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KFC, Baidu Team Up On Facial Recognition
December 27, 2016

Baidu and KFC China are working together on a new “smart restaurant” in Beijing that will use facial recognition and factors such as age, gender and facial expression to suggest things a customer may order. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Snapdeal Lets Consumers Buy, Get Cash Delivered
December 27, 2016

Snapdeal, the online retailer in India, has the answer to the cash crisis going on in the country: door-to-door delivery of cash. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Former BoE Governor Says Single Market Doesn’t Mesh With Brexit
December 27, 2016

A former governor of the Bank of England called on Britain to stop thinking Brexit meshes with staying in the European Union’s single market and argued there are opportunities by leaving the EU. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Alibaba Back On US ‘Notorious Market’ List
December 23, 2016

Alibaba has once again been labeled as one of the largest destinations for counterfeit products by the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative (USTR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Odebrecht, Braskem Ordered To Pay A Record $3.5B For Kickback Scheme
December 22, 2016

Latin America’s biggest engineering firm, Odebrecht SA, and petrochemical company Braskem SA will pay at least $3.5 billion to resolve international charges related to kickbacks to the country’s state oil company and other organizations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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PayPal Files Complaint About Look, Feel Of Indian Competitor Paytm
December 22, 2016

PayPal takes its look and feel seriously, recently lodging a complaint against an Indian digital payment services and eCommerce company that it claimed looks too much like PayPal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Thai University Accepting Rice In Lieu Of Tuition Fees
December 22, 2016

Forget paying for tuition in cash or check. One university in Thailand will accept payment in the form of rice. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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India Tries Lottery To Fix Cash Crisis
December 21, 2016

With India suffering from a cash shortage ever since the government took away high-denomination Indian notes to clamp down on fraud, the government has come up with a new way to fix the problem: a digital lottery. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Medical Tourism 1 In 8 Int’l Trips By 2025
December 20, 2016

Visa, in partnership with Oxford Economics, recently released a study exploring trends that are accelerating and reshaping the growth of the worldwide travel and tourism industry. Visa surveyed 50 of the largest economies in the world, collecting data from 750 major cities to analyze how the traveling...