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SWIFT Pre-Validates, Singapore Eyes QR Codes | PYMNTS.com
Amid an embrace of mobile payments and a push toward consumer choice, sometimes payments infrastructure must change. This week, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said it has launched SGQR (short for the Singapore Quick Response Code), billed as a single label that combines several QR payment codes. The launch will cover Singapore over the next […]
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/75513/ant...
Ant Financial launches new fintech brand
Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial” or “the Company”) today announced that the Company would open up a full suite of technology products and services under a new brand, Ant Financial Technology, to support the growth of financial institutions by improving user experience and lowering costs.
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-future-of...
Crypto Future of E-Commerce Is in The Hands of Asian Players
Ovestock.com now allows users to buy crypto, but that’s not the main news.
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-future-of...
Crypto Future of E-Commerce Is in The Hands of Asian Players
Ovestock.com now allows users to buy crypto, but that’s not the main news.
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2018/m...
Hong Kong Readies Faster Payment Service Launch | PYMNTS.com
Financial service providers in Hong Kong are readying to facilitate real-time payments for both corporate and non-corporate customers as the market’s Faster Payment System (FPS) comes into effect. Reports in Marketing Interactive on Tuesday (Sept. 17) said the Faster Payment System will launch Sept. 30, and financial institutions (FIs) like HSBC are gearing up. “The […]
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1 month, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinas-central-b...
China's Central Bank Warns Investors of ICO, Crypto Risks
China’s central bank issues yet another stark warning to investors against the risks associated with ICOs and crypto trading.
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2 months
https://www.pymnts.com/news/payments-innovation...
Amadeus On Travel Payments Innovation | PYMNTS.com
Travel companies know that payments innovation is mission-critical when it comes to acquiring and retaining consumers all over the world. It’s a clear fact in the data — 81 percent of travel firms indicated that payments innovation is on the menu for the next three years, according to the PYMNTS/Amadeus IT Group Travel Payments Study. Bart Tompkins, […]
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/globa...
The Axis: Yoco Notches $16M in Series B Funding | PYMNTS.com
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Yoco’s $16 million Series B funding round. In addition, China’s Beijing Inspiry Technology is deploying a mobile payments in Japan, and Volopa has chosen Onfido to help verify applicants’ identities when on-boarding new clients. South Africa-based Yoco has notched $16 million […]
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2 months, 1 week
https://thefintechtimes.com/nuggets-picked-lafa...
UK Startup Picked For Lafayette Plug and Play Accelerator | The Fintech Times
Nuggets has been picked to join the prestigious Lafayette Plug and Play business accelerator program for startups, the announcement was made in Les Echos.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/2018/...
Alipay to Collaborate With Japanese Merchants | PYMNTS.com
Alipay, the mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 4) that it will collaborate with a wider range of local Japanese partners to build a cashless environment for tourists coming to Japan, in particular for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. In a press release, Alipay said that […]
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/75286/ali...
Alipay sets its sights on Japan ahead of 2020 Olympic Games
Alipay, the world’s leading mobile and online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group (“Ant Financial”), today announced that it will collaborate with a wider range of local Japanese partners to build a cashless environment for tourists coming to Japan, in particular for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.pymnts.com/news/mobile-payments/201...
Alipay Saw A Surge In Spending Over The Summer | PYMNTS.com
Alipay has revealed that it had a pretty good summer, with consumer spending surging over the last two months. “China is just back from a two-month summer holiday, where millions traveled abroad for a long-awaited vacation. With Alipay’s growing presence outside of the Chinese mainland, overseas Alipay spending skyrocketed this summer compared to last year’s […]
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/alibaba-has-filed-for-over-...
Alibaba Has Filed for over 10% of the World's Blockchain Patents: Research
China's ongoing drive to dominate the emerging global blockchain technology sector has been underlined by news that Alibaba Group Holding alone filed more than 10 percent of all blockchain patents worldwide in 2017.
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/75248/net...
Network International to inlcude Alipay as standard on future terminals
Network International, the leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa region, has announced that Alipay, one of the world’s largest online and mobile payment platforms, will be integrated as standard across all its N-Genius™ payment terminals starting October.
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2 months, 1 week
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hodlers-digest-a...
Hodler’s Digest, August 26–September 2: Both Eminem and Yahoo Finance Embrace Bitcoin in Wins for Crypto Adoption
North Korea may have unsuccessfully set up a BTC mining operation last year, and Yahoo Finance brings crypto trading more mainstream.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/dr-doom-blockshow-a...
Dr. Doom On The Future Of Money At BlockShow Americas | The Fintech Times
Nouriel Roubini earned the title of Dr. Doom when he correctly predicted the 2008 global financial crisis and became the perennial bear. More recently he made news cryptobrawling with VoIP pioneer Alex Mashinsky at the Milken Institute on the future of money.
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2 months, 2 weeks
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Google/Mastercard.. The new Oil or Uranium? – Noyes Payments Blog
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2018/ecommer...
China Drives Sales Growth For Luxury Goods | PYMNTS.com
As shoppers around the world headed out to purchase those internationally-known, little blue boxes, Tiffany & Co. posted a strong second quarter. The jeweler booked an increase in global sales of 12 percent, arriving at $1.1 billion. At the same time, same-store sales growth beat analyst estimates of 6.6 percent in a Consensus Metrix poll, […]
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/138429...
Cryptocurrency Now Banned in China's 'Best Commercial City,' Guangzhou
Following a ban on crypto promotional events in Beijing's central business district last week, the Financial Development Bureau of Guangzhou (FDBG) has required that, 'all relevant units in the district (of Guangzhou) may not undertake any form of virtual currency promotion and publicity activities,' National Business Daily
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/138429...
Cryptocurrency Now Banned in China's 'Best Commercial City,' Guangzhou
Following a ban on crypto promotional events in Beijing's central business district last week, the Financial Development Bureau of Guangzhou (FDBG) has required that, 'all relevant units in the district (of Guangzhou) may not undertake any form of virtual currency promotion and publicity activities,' National Business Daily
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-extends-cr...
China Extends Crypto-Related Promotion Ban Beyond the Capital
China’s anti-crypto onslaught continues, as a prohibition against commercial venues from hosting crypto-related events has been extended to Guangzhou Development District.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/75221/ter...
Terra raise s$32m for stablecoin push
Terra has successfully closed its seed funding round with an initial USD $32M raised to kickstart its vision of creating the next generation of digital money.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/china-crackdown-after-beiji...
China Crackdown: After Beijing, Guangzhou Hub Bans Cryptocurrency Events
The Guangzhou Development District, has reportedly banned all promotional events related to cryptocurrency as the country’s crypto crackdown continues.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/globa...
Salary Finance Notches $20M In Series B | PYMNTS.com
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes U.K.-based Glint teaming up with partners for a U.S. rollout. In addition, U.K.-based Salary Finance has notched $20 million in Series B funding, and Australian business-only bank Tyro has announced an agreement with Alipay to offer an Electronic Funds Transfer at Point Of […]
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-alibabas-a...
China: Alibaba’s Alipay Reveals Government Partnership to Track Rice With Blockchain
Local Chinese government officials have opted to use blockchain to help ensure Wuchang rice authenticity.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/138385...
Following Deutsche Bank Stake Acquirement Deal, Modo Partners With Etihad Airways to Co-Create Loyalty Solution As Part of the FinTech Abu Dhabi Innovation Challenge
Modo, U.S.-based payments technology startup focused on creating interoperability between payment systems, announced on Tuesday it has teamed up with Etihad Airways to co-create a loyalty solutions program. According to the fintech, this new program is for the airline industry as part of the FinTech
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/ant-financial-is-launc...
Ant Financial Is Launching a Blockchain App to Tackle Food Fraud - CoinDesk
Alibaba payments affiliate Ant Financial is poised to launch a blockchain platform next month, alongside an application that tracks rice shipments.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/chinese-search-giant-baidu-...
Chinese Search Giant Baidu Joins Tencent and Alibaba in Crypto Blockade
Chinese search giant Baidu has made moves to block crypto related content on its online portals, according to China Times.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/138352...
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Set to Buy Stake in Paytm’s Parenting Company One97 Communications
Berkshire Hathaway, a multinational conglomerate holding company that was founded by American business magnate, investor, speaker and philanthropist Warren Buffett, is reportedly set to buy a small stake in One97 Communications Ltd, the parent of mobile wallet service provider Paytm. According to India’s media outlet
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/138334...
More Crypto Censure in China as Baidu Search Censors its Tieba Forum
Chinese search giant Baidu will no longer allow discussions of crypto on its popular forum site, Baidu Tieba, China Times reports. The decision is the latest in a spate of recent crackdowns being waged against crypto-industries in China, actions seeking to give teeth to a
Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinas-baidu-joi...
China’s Baidu Joins Tech Giants Tencent, Alibaba in Imposing Fresh Anti-Crypto Measures
Baidu joins China’s other two leading tech giants –– Tencent and Alibaba –– in imposing new anti-crypto measures in line with Beijing’s toughened stance.
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2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/chinas-crackdown-leads-to-w...
China's Crackdown Leads to WeChat Blocking Crypto Transactions
In support of the China's tightening clampdowns on local crypto-industry, WeChat has decided to bar virtual currency transactions on its platform.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinese-crypto-b...
Chinese Crypto Bans on WeChat Accounts, Events, and Exchanges: What Happened and Why
In the past two months, the government of China has allocated the majority of its resources to strengthening its ban on cryptocurrency trading and the ICO market.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/138287...
Popular Chinese Apps WeChat Pay and Alipay Escalating Crypto Countermeasures
Earlier today, and two days after WeChat suspended the social media accounts of 8 Chinese crypto news outlets, WeChat parent company Tencent has announced it will undertake 'remediation measures' to monitor and 'intercept' cryptocurrency sales and purchases on its WeChat Pay app. Similar news was
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/wechat-alipay-to-block...
WeChat, Alipay to Block Crypto Transactions on Payment Platforms - CoinDesk
WeChat Pay and Alipay are scrambling to keep up with regulators after recent announcements regarding initial coin offerings and cryptocurrencies.
Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/globa...
Global Payments: Silk Way Bank Unveils SWPay | PYMNTS.com
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Silk Way Bank’s launch of a new project for cashless payments. In addition, China’s Alipay is working to step up efforts to monitor its platform for peer-to-peer crypto trading transactions, as it also taking more measures to prevent fraud. Azerbaijan-based […]
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/chinas-payments-...
China's Payments Giant AliPay Takes Measures Against OTC Crypto Trading via Its Platform
Chinese mobile payment app Alipay is toughening its stance towards users who use their Alipay accounts for over-the-counter Bitcoin trading.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/75181/ste...
Steve Castle joins Nuggets as non-exec
Steve Castle, the former Group Finance Director in the team that turned LV= into one of the UK’s leading motor insurers, has joined the blockchain payments and identity brand Nuggets as a Non-Executive Director.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/...
Deutsche Bank Invests In Modo | PYMNTS.com
Deutsche Bank announced that it has acquired an equity stake in Modo Payments, a payments technology company focusing on reducing friction in the payments industry. “Payments are the bloodline of banking. More and more global payments are executed electronically via FinTech and online platforms,” John Gibbons, head of global transaction banking at Deutsche Bank, said […]
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/32575/equi...
Equity Bank spins off digital arm as standalone fintech startup
Equity Group Holdings, Kenya's second-largest bank, is spinning off its tech subsidiary into a commercial entity, dubbed Finserve.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-watchdogs-blas...
Chinese Watchdogs Blast Illegal Crypto Fundraising in New Joint Warning - CoinDesk
Six regulatory agencies in China have issued a warning against illegal fund raising and trading activities related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/alibaba-affiliate-to-s...
Alibaba Payments App to Step Up Scrutiny Over Crypto OTC Trading - CoinDesk
Alibaba's payments affiliate is cooperating with Chinese regulators to scrutinize peer-to-peer crypto trading through its AliPay mobile app.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/32572/deut...
Deutsche Bank buys stake in Modo to expand payments biz to non-bank platforms
Deutsche Bank has moved to beef up its transaction banking franchise through the acquisition of a stake in US startup ModoPayments. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2018/r...
Ripple's Partnerships in Cross-Border Payments | PYMNTS.com
Yes, digital currencies have had a hard time of it. Yes, they are down as a group by as much as 70 percent from their peaks. The fact remains, though, that some use cases have been emerging –and with the advent of blockchain, might there be some progress in using them as currency? The news amid the […]
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/2018/...
Ripple Eyes (x)Rapid Cross-Border Funds | PYMNTS.com
Digital tokens have had a hard time of it, but in recent cross-border news, Ripple is helping XRP and xRapid make inroads in remittances. Plus, a bit of saber rattling comes from Europe on payments systems, and Chinese tourists may find it a bit easier to spend at U.S. malls.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://bankinnovation.net/2018/08/samsung-pay-...
Samsung Pay Crosses 1.3 Billion Transactions, But Falls Short of Apple Pay | Bank Innovation | Bank Innovation
As it makes its way to South Africa and continues to amass impressive partnerships with the likes of Alipay and PayPal, Samsung Pay might have completed three years in the mobile payments market, but its numbers still lag its main rival, Apple Pay. Samsung revealed yesterday that it had completed 1.3 billion
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockshow-paneli...
BlockShow Panelists Argue About Bitcoin’s Decentralization, Blockchain Pros and Cons
Nouriel Roubini argues that blockchain can not compete with traditional payment systems, triggering a discussion on BTC decentralization.
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/ipo/2018/ant-financ...
For Ant Financial, IPO Was Here, Then Gone | PYMNTS.com
In this case, perhaps IPO could stand for: “It’s Possible, Only…not now.” News came at the beginning of this week that the hotly anticipated listing of Ant Financial, an affiliate of China’s Alibaba focused on electronic payments, is off the shelf — as in being pulled or delayed. The push out, which could now be years away, […]
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/138067...
Alipay Debuts Paperless Tax Refund Service in South Korea | Crowdfund Insider
Digital payment platform Alipay announced on Monday the launch of its paperless tax refund service in South Korea. The firm reported that it teamed up
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/75131/ali...
Alipay launches paperless tax refund service in South Korea
Alipay, the world’s leading mobile payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, announced that it has partnered with Global Tax Free (“GTF”), a tax refund agency, to launch the world’s first paperless mobile tax refund function in South Korea.
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2 months, 4 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/mobile-payments/201...
CITCON: Cross-Border Payments at Mall of America | PYMNTS.com
To help Mall of America merchants engage with Chinese consumers, CITCON has teamed up with the shopping complex to offer stores a cross-border mobile payments system. The feature will be offered in merchandise shops, Nickelodeon Universe and guest services, CITCON said in an announcement. “Chinese consumers have become accustomed to the idea of doing everything on […]
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-exec-ripp...
Ripple Exec: Ripple Considering Chinese Market to Speed Up Payment Solutions
A Ripple executive said that the company is looking to break into the Chinese market to speed up international payments with its distributed ledger system.
Fintastico Team
3 months
https://www.pymnts.com/news/international/globa...
Bambora Teams Up With Payworks To Reach SMEs | PYMNTS.com
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes WorldRemit’s partnership with Safaricom for money transfers to mobile money accounts in Kenya. In addition, Bambora is working with Payworks to introduce Bambora Connect, and Hong Kong-based The Bank of East Asia (BEA) has unveiled its i-Payment Hub. Bambora is teaming up […]
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3 months
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/32519/alte...
Alternative payments trump traditional rivals in Apac ecommerce market
Alternative payment methods such as mobile wallets now account for just over half of ecommerce transaction value in Asia Pacific, according to research from GlobalData.
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3 months
https://www.pymnts.com/news/payment-methods/201...
Merchant Link On Hotels And QR Code Growth | PYMNTS.com
Alternative payments methods, such as contactless and QR codes, have been growing globally in popularity for the last half-decade or so. However, the year 2018 has seen something of a quiet sea change when it comes to the acceptance of such payment methods among hotels around the globe. Since the beginning of the year, Merchant […]
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3 months
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/75069/wir...
Wirecard equips EU duty free shops with Alipay
Wirecard, the digital financial technologies specialist, is now cooperating with Gebr. Heinemann to integrate the most popular Chinese payment methods, among others Alipay, into the central checkout system of the Hamburg-based trading company’s Duty Free and Travel Value Shops at airports.
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3 months
https://cointelegraph.com/news/hong-kong-univer...
Hong Kong University Receives $20 Mln Research Grant for Payment Systems, Blockchain
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business School has received $20 million in funding for research on payment systems, including those using blockchain.
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3 months, 1 week
https://thefinancialbrand.com/73973/mobile-bank...
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3 months, 1 week
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3 months, 1 week
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://thefintechtimes.com/money-20-20-special...
Money 20/20 special report: Digital revolution based on cooperation | The Fintech Times
Every year, Money20/20 attracts the best, boldest and brightest businesses from across payments, fintech and financial services. From industry institutions to up-and-coming innovators, everyone is here, every time. This year Money20/20 spotlighted open call for digital transformation, open banking and full cooperation between challengers and established brands.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/07/136918...
San Francisco Tourist Destination PIER39 Now Accepting Alipay Through CITCON | Crowdfund Insider
Alipay, a Chinese digital payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, and San Francisco's tourist destination PIER 39, announced on
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/74865/san...
San Francisco tourist hotspot Pier 39 to accept Alipay
Alipay, China’s leading digital payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, and PIER 39, one of San Francisco’s most popular tourist destinations for shopping, dining and entertainment, today announced a partnership to create a seamless payment experience for Chinese travelers.