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Uber, Lyft Competitors Rev Their Engines In California
Uber, Lyft Competitors Rev Their Engines In California
August 19, 2020  |  Ridesharing

On the eve of a court order to reclassify freelance drivers as employees in California, competitors of Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are ready to...

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Sri Lanka’s NSB To Utilize ACI For Fraud Detection
Sri Lanka’s NSB To Utilize ACI For Fraud Detection
August 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Digital payment software and solutions firm ACI Worldwide will be working with Sri Lanka’s National Savings Bank to implement a new solution for mitigating fraud,...

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NICE Actimize Launches AI Tool To Fight Financial Crime
NICE Actimize Launches AI Tool To Fight Financial Crime
August 19, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

NICE Actimize on Wednesday (Aug. 19) released a platform called Xceed that the company says will use “best-in-class AI, data intelligence, behavioral analytics and insights...

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Morrisons Supermarkets Now Offer Free Same-Day Delivery For Amazon Prime Members In UK
Morrisons Supermarkets Now Offer Free Same-Day Delivery For Amazon Prime Members In UK
August 19, 2020  |  Delivery

Morrisons, the British supermarket chain, has reached an agreement with Amazon to get free same-day grocery delivery, the company announced Wednesday (Aug. 19) in a...

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Housing Startup PadSplit Plans Houston Expansion After Landing $10M In VC
Housing Startup PadSplit Plans Houston Expansion After Landing $10M In VC
August 19, 2020  |  Investments

Affordable housing tech startup PadSplit is expanding into Houston after raising millions in venture capital. The Atlanta-based company, which rents out rooms in converted single-family...

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Facebook, Amazon And Google Smart Displays Will Soon Have Zoom
Facebook, Amazon And Google Smart Displays Will Soon Have Zoom
August 19, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Zoom Video Communications is expanding its massively popular video chat platform to smart devices as the pandemic continues to keep much of the country working...

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PayMate Rolls Out Tech To Automate B2B Supply Chain Payments
PayMate Rolls Out Tech To Automate B2B Supply Chain Payments
August 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Business-to-business (B2B) payments firm PayMate rolled out a technology to automate supply chain payments for large companies and the firms that supply them, CNBC TV18...

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GM To Expand Electric Car Production In China, Add 5G To Vehicles In 2022
GM To Expand Electric Car Production In China, Add 5G To Vehicles In 2022
August 19, 2020  |  International

General Motors (GM) is retooling its China manufacturing plants to build electric cars in a country that reportedly contributes nearly one-fifth of its profit, the...

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EU Securities Regulator Takes Aim At London Fund Managers
EU Securities Regulator Takes Aim At London Fund Managers
August 19, 2020  |  Brexit

The European Union’s securities markets regulator called Wednesday (Aug. 19) for long-term extension of regulations concerning how British fund managers can operate in the European...

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