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<p>Panera Bread is the first chain to use Amazon's palm payment technology.</p>

Panera Partners With Amazon One for Contactless Payments

If you're a MyPanera member, you'll be able to swipe your palm to pay.

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<p>EWS, the bank-owned company behind the money transfer app Zelle, will launch a new digital wallet to rival Apple Pay.&nbsp;</p>

Apple Pay May See Rival as Big Banks Work on Digital Wallet, Report Says

The wallet will be built by Early Warning Services, the bank-owned company that created the money transfer app Zelle, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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<p>US-based iPhone users will be able to tap their phones for contactless merchant transactions.</p>

Apple Stores Reportedly Roll Out Tap to Pay on iPhone

The feature is expected to become available for businesses nationwide later this year.

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iPhones could become payment terminals, Microsoft readies Windows 11 update

In today's top stories, Apple is reportedly working on a feature to let merchants take payments on an iPhone without any extra hardware. Meanwhile, Microsoft announces new features headed to Windows next month.

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Venmo to let you 'gift wrap' in-app payments

Add an animated gift wrap to that money you send for a birthday or other present.

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Signal users have been able to send cryptocurrency around the world for months

The feature was rolled out in November.

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Reddit files for IPO, TikTok tries new safeguards

In today's top stories, the social network site Reddit said it's going public. Meanwhile, social video app TikTok is making changes to its algorithm to show less problematic content.

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Amazon slapped with hefty fine, WhatsApp pilots crypto payments

In today's top stories, Italy's competition authority says Amazon abused its dominant position. Meanwhile, WhatsApp has a new feature that lets some users exchange cryptocurrency within chats.

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Tesla moves headquarters, Square rebrands as Block

In today's top stories, Elon Musk's company leaves California for Texas, while Square follows in the footsteps of Facebook and renames itself.

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<p>Ekster's Aluminum Cardholder wallet partially ejects cards with the push of a button so you can grab the one you need.</p>

A slim wallet is how I learned to ditch cash

Commentary: A lowly Ziploc bag was the first step. Maybe digital driver's licenses will mean I'll have no wallet at all someday.

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The pandemic could make online shopping more secure

A new report from Visa shows how small companies are responding to a surge in cybercrime.

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<p>L2 Political's voter mapping tool.</p>

How your personal data is exploited to win elections and influence policy

Everything from your phone number to your approximate salary and home address is collected and traded by political campaigns and consultants.

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