Smith said in the post. The bill also establishes a task force to scrutinize how, when and why the technology is used.

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MLB Pilots NFC Ticketing For Stadiums

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Some baseball fans should have an easier time seeing their favorite teams next season: Major League Baseball (MLB) announced that the Oakland Athletics participated in a new NFC ticketing solution that allowed fans to enter stadium payments by simply tapping their phone (or Apple Watch) to a ticket scanner.

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Workforce Management Platform Zira Notches $3.1M Investment

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Cloud-based workforce management platform Zira Technologies Inc. Zira's technologies are available for companies throughout the U.S., The Oakland, California upstart seeks to facilitate food deliveries for nearby eateries that get many orders from delivery firms such as Uber Eats. has landed $3.1 7) announcement.

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Alphabet, Microsoft Disagree On EU’s Proposed Facial Recognition Ban

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Microsoft President Brad Smith doesn’t agree with Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai’s backing of the EU’s call for a temporary ban on facial recognition technology, Reuters reported on Monday (Jan. Smith, who is also Microsoft’s chief legal officer, pointed to instances when the technology was used by NGOs to find missing children. “I’m

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Marqeta Introduces Tokenization-as-a-Service For Card Issuers

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Marqeta , the global card issuing platform, debuted its new Tokenization-as-a-Service (TaaS) product, which allows card issuers to access its tokenization technology, the Oakland, California-based company announced on Tuesday (Sept.

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Amazon Takes Territory In US And Beyond

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Oakland, San Jose, San Francisco, Detroit, Austin, Boston and Chicago. They’re places where the company already has a presence and where resources and infrastructure could support a technology heavyweight like Amazon. In addition to the second headquarters Amazon plans to build in whichever U.S. Mexico City.

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