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Paris Metro To Launch Paperless Tickets, Cashless Payments Rise In Russia

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In France, tourists, as well as occasional riders of the metro network in Paris will be able to buy contactless and reusable cards in what has been described as “its version of London’s Oyster Card” beginning in mid-June, The Local reported. In Russia, cashless payments comprised almost half — or 49.4

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Popular Bank Implements Branch Realignment in the New York Metro Region to Enhance Focus on Communities and Small Business Support

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Popular”) (NASDAQ: BPOP), bank holding company of Popular Bank, today announced Popular Bank’s strategic realignment of its New York Metro branch network. This realignment in our New York Metro market is consistent with our small business and retail services model in South Florida,” said Popular, Inc. New York Metro.

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Facebook Threatens EU Pullout As Data Sharing Comes Under Scrutiny

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according to Metro. Facebook’s Cunnane laid out the threat in a sworn affidavit to the Irish regulator, hinting that the social media giant might be prepared to shut down its operations in a region where it has more than 400 million users. “It government.

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Perficient’s Bright Paths Program Welcomes 25 Women to Tech in Detroit

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As a company known to treasure talent, embrace effort, and reward results, Perficient’s goal is to extend a number of qualified cohort graduates a full-time job in the software engineering and development field, where they will partner with one of the world’s biggest brands in the Detroit metro region. .

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Waymo Connects Riders To Phoenix Transit Systems

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Waymo announced it is partnering with Valley Metro, the Phoenix, Arizona area’s regional public transportation authority, to explore mobility solutions using self-driving technology. The end goal is to open this service to the public, to transport more people to Valley Metro transportation hubs in the Phoenix area in the future.

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Tencent Invests In Argentinian Mobile Banking Startup

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There has been a lot of interest from China toward the Latin American region, with companies like Didi Chuxing , Huawei and Baidu all looking for investments in the area. Uala offers users prepaid Mastercards, metro card refills, digital payments and bill payment services. The investment, he noted, will help to speed up Uala’s plans.

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Open Banking Casts Global Net

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The latest news from the Open Banking ether stems from around the world, including the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions, as markets like Israel and South Korea take their first steps to develop and deploy Open Banking regulatory frameworks.

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