Facebook Buys London ‘Visual Positioning Service’ Company For $40M, Sources Say
Facebook Buys London ‘Visual Positioning Service’ Company For $40M, Sources Say
February 09, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook has acquired London-based startup Scape Technologies, which is working on location-based technology that will expand GPS abilities, according to reports. Regulatory filings show that...

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Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019
Crypto Fraud Scores More Than $4B In 2019
February 09, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The cost of crimes involving bitcoin and cryptocurrency hit $4.3 billion in 2019, according to Chainalysis and The Wall Street Journal, which was a bigger...

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Valentine’s Day, Pizza Rings And All The Ways (To Pay) To Say ‘I Love You’
Valentine’s Day, Pizza Rings And All The Ways (To Pay) To Say ‘I Love You’
February 08, 2020  |  Retail

In less than a week, “national engagement season” will be over. And for those saying something to the effect of “there is no such thing as...

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U.S. Legislators To Figure Out Autonomous Car Laws
U.S. Legislators To Figure Out Autonomous Car Laws
February 07, 2020  |  Intelligence of Things

An Energy and Commerce subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives is going to get together Tuesday (Feb. 11) to figure out self-driving car legislation,...

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Air Canada Customers In The Country Can Now Use PayPal
Air Canada Customers In The Country Can Now Use PayPal
February 07, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Air Canada has announced that it is introducing a brand new payment option for Canadian customers when they’re buying tickets on aircanada.com: PayPal. Customers can...

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BoA Brings QuickBooks, G Suite Into Small Business Platform
BoA Brings QuickBooks, G Suite Into Small Business Platform
February 07, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Bank of America can now integrate data from key third-party business applications on its Business Advantage 360 platform to offer a more complete financial picture for...

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WhatsApp Pay Gets Approval For Phased India Rollout
WhatsApp Pay Gets Approval For Phased India Rollout
February 07, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Almost two years after its experimental run, the Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp has received regulatory approval for its WhatsApp Pay platform in India. The National Payments Corporation...

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New EU Card Rules Could Confuse Customers
New EU Card Rules Could Confuse Customers
February 07, 2020  |  Regulation

The European Union has issued new rules for contactless payments, which has caused confusion and forced one digital bank to issue new cards, according to...

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Brink’s Takes 5 Pct Share In MoneyGram
Brink’s Takes 5 Pct Share In MoneyGram
February 07, 2020  |  Investments

Cross-pollination in financial services — leveraging payments across digital and physical channels — is an emerging trend, especially when it comes to cross-border transactions, and...

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