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Today In Connected Commerce: The TikTok Deal Rolls Along, Retail’s Omnichannel Embrace, GoJek’s New App Offering
Today In Connected Commerce: The TikTok Deal Rolls Along, Retail’s Omnichannel Embrace, GoJek’s New App...
September 21, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

Today in digital payments sees the developing deal between China’s ByteDance, Oracle and Walmart for the sale of TikTok, the big move among retailers to...

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ByteDance At Odds With Oracle Over TikTok Purchase
ByteDance At Odds With Oracle Over TikTok Purchase
September 21, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

ByteDance was at odds with TikTok buyer Oracle over the exact terms of the deal to purchase the popular video-sharing app over the weekend, Reuters...

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Big Tech, Payments Firms May Be Targets Of China’s ‘Blacklist’
Big Tech, Payments Firms May Be Targets Of China’s ‘Blacklist’
September 21, 2020  |  International

Taking names, making lists — and boosting geopolitical tensions. While Big Tech bears the brunt of it all. To that end, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday...

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Rubio Unconvinced Oracle Can Prevent TikTok Leaks To China
Rubio Unconvinced Oracle Can Prevent TikTok Leaks To China
September 21, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

As the deal between Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. takes shape for a minority stake in TikTok Global, one U.S. senator isn’t convinced the app’s...

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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s WeChat Ban
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s WeChat Ban
September 20, 2020  |  Legal

Score one for WeChat. A California federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting WeChat, the social media app owned by China’s...

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Oracle And Walmart Could Pay $12B For TikTok Stake Under Deal Trump Endorses
Oracle And Walmart Could Pay $12B For TikTok Stake Under Deal Trump Endorses
September 20, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Chinese tech giant ByteDance reportedly wants Oracle and Walmart to pay $12 billion for a combined 20 percent stake in its social media giant TikTok...

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TikTok Invites Facebook To Challenge TikTok Ban
TikTok Invites Facebook To Challenge TikTok Ban
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

In its battle against President Donald Trump’s intentions to block its app domestically, TikTok is requesting the help of rival Facebook Inc., Bloomberg reported. The...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Uber Aims To Sell Portion Of Didi Stake; Investors Seek Majority US Ownership For TikTok
Today In Payments Around The World: Uber Aims To Sell Portion Of Didi Stake; Investors...
September 18, 2020  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Uber Technologies wants to shed a portion of its minority ownership in Didi Chuxing, and investors in...

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Today In Payments: Affirm Raises $500M; US Offices At 50 Pct Capacity In August
Today In Payments: Affirm Raises $500M; US Offices At 50 Pct Capacity In August
September 18, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Affirm raised $500 million, and U.S. offices were reportedly at only half capacity in August. Plus, the European Union could pass...

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