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Visa-Western Union Deal And Alexa’s Roommate Potential Top The Week’s News

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Today, financial institutions (FIs) face a barrage of cyberattacks from hackers operating around the world, continuously shifting their tactics. A slew of regulators and investigators reportedly are looking into QuadrigaCX’s shuttering of operations earlier this year. Fun, Cool and Otherwise Notable.

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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

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This belief is based on “the Company’s operating plan, that current working capital and expected continued inventory and capital expenditure financing is sufficient to fund operations and satisfy the Company’s obligations.”. Oklahoma City, and Memphis. Ontario (L.A.), It is only part of a stepped-up marketing effort.

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Are Postmates Sidewalk Robots Just The Tip Of The Self-Delivery Frontier?

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The grocer, along with Nuro, had been using a fleet of Prius cars with operators. Beyond larger firms, smaller companies unveiled autonomous vehicle pilots this year: In October of 2018, udelv said it was bringing its self-driving delivery technology to Oklahoma City.

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Verizon 5G Network Launch Foreshadows Mobile Commerce Changes

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The announcement from the mobile network provider serves as the latest demonstration that 5G is coming, and that retailers and payment services providers should get ready to operate in the 5G world.

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The Year Of The Self-Driving Delivery Pilot

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In a blog post at the time, Ford Autonomous Vehicle Business Team member Alexandra Ford English wrote that the research vehicles were operated manually with drivers. The grocer, along with Nuro, had utilized a fleet of Prius cars with operators for almost 1,000 deliveries. Autonomous Driving Startups.

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CFPB announces advisory committee members

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Ronette Hauser-Jones, Mortgage Division President, Great Plains Bank (Oklahoma City, OK). Racardo McLaughlin, VP Mortgage Originations/Operations, TwinStar Credit Union (Lacey, WA), was appointed to serve as CUAC Chairperson. Patrick Ervin, EVP, Independent Bank (Troy, MI). Credit Union Advisory Council.

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Majority Of Consumers Want Digital Coupons, Rewards From Grocers

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Walmart, for example, has been testing a 24/7 pickup service at a supercenter in Oklahoma City. Supermarket operator Food Lion, for example, has a mobile app to make grocery shopping — and saving on grocery shopping through couponing and other perks — easier for customers across its 10-state footprint.

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