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US Lawmaker Calls For Hearings On Amazon’s Whole Foods Bid
US Lawmaker Calls For Hearings On Amazon’s Whole Foods Bid
July 17, 2017  |  Amazon Acquisitions

Amazon is facing calls from a U.S. lawmaker for Congressional hearings on its $13.7 billion bid for grocery store chain Whole Foods Market. According to...

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Indians Call For More Stringent Data Protection Laws
Indians Call For More Stringent Data Protection Laws
July 17, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The government is India is facing calls to establish better cybersecurity laws to protect consumers’ data after fears have crept up that Reliance Jio, the...

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France’s Worldline To Buy Digital River World Payments
France’s Worldline To Buy Digital River World Payments
July 17, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Worldline has reportedly agreed to purchase Swedish Digital River World Payments. The French payments company has not disclosed what it will pay for Digital River...

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Lloyd’s Estimates A Major Cyber Attack Could Cost $53 Billion
Lloyd’s Estimates A Major Cyber Attack Could Cost $53 Billion
July 17, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

That cybercrime is a growing — and increasingly expensive — concern is not news at this point. But, according to the risk experts over at...

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Amazon Dips Into IM Market With Anytime Messenger
Amazon Dips Into IM Market With Anytime Messenger
July 17, 2017  |  Amazon Innovations

It seems as though there’s no avenue Amazon won’t go down and with the latest news, the eCommerce giant isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Given...

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Uber Investors Looking To Sell Shares?
Uber Investors Looking To Sell Shares?
July 17, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies’ venture capitalists and the company’s board may be gearing up for a share sale to SoftBank Group and others, at the urging of...

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UnionPay Leading The Pack In The Global Card Market
UnionPay Leading The Pack In The Global Card Market
July 17, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Mastercard and Visa are losing market share to UnionPay when it comes to the global cards market. That’s according to new research from RBR, which...

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Increasing Defaults On Store-Branded Cards A Headache For Issuers
Increasing Defaults On Store-Branded Cards A Headache For Issuers
July 17, 2017  |  Banking

Stores issue credit cards — often to consumers somewhat less inherently credit-worthy than might otherwise be given a card — but banks like Citigroup own...

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Alexa And Echo SVP At Amazon Bows Out
Alexa And Echo SVP At Amazon Bows Out
July 17, 2017  |  Personnel

Alexa, how should one enjoy retirement? News came Friday that Amazon VP Mike George — one of the driving forces behind Alexa, the voice assistant, and...

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