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Chase, Wal-Mart Seek to Disrupt Mobile Payments Business in 2016

04/01/2016(0)
Banks and retailers move to capture tap-and-pay transactions Apple, Google will see new competition in evolving market American consumers will have more choices in 2016 for how they make ... Read More
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Google’s Schmidt says UK is leader in e-commerce, says

30/12/2015(0)
The UK is the world leader in e-commerce, former Google boss Eric Schmidt has told the BBC. Now executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, Mr Schmidt said there ... Read More
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China central bank details rules on online payment

29/12/2015(0)
China’s central bank released detailed regulations of online payment services by non-bank institutions on Monday in the latest effort to contain possible risks in the booming Internet finance industry. ... Read More
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Goldman, JPMorgan Seen as Fintech Winners While AmEx Suffers

29/12/2015(0)
  Autonomous Research survey finds most unafraid of disruption American Express, Western Union seen as biggest losers Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will probably benefit ... Read More
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Intel Completes Acquisition of Altera

29/12/2015(0)
Intel Corporation (“Intel”) today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Altera Corporation (“Altera”), a leading provider of field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology. The acquisition complements Intel’s leading-edge ... Read More
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Visa: Why 2015 was the year for payments

28/12/2015(0)
2015 was definitely the year for payments.  The sector saw transaction volumes grow an average of nine percent. New players like Apple joined the game.  Others like Samsung and Google limbered ... Read More
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India puts brakes on Facebook’s Free Basics scheme

28/12/2015(0)
Facebook‘s effort to provide Indians with free access to a limited number of internet services has run into trouble. India’s telecoms regulator has asked the mobile network that partnered ... Read More
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The Cashless Society Cometh: European Nations Such As Sweden And Denmark Are ‘Eradicating Cash’

28/12/2015(2)
Did you know that 95 percent of all retail sales in Sweden are cashless? And did you know that the government of Denmark has a stated goal of “eradicating ... Read More
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IOSCO Publishes Statement on Regulation of Crowdfunding

23/12/2015(0)
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a Statement on regulation of crowdfunding. IOSCO believes it is important for regulators and policy makers to balance the need ... Read More
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PayPal Touts Growth Of One-Touch Payments

23/12/2015(0)
The payments giant said Monday that more than 10 million consumers have enabled its universal digital payments service, One Touch. One of the key challenges to mobile and web ... Read More
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