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Cash payments may soon become a thing of the past in China

21/11/2016(0)
Cash payments may soon become a thing of the past in China. That’s as mobile payment services, using your smart device, are quickly gaining traction across the country. Imagine ... Read More

Symantec to Acquire Lifelock for $2.3 Billion to Form World’s Largest Digital Safety Platform for Consumers and Families

21/11/2016(0)
Combines Norton, the #1 Consumer Security brand, and LifeLock, a leading Identity Protection provider Combination will expand addressable market, broaden value proposition, and enable sustainable consumer segment revenue and ... Read More
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LendingTree Acquires CompareCards

18/11/2016(0)
LendingTree, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE) announced that it has acquired Iron Horse Holdings, LLC, which does business under the name CompareCards. CompareCards is a leading online source for side-by-side credit card ... Read More
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Alert: PayPal email scam is currently in circulation

16/11/2016(0)
The Institute of Financial Accountants (ifa) has issued today a warning for a PayPal email scam. Please be aware that a PayPal email scam is currently in circulation. The ... Read More
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The UK and China have reached a new fintech agreement

16/11/2016(0)
In the latest example of cross-border cooperation between governments on fintech, the UK and China agreed to form a fintech bridge on Thursday, as part of a series of new measures to ... Read More
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SIX is new partner of ETH ZISC

15/11/2016(0)
Data protection and security are of utmost importance to SIX as the main infrastructure provider for the Swiss financial center. In the constantly and rapidly changing world of IT, ... Read More
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SETL and Deloitte joined forces to produce a contactless payments card

15/11/2016(0)
London-based fintech company SETL and global auditing firm Deloitte DLTE.UL have joined forces to produce a contactless card that enables retail payments to be processed and settled almost instantly ... Read More
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Samsung Electronics to Acquire HARMAN

14/11/2016(0)
Samsung Electronics and Harman International Industries, Incorporated today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Samsung will acquire HARMAN for $112.00 per share in cash, ... Read More
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Citibank Launches Challenge to Apple and Google With Citi Pay

11/11/2016(0)
Citi is the latest company to enter the mobile wallet wars, which is dominated by Apple Pay, Android Pay, PayPal, Samsung Pay, and others. On Thursday, the finance titan ... Read More

Fintech start-ups in Europe to get up to €1.6bn in funding from EIF

11/11/2016(1)
The European Commission (EC) has pledged up to €400 million to the European Investment Fund’s (EIF) new fund-of-funds – for the money to be spent on start-ups in Europe, ... Read More
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