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Lydia also served in the U.S. Peace Corps, working with the HIV program in Swaziland, Africa. Seeking Growth, The Payments Industry Embraces New Technologies. Now a victim of its own omnipresent success, the global electronic payments industry is increasingly turning to new technologies as it looks to expand its footprint and find new ways to make money by getting consumers to spend theirs.
The pace of technological advancement in the payments market has even caused regulators to take notice, with innovations like cryptocurrencies continuing to grab headlines and attract government scrutiny at the federal and state level. Those same regulators are also looking for ways to alleviate the financial pressures and burdens that affect the underbanked and to address the issues of privacy and security that continue to bedevil the industry.
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Following the recent news that Twitter and Billboard are to partner for a new real-time chart, a survey has surfaced this week tracking the popularity of music services on the social network. Why Buffett Doesn't Invest In Technology. Sam Jacob opinion on money design. Everything We Know About The Moto 360 Android Wear Smartwatch. Motorola hosted a live Hangout with Jim Wicks, the lead designer of the Moto 360 Android Wear-based smartwatch, and the discussion started with the inspiration for the product and moved to its specifics.
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Brazil’s Congress is days away from voting on Marco Civil, the country’s first major Internet legislation, and the big issue at stake is net neutrality. The bill, known as the “Constitution of the Internet,” has three major themes: net neutrality, freedom of expression, and Internet security. It had been rolling around Congress for two years until Edward Snowden’s revelations of the NSA spying on Brazilians — including the president — prompted President Dilma Rousseff to prioritize the bill, suspending voting on all other legislation.
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