Fiserv: What The 2019 Holiday Shopping Data Says About 2020 Spend
Fiserv: What The 2019 Holiday Shopping Data Says About 2020 Spend
January 20, 2020  |  Retail

’Tis the season for … looking back at 2019 holiday sales trends, and figuring out what they mean for payments and commerce so far. Based...

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Can Amazon Make Waving The Future Of Payments?
Can Amazon Make Waving The Future Of Payments?
January 20, 2020  |  Amazon

The rumors about hand-based payments out of Amazon have been building for the last few months.  In early September 2019, reports emerged that Amazon was testing...

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Visa’s Chief Risk Officer On Securing Commerce In The 2020s
Visa’s Chief Risk Officer On Securing Commerce In The 2020s
January 20, 2020  |  VISA

Futureproofing is the process of creating systems and processes resilient enough to hold their value in the face of an unknown future. It’s also about...

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Bitcoin Daily: OK Bill Would Create Blockchain Body; Central Asia Steps Up Crypto Mining; Crypto, RBI Case Back In Court
Bitcoin Daily: OK Bill Would Create Blockchain Body; Central Asia Steps Up Crypto Mining; Crypto,...
January 20, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Senator Nathan Dahm (R-OK) is sponsoring a bill that would establish a new state-chartered financial institution (FI) centered around blockchain technology, Cointelegraph reported on Saturday...

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Malaysia Promotes Cashless Society With eWallet Incentive Award
Malaysia Promotes Cashless Society With eWallet Incentive Award
January 20, 2020  |  International

 As Malaysia moves towards a cashless society, the government is offering an award payment of RM30 (about $7.37) under its e-Tunai Rakyat (people’s e-cash) program,...

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US-funded VPNs, Apps See Increased Usage In Iran
US-funded VPNs, Apps See Increased Usage In Iran
January 20, 2020  |  International

U.S.-backed virtual private networks (VPNs) are working to help Iranians circumvent internet censorship from their own government. The outreach is intended to help anti-regime protesters...

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Instagram Cuts IGTV Button, Citing Low Use
Instagram Cuts IGTV Button, Citing Low Use
January 19, 2020  |  Facebook

After lackluster returns on downloads, Instagram is removing the button that let users access its standalone IGTV app, according to spokespeople. The app only got...

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EU Official Downplays 5G Delay Over Security Concerns
EU Official Downplays 5G Delay Over Security Concerns
January 19, 2020  |  Europe

European industrial policy chief Thierry Breton said Sunday that he didn’t agree with claims that waiting on European companies to install a 5G network would...

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Bank of America CEO:  Room To ‘Double’ Its US Retail Segment
Bank of America CEO: Room To ‘Double’ Its US Retail Segment
January 19, 2020  |  Banking

Brian Moynihan, Chief Executive with Bank of America, is not concerned with overwhelming his industry sector — instead, he believes the banking giant can double...

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