The Wall Street Journal creates, then gets rid of, its own cryptocurrency and the Petro may be ready for public sale in November. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, […]
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Consumers know what they want — and how they want to pay for it. They want to use the payment methods with which they’re accustomed. This puts pressure on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to find ways to accept those methods in a mobile POS format or risk losing a sale. Businesses must also handle […]
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Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Global Payments’ tie-up with Alipay to serve Chinese tourists in the U.K. In addition, Grab and Fave are teaming up through a strategic partnership in Asia, and KKR and Tencent plan to invest in Voyager Innovations in the Philippines. Global Payments is […]
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It may not be much of a surprise to see a store clerk accept payment via smartphone, but recently, mPOS solutions are seeing increased implementation, beyond their traditional use by brick-and-mortar businesses. The flexibility, portability and business management features have seemingly made mPOS solutions attractive to a variety of industries. As a result, mPOS solutions […]
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Gig work can serve as a lifestyle that offers flexibility and freedom. It can stand as a stop gap that helps people pay rent, grocery bills, unexpected expenses or to save for vacations and big purchases. It can serve as a way to develop skills or pass the time, or even a combination of all […]
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As investments in cryptocurrency have grown in popularity, and value, security breaches have increased in parallel, with millions of dollars in Bitcoin and other digital currencies stolen from digital currency wallets around the world. In a fintech environment, there are numerous standards that are followed to maintain a level of data security to protect people’s assets. […]
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A division of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has opened a center for developing “smart cities” with blockchain technology and AI. A division of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, JD Finance, has established the Smart City Research Institute at its headquarters in Nanjing, reported People’s Daily September 28. Jingdong Group (JD.com) is a Chinese e-commerce company that […]
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Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio, announced a new initiative to create a blockchain-based credit bureau in partnership with the U.N. Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio announced a new initiative to create a national, blockchain-based credit bureau. The announcement took place at the 73rd Session of the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) Thursday, September 27. […]
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If the world were a more logical place, said Chris Walters, CTO and co-founder of Scratch, it would always be easy for a borrower to pay their debts as quickly and easily as possible. Everyone’s goals would be aligned, ensuring that funds are repaid on time and with minimal investment of time or energy. But, Walters […]
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Source: Eligma Created by e-visionaries and advised by experts from companies like Google, Apple and Intel, the Eligma startup continues along its roadmap of smart commerce solutions with the latest technologies including blockchain. After a successful last week’s launch of its MVP − Elly, an AI shopping assistant, Eligma presented a second product. Elipay is […]
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