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Apple Buys German Company Specializing In Eye-Tracking Technology
Apple Buys German Company Specializing In Eye-Tracking Technology
June 28, 2017  |  Apple

Apple’s newest acquisition is startup SensoMotoric Instruments, a German computer vision company that develops eye-tracking tech used in virtual and augmented reality headsets and glasses. According to...

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Ukraine Banks Among The Targets Of Global Cyber Attacks
Ukraine Banks Among The Targets Of Global Cyber Attacks
June 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Ukrainian banks and companies, including the state power company,  were the target of a cyberattack on Tuesday (June 27) that affected operations. According to a...

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Singapore Regulators Propose Allowing Banks To Invest In Non-Financial Businesses
Singapore Regulators Propose Allowing Banks To Invest In Non-Financial Businesses
June 28, 2017  |  eCommerce

Singapore regulators have proposed rules that will make it easier for banks to conduct or invest in non-financial businesses, such as eCommerce and digital payment...

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IBM Is In D.C. Making The Case Why AI Won’t Destroy Mankind
IBM Is In D.C. Making The Case Why AI Won’t Destroy Mankind
June 28, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

IBM is in Washington, D.C., this week to make the case to federal government officials that artificial intelligence isn’t going to steal jobs from humans....

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Square UK Teams Up With Vend, TouchBistro
Square UK Teams Up With Vend, TouchBistro
June 28, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The U.K. is learning that it’s hip to be Square. California-based Square was founded in 2009 to enable small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to accept...

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Square Is Eyeing Consumer Lending
Square Is Eyeing Consumer Lending
June 28, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

Square’s quest to evolve past its original incarnation as a payments processing firm for small merchants is apparently set to expand into consumer lending.  According...

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ATM Turns 50, Cash Still Ageless
ATM Turns 50, Cash Still Ageless
June 28, 2017  |  Cash

Cash may be ageless, but its relationship with consumers has changed tremendously. In 1967, consumers could only access cash through over-the-counter (OTC) withdrawals. The space...

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Mastering The Loyalty Effect
Mastering The Loyalty Effect
June 28, 2017  |  Retail

Rewards and incentive programs are not the bacon on top of the brussels sprouts. Bob Legters, senior vice president and chief product officer for FIS,...

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Mastercard’s Bid To Reinvent mPOS
Mastercard’s Bid To Reinvent mPOS
June 28, 2017  |  Mastercard

Say mPOS and an image of a phone and a dongle probably flash across your mind. But what if all a merchant needed to accept payments...

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