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NCR’s Cardtronics Bid – And The Rise Of Self-Service Banking At The ATM 

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To that end, and as reported, NCR is looking to buy Cardtronics , in a deal that takes place amid recent news that Apollo Global and Hudson Executive Capital, private equity firms, were also gunning for Cardtronics. Drilling down a bit, these ATMs can leverage everything from contactless activities to biometrics to cryptos.

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Google: State-Backed Hackers Behind Coronavirus Phishing Attempts

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Each day, Google experts find more than 18 million new Gmail messages that use the virus as a springboard on which to offer supposed deals when, in reality, they contain malicious hacking attempts. Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said hackers had been targeting the World Health Organization (WHO), as revealed in early April by Reuters.

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Apple Buys Voice App To Boost Siri

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PullString , a San Francisco maker of technology that enables people to design and publish voice-activated apps, was acquired by Apple. Axios , citing multiple sources, reported the deal is valued at around $30 million. Apple’s HomePod voice activated speakers haven’t resonated with consumers partly because of the hefty price tag.

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FLEETCOR Teams With Nissan In Brazil On Contactless Payments

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The arrangement will see the outfitting of all new Nissan vehicles with Sem Parar Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID tags), providing thousands of drivers with contactless payments capabilities and expanding Sem Parar’s customer base in the region, according to an announcement.

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Ghana To Adopt West African ‘Eco’ Currency

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Under the deal, African countries in the bloc will not have to keep half of their reserves in the French Treasury, and a French representative will no longer sit on the currency union’s board,” Reuters said. In addition, there are plans to make payments for all government services cashless by next year.

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LendingClub and Morgan Stanley, A Tale of Two Bank Deals

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Call it a tale of two bank deals. The stories come with significantly different price tags: $185 million and $13 billion. The LendingClub Deal. More immediately, the deal would give LendingClub a cheaper funding source for its loan business — last year, the company originated more than $12.3 The Morgan Stanley Deal.

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Steep Slowdown For Chinese Cross-Border Corporate Acquisitions

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Bloomberg News reported Wednesday that dealmakers on China’s mainland are “struggling to cope with tighter capital controls” and a more cautious deal-making landscape. Such constraints have had an impact on merger activity. The buyouts dropped by 67 percent though the first four months of 2017.