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August 2016

Digital is a standout for ACI WorldwideBitcoin Business

Digital is a standout for ACI Worldwide

BI Intelligence This story was delivered to BI Intelligence " Payments Briefing " subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here . Payments technology firm ACI Worldwide, which provides retail and wholesale banking products as well as retailer-focused software and hardware solutions, announced Q2…
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August 2, 2016
United Pharmacies Begin Accepting Bitcoin PaymentsBitcoin Business

United Pharmacies Begin Accepting Bitcoin Payments

The online drug store and medical platform United Pharmacies has officially introduced Bitcoin as its newest payment method, offering 10% discount for all drugs and products listed on its store.United Pharmacies is one of the few firms in the pharmaceutical industry to offer Bitcoin as…
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August 2, 2016
New Study Reveals Maturation of Bitcoin EconomyBitcoin Business

New Study Reveals Maturation of Bitcoin Economy

A new study conducted by the University of Wisconsin in partnership with UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies and the Deutsche Bundesbank has demonstrated that the Bitcoin Economy has significantly grown and matured in the past few years. Bitcoin evolves and we need to know how…
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August 2, 2016
Gold Markets Just Got Their Big UpgradeBitcoin Business

Gold Markets Just Got Their Big Upgrade

Months in the making, earlier today Goldmoney Inc announced the launch of its new globally “unified platform.”The new Goldmoney Network is the largest gold savings and payments network worldwide, with more than 1.14 million account signups and $1.95 billion in customer assets, according to a…
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August 2, 2016
Bitcoin Payments Service Bitwage Opens Shop in BrazilBitcoin Business

Bitcoin Payments Service Bitwage Opens Shop in Brazil

Bitwage has announced that they are launching their global payroll processing and invoicing services in Brazil after the positive progress the bitcoin payments service made over the last year, according to a recent blog post . In January 2015, Bitwage started processing international wage payments…
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August 2, 2016
Thomson Reuters joins R3 blockchain consortiumBitcoin Business

Thomson Reuters joins R3 blockchain consortium

The logo of Thomson Reuters is pictured at the entrance of its Paris headquarters, France, March 7, 2016. Thomson Reuters ( TRI.TO ) has joined a consortium of the world's biggest financial institutions that is working on how to use blockchain technology in global financial…
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August 2, 2016
First Data stumbles again in the USBitcoin Business

First Data stumbles again in the US

This story was delivered to BI Intelligence " Payments Briefing " subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here . While First Data posted better-than-expected results in its third quarter as a public company, revenue in the largest US-based payments processor's Global Business Solutions…
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August 2, 2016
By Tomorrow Ethereum Classic Can Be Third Top CryptoBitcoin Business

By Tomorrow Ethereum Classic Can Be Third Top Crypto

Going by the figures the market is churning out, newly-split Ethereum Classic is likely to be third on the list of the world’s top cryptocurrencies just behind Bitcoin and Ethereum by tomorrow.According to C oinmarketcap who do cryptocurrency market capitalizations, ETC is on the fourth…
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August 2, 2016
How AXA could leverage its new partnership with AlibabaBitcoin Business

How AXA could leverage its new partnership with Alibaba

This story was delivered to BI Intelligence " Fintech Briefing " subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here . French insurance giant AXA has formed a global strategic partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and its affiliated payment platform Ant Financial.The three parties…
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August 2, 2016

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