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Today In Payments: Google Reports Resurgence In Pandemic Hacking; Tech Cos Make M&A Deals

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In today’s top news, Google reported a resurgence of hacking and phishing attempts in April, and tech companies are making deals at their fastest pace since 2015. Tech Cos Making M&A Deals Amid Pandemic. Plus, Samsung and SoFi have partnered to offer a new mobile money management tool.

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PSD2 Challenges Leave Norway, Netherlands Playing Catch-Up

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In the latest PSD2 Tracker , PYMNTS looks over how PSD2 is affecting the use of data for businesses and consumers around the world. Merchants in the travel industry, for instance, are dealing with a restructure in the ways payments can be made and accepted under the EU regulation. About the Tracker. Around the PSD2, GDPR World.

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Pebble Shuts Down After Fitbit Buys Software

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Fitbit, the leading wearable fitness tracker device maker, announced Wednesday (Dec. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but media reports last week pegged the price tag at anywhere from $35 million to $40 million. Pebble’s hardware will cease to exist with the deal.

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Walmart+, Amazon Pay, and The Battle For The Digital Consumer Top This Week's News

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Trackers and Reports. New China/US Cold War Fought Over X-Border Deals. Now, the adversary is China , and the weapons of choice are tied to tech, data, deal-making and very large price tags. Airbnb Inc. New Data: How Online Merchants Build Consumer Trust In The Digital 3.0 Last Lap For Q3; Three Factors To Watch In Q4.

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Smart Kiosks: The Key To QSR Loyalty?

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QSRs are also putting more focus on the power of loyalty, as is revealed in the new PYMNTS Order To Eat Tracker ®, a Paytronix collaboration. Deals like this are becoming pervasive in the QSR and fast casual space as “ghost kitchens” and similar concepts feed an insatiable appetite for fast(er) food sent anywhere.

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Move It Or Lose It: Apple, Amazon And Other Big Tech Rivals Square Up In Connected Fitness Smackdown

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Currently rated 3-stars by users and tagged as the “#1 Best Seller” in Amazon’s formidable stable of wearable tech, the world’s largest online retailer is clearly moving units of Halo out the door. “If billion acquisition of Fitbit, the original mass-scale fitness tracker, the deal is still waiting on approval from European regulators.

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Fitbit Acquires European Smartwatch Maker Vector Watch Software

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Fitbit, the leading wearable fitness tracker device maker, acquired expertise and software from European smartwatch maker Vector Watch, but the deal did not include Vector’s line of luxury devices. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but media reports pegged the price tag at anywhere from $35 million to $40 million.