Government

A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary.

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China VCs Challenged By Increased Competition, Cautious Investors
China VCs Challenged By Increased Competition, Cautious Investors
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

Foreign venture capital (VC) is not doing well in China, according to reports, amid the pulling out of Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator, and changing...

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Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments
Tencent, UnionPay Agree On QR Code Standard To Streamline Mobile Payments
January 08, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Caixin Global reports that Chinese mobile transaction company Tencent has decided to combine part of its authentication software with government-owned rival UnionPay. This collaboration will...

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Alphabet Shares Soar Despite Regulator Scrutiny
Alphabet Shares Soar Despite Regulator Scrutiny
January 07, 2020  |  Investments

Google parent company Alphabet and Facebook, despite a number of looming competition and antitrust investigations for both companies from U.S. government agencies, closed out at...

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Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
January 06, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have gone up several notches with the killing of Qassem Soleimani, which might raise the risk for cyberattacks. If...

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FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
January 03, 2020  |  Innovation

A large number of senior government officials will visit the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an annual tech industry event held in Las Vegas, according...

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Italian Gov’t To Pay Consumers To Ditch Cash For Digital Payments
Italian Gov’t To Pay Consumers To Ditch Cash For Digital Payments
December 27, 2019  |  Cash

Italy, which has one of the lowest rates of credit card use in Europe, may start to see that change soon as the government will...

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UK Government Criticized For Late Payments Czar Ousting
UK Government Criticized For Late Payments Czar Ousting
December 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Weeks after the sudden departure of U.K. Late Payments Czar Paul Uppal, the government is facing backlash for failing to clarify why the small business...

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The Uncertain Future Of Amazon’s B2B Influence
The Uncertain Future Of Amazon’s B2B Influence
December 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The behemoth that is Amazon has not limited its sphere of influence to the consumer shopping arena. As personal buying habits proliferate into the corporate...

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India Proposes Limiting Ride-Hailing Commissions
India Proposes Limiting Ride-Hailing Commissions
December 02, 2019  |  Ridesharing

India is considering a proposal to cap the commissions on app-based ride-hailing firms, such as Uber and Ola, to a total of 10 percent of...

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