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Microsoft and Mastercard and the city
Microsoft and Mastercard are collaborating on projects to further
The two companies will share payment, data and cloud technology to build a global exchange of innovation for cities—with mayors, policy makers and urban planners among the target users—with a particular focus on open-loop ticketing for transport. Microsoft will also join City Possible, a Mastercard-driven global initiative to lobby private industry to create and scale urban technology.
In a separate move, Miguel Gamino, the former chief technology officer of New York, has joined Mastercard as executive vice president of global cities.
"From access to basic services such as transport and affordable housing to engaging arts and culture – locals and tourists expect that cities make good use of resources that already exist and harness emerging technologies," said Gamino in a release. "That’s why today we invite public and private sector leaders to join us in making tech truly work for people."
Google Pay's travels
Shortly after
Google Pay will have a Tickets section for accessing passes to venues, reports
The new features are an expansion of a transit payment feature that Google added to its payment app in
Blockchain remittance picks up steam in South Korea
Coinone Transfer has joined Ripple Net to power remittances, hoping to take advantage of an expanding market for cross-border payments from South Korea to other nations.
The remittance service will use Ripple's xCurrent to power cross-border payments and settlement, hoping to boost its $97 million per day transfer business.
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Amazon loses twice
What's ironic is Flipkart's founders, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal (who are not related) were once interns at
The two left Amazon in 2007 without taking full time jobs (the
They then founded Flipkart, initially as a price comparison site. A decade later, Flipkart is the largest e-commerce company in India, and will become part of Walmart. The Bansals are reportedly both expected to become billionaires as a result of the deal.
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Fox Business | Wed May 9, 2018 - Artificial intelligence is an emerging field that provides new benefits and capabilities, according to Ed McLaughlin, MasterCard president of operations and technology. MasterCard as well as Amazon, Facebook, Google and Intel are among the close to 40 companies expected to attend a White House meeting Thursday on artificial intelligence. Topics will include the impact of artificial intelligence on the job market.
CBS News | Wed May 9, 2018 - The NYPD is testing a new device, called the “Skim Reaper,” that’s designed to detect if an ATM or gas pump has been tampered with. Credit card skimmers steal more than $1 billion from U.S. customers each year, according to the Secret Service.
South China Morning Post | Thu May 10, 2018 - Hong Kong’s taxi drivers have often been accused of refusing to move with the times and embrace electronic payments as an alternative to cash. But from the end of last year, mainland e-payment operators WeChat Pay and Alipay began to crack the market, with QR code-based payments that have proved successful in mainland China.
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