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31Mar/15

Europe, U.S. division over China-led bank

March 31, 2015EconomyAsia, Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Australia, Bangladesh, bank, Banks, Beijing, Business/Finance, Carbon finance, China, East Asian foreign policy of the Barack Obama administration, Economics, Economy, Finance, financial services, France, Germany, International development, Italy, Multilateral development banks, Myanmar, Presidency of Barack Obama, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Nations Development Group, United States, Washington, World Banksmbale

(BVO) – A new clash between the U.S. and China in the bid for influence in fast growing Asia.

Beijing has taken the lead in jump-starting a new government-funded infrastructure bank – the AIIB – recently gaining the support of traditional U.S. ally Great Britain for the 50-billion dollar project.
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02Mar/15

Visa and Samsung Bring Mobile Payments to the New Samsung Galaxy S6

March 2, 2015MobileBarcelona, Business, Business/Finance, Credit cards, Economics, Economy, Electronic commerce, Injong Rhee, ISO standards, Mobile payment, Mobile payments, Mobile telecommunications, Money, Near field communication, Payment cards, Payment systems, Ryan McInerney, Samsung, Samsung Electronics, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO .LTD, Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Pay, Spain, Technology, Technology/Internet, United States, Videotelephony, Visa Inc., VisaNetsmbale

Visa technology facilitates secure consumer payments with the new Samsung Galaxy S6
Mobile payment service by Samsung available in the U.S. starting summer 2015
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02Mar/15

Visa and Airtel Extend Mobile Payments to Seven African Countries

March 2, 2015Mobile3G, Africa, Airtel, Airtel Africa, Airtel Bangla, Airtel Bangladesh, Airtel India, Airtel Money Africa, Airtel Sri Lanka, Airtel Tanzania, Airtel-Vodafone, Asia, bank, Barcelona, Bharti Airtel, Bharti Airtel Limited, Bharti Enterprises, Burkina Faso, Business, Business/Finance, cellular telephone, Chad, Chidi Okpala, Companies, Congo, Economics, Economy of India, Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mobile commerce, New Delhi, Niger, Nigeria, Payment, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Spain, Tanzania, Technology/Internet, Telecommunications, Travel visa, Uganda, Visa Inc., VisaNet, Vish Sowani, Vodafone, Zambiasmbale

BARCELONA, Spain–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, today announced a partnership to bring innovative mobile payment services to seven markets in Africa including Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Seychelles and Tanzania.
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02Mar/15

Visa, Pizza Hut and Accenture Develop Connected Car Commerce Experience

March 2, 2015MobileAccenture, ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, Acronyms, Anand Swaminathan, Barcelona, Baron Concors, Bill Gajda, Business, Business/Finance, connected car, connected car commerce, connected car commerce prototype, Credit cards, e-commerce, Economics, Economy, Electronic commerce, Financial District San Francisco, Marketing, Merchandising, online payment service, Online retailers, Online shopping, Payment, Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut and Accenture, pizza hut restaurants, Retail, Spain, Technology/Internet, Visa Inc., VisaNetsmbale

Leading global brands combine innovative payment and mobile technologies to create in-car purchase experiences that are secure, convenient and easy
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17Feb/15

Prosecutor asks for Strauss-Kahn acquittal in French sex trial

February 17, 2015CrimeAlumni of the University of Bristol, Brussels, Dominique Strauss, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Economics, Emmanuel Daoud, France, Gilles Maton, Human behavior, Humans, International economics, International Monetary Fund, International relations, Jewish surnames, Kahn, Law/Crime, Laws regarding prostitution, Lille, New York, New York v. Strauss-Kahn, Paris, PASCAL ROSSIGNOL, Pimp, Procuring, prosecutor, Prostitution, Sex industry, Strauss, Strauss-Kahn, Surnames, Tristane Banon, United States, Washingtonsmbale

The prosecutor in the pimping trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn says the former IMF boss should be acquitted.

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17Feb/15

Civil parties in Strauss-Kahn trial drop damages claim

February 17, 2015CrimeAlumni of the University of Bristol, David Lepidi, Dodo la Saumure, Dominique Alderweireld, Dominique Alderweireld (Dodo), Dominique Strauss, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Economics, Entertainment, France, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Humans, International economics, International Monetary Fund, Kahn, Law/Crime, Laws regarding prostitution, lawyer, Lille, New York v. Strauss-Kahn, Pimp, Procuring, Prostitution, Sex industry, Sorin Margulis, Strauss, Strauss-Kahnsmbale

Civil parties in the pimping trial of Dominique Strauss-Kahn — including prostitutes and prostitution charities — drop their damages claim against the former IMF boss.

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10Feb/15

Strauss-Kahn denies knowing sex party women were prostitutes

February 10, 2015PoliticsAlumni of the University of Bristol, Beatrice Legrain, Brussels, Chief, Corinne Dreyfus-Schmidt, Dominique Alderweireld, Dominique Strauss, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Economics, Emmanuel Daoud, Entertainment, France, French court, Human behavior, Human sexuality, Humans, International economics, International Monetary Fund, Jewish surnames, Kahn, Law/Crime, Laws regarding prostitution, lawyer, Lille, Mounia, New York, New York v. Strauss-Kahn, Paris, Pimp, Procuring, Prostitution, Sex industry, Social Issues, Strauss, Strauss-Kahn, United States, Washingtonsmbale

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn denies knowing that the women at sex parties he attended were prostitutes.
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