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Addressable market
It would appear that Amazon has a decided advantage at this point. The Alexa-powered smart speaker has a 61 percent market share, over Google Home's 24 percent share, according to
Opening up
U.K. fintech Currencies Direct has opened its tools for other companies that wish to add international payments.
The API will extend access to Currencies Direct technology that executes and authenticates cross-border payments.
The service enables Currencies Direct to join the growing market for
Central command
The
The Technology Group will cover data analytics, information technology and cyber risk, reports
Part of the goal is to marry speed and security for technology projects. There are several initiatives currently underway, including a
Go local
A startup called Pixie is taking a swing at the tough 'buy local' market, offering a curated marketplace with incentives to shop locally.
People use the app to find independent nearby businesses, using a payment service with rewards for local shopping, reports
The 'buy local' technology market is not new, and has been a challenge for other contenders — such as
From the Web
Asia Times | Fri March 8, 2019 - Blockchain technology remains of great interest, to both business and the state. One of China’s largest ecommerce enterprises, Alibaba, is taking a closer look at this with the launch of two new blockchain affiliates via its payment arm Ant Financials.
TechCrunch | Fri March 8, 2019 - One would think that having one of the most high-profile breaches in recent memory would make a company take security to heart, but Equifax is full of surprises. The latest is that its MyEquifax.com site, to which the company invites those affected by its poor security practices to freeze and unfreeze their credit, itself has extremely poor security.
CCN | Fri March 8, 2019 - Even before the official announcement of Samsung Electronics on the launch of the Samsung Blockchain Wallet, local publications speculated that Samsung Pay could be behind the high-profile crypto integration for the Galaxy S10.
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