Governments across the developed world have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by making welfare states vastly more generous. Historical parallels suggest that this munificence may endure even as the pandemic recedes.
Economics & Business
Jun 24, 2020
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Almost one in five of generation Y surveyed say they have fallen into debt from making contactless and online payments, new research says.
Economics & Business
Sep 5, 2019
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China on Thursday granted 5G commercial licences to four domestic companies, as it races to be a global leader in advanced wireless networks amid fierce rivalry from the United States.
Telecom
Jun 6, 2019
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Wal-Mart will now let you pay with its phone app at all 4,600 stores nationwide.
Business
Jul 6, 2016
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Samsung said Thursday that its mobile payment platform reached $30 million in transaction volume a month after it was launched in South Korea.
Business
Sep 28, 2015
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Fidelity National Information Services is buying rival financial software company SunGard to bolster the services it can offer clients.
Business
Aug 12, 2015
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Companies around the world are wondering how they can harness the power of smartphones to gain a competitive edge at a time of quickly changing mobile technology.
Business
Jul 10, 2014
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(AP)—Many people use their smartphones to watch video, play games and wake them up in the morning. Some even use them to generate digital boarding passes to fly. So why not use phones to buy stuff at retail stores as well?
Business
Feb 26, 2014
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Coles and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia declared last month their intention to make use of near-field communication (NFC) technology, allowing users to transfer their personal and other banking details from a smartphone ...
Other
Nov 6, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Warnings about the use of contactless payment cards and Near Field Communication (NFC) capable devices are raised in a study led by a team of researchers at the University of Surrey.
Engineering
Nov 1, 2013
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