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Alipay Launches Digital VAT Refunds To Save Chinese Travelers Millions

Alipay Launches Digital VAT Refunds To Save Chinese Travelers Millions
Alipay Launches Digital VAT Refunds To Save Chinese Travelers Millions
August 20, 2018  |  Mobile

Mobile wallets, arguably built to solve problems that few consumers had, are again taking on a common hassle faced by travelers who cross international borders:...

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Data Mining OK’ed By LinkedIn For Economics Research
Data Mining OK’ed By LinkedIn For Economics Research
August 20, 2018  |  Data

Via LinkedIn, data is everywhere, at least for economists and academics. Bloomberg reported that LinkedIn (owned by Microsoft) is allowing access to its data so...

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Citi Ventures Invests In AI Software Company Anaconda
Citi Ventures Invests In AI Software Company Anaconda
August 20, 2018  |  Investments

American Banker, citing Citi Ventures, reported that the investment shows banks are embracing and implementing AI. According to the report, the investment provides more insight...

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Five At Five: PepsiCo’s Latest Buy Goes Beyond Stores
Five At Five: PepsiCo’s Latest Buy Goes Beyond Stores
August 20, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes news of PepsiCo’s major new acquisition, and...

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Generation Z Will Account For 40 Percent Of Shoppers By 2020
Generation Z Will Account For 40 Percent Of Shoppers By 2020
August 20, 2018  |  Retail

Generation Z is coming into its own, and according to new research, it will account for 40 percent of all shoppers by 2020, reported USA...

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YayYo Gears Up For U.S. IPO
YayYo Gears Up For U.S. IPO
August 20, 2018  |  Investments

YayYo, the online ridesharing company, is gearing up an initial public offering (IPO) in the U.S. Seeking Alpha, citing an S-1/A registration with the Securities...

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Big Players In Connected Vehicles Pick Sides In Standards Battles
Big Players In Connected Vehicles Pick Sides In Standards Battles
August 20, 2018  |  Ecosystems

The world of connected vehicles is a fragmented one when it comes to standards regarding safety, technology and other areas, but the main players in...

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Young Bitcoin Trader Indicted On Money Laundering Charges
Young Bitcoin Trader Indicted On Money Laundering Charges
August 20, 2018  |  Legal

Charges of money laundering and illegal money transmission have been levied against a 21-year-old bitcoin dealer in California. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Alibaba Takes On Amazon, Flipkart In India
Alibaba Takes On Amazon, Flipkart In India
August 20, 2018  |  Retail

Reliance Retail and Alibaba are negotiating a partnership in the Indian retail segment. According to reports, the firms are pushing to build “a mega Indian...

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