Malaysia Gov’t To Pay Citizens To Use Digital Payments
Malaysia Gov’t To Pay Citizens To Use Digital Payments
January 15, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Malaysia is launching a program on Wednesday (Jan. 15), according to reports, to give out 450 million ringgit (more than $110 million USD) to half...

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Facebook’s US Patents Increased 64 Pct. In 2019 YOY
Facebook’s US Patents Increased 64 Pct. In 2019 YOY
January 15, 2020  |  Facebook

Social media giant Facebook was awarded 989 patents in 2019, putting it higher on the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s list of the Top 300 organizations...

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Twitter Rumored To Be Considering In-Tweet Tipping
Twitter Rumored To Be Considering In-Tweet Tipping
January 15, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Twitter could be working on a way to “tip” people on the social media platform, though the company has so far denied it. The information...

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Amazon Bails Out Cash-Strapped Deliveroo
Amazon Bails Out Cash-Strapped Deliveroo
January 14, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is lending a helping hand to Deliveroo amid the food delivery startup’s troubles with the U.K. government. The U.K. is investigating Deliveroo’s last funding...

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Wells Fargo Sees Card Spending Growth As Restructuring, Regulators Loom
Wells Fargo Sees Card Spending Growth As Restructuring, Regulators Loom
January 14, 2020  |  Earnings

For Wells Fargo (at least, when it came to the latest earnings report), it was all about the costs — and scandals. Charles Scharf, the...

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Plotly Gets $1.7M From Scale AI
Plotly Gets $1.7M From Scale AI
January 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Data science and artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Plotly has received a $1.7 million contribution from Scale AI, an innovation hub that invests in AI...

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Amazon-FedEx Standoff Comes To An End
Amazon-FedEx Standoff Comes To An End
January 14, 2020  |  Delivery

Amazon has lifted its ban on FedEx Ground as a shipping option for third-party merchants, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. On...

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Mobeewave To Launch Digital Ordering, Payments Platform For Restaurants
Mobeewave To Launch Digital Ordering, Payments Platform For Restaurants
January 14, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Contactless mobile payments pioneer Mobeewave and digital customer experience platform Incentivio have teamed up on a multichannel, all-in-one, contactless digital-ordering platform for restaurant customers, according...

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Pinterest Enters Top Three Social Platforms; Shares Spike 13 Pct.
Pinterest Enters Top Three Social Platforms; Shares Spike 13 Pct.
January 14, 2020  |  Innovation

After a report indicated Pinterest came out ahead of Snap Inc.’s Snapchat to take the spot as the third-largest social media platform in the United...

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