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Mobile showroom
BMW and Daimler have been working together for more than a year on mobile technology projects, a collaboration that's gradually gaining a roadmap.
The automakers will launch several ventures in the near future, covering ordering and payments for car-sharing, ride hailing, parking, charging and multimodal transport services, reports
To that end, BMW and Daimler will embed a single experience for booking and paying for rides and parking. The automakers will pursue additional partnerships or investment stakes in startups to extend the menu of services, CNBC reports.
Uber's maneuvers
Uber is close to a deal that will sell Uber Eats' Indian operation to Swiggy, a local food delivery service. In exchange, the ride sharing app will get a 10 percent stake in Swiggy, The
Uber is also looking to avoid the expense of a bidding war for delivery and ride sharing apps in Asia, where companies with large valuations like Grab are also active, reports
On he phone
Sberbank has partnered with WebMoney Transfer to support real-time transfers from Sberbank's cards to WebMoney accounts via the recipient's phone number.
The bank, which is operated by the Russian government, said it intends to add other partners to extend its Zelle-style mobile P2P transfer system.
Sberbank has been a fast adoptor of several new payment and financial technology innovations, including
Partial clearing
Mastercard has formed a joint venture with Nets Union Clearing Corp. to offer clearing services in China, giving the card brand access to a part of China's payments market.
Mastercard owns 51 percent of the venture, reports
From the Web
Altcoin Buzz | Sun February 24, 2019 - Jesse Lund, IBM’s VP for blockchain solutions, has shared some interesting news during the IBM Think 2019 Conference in San Francisco earlier this week. According to Lund, IBM is about to announce a new product which allows payments “from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world.” Lund said.
AmbCrypto | Fri February 22, 2019 - An important principle that contributed to the emergence and growth of the cryptocurrency market was its accessibility and the lack of a “bar on entry.” The absence of censorship and central authority attracted proponents to make the coin a mainstay in several Libertarian campaigns.
Forbes | Sun February 24, 2019 - Cash is still king in the U.S. As reported in USA Today, “the volume and value of U.S. currency in circulation have been on long-terms upward trajectories, reaching record-high levels, according to the Federal Reserve.” The Fed report advised: “Cash continues to be the most frequently used payment instrument, representing 30 percent of all transactions and 55 percent of transactions under $10. While online shopping continues to grow. 77 percent of payments were made in-person.”
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