Free Now Leaves Irish Taxi Drivers Waiting Weeks For Payment

Free Now Leaves Irish Taxi Drivers Waiting Weeks For Payment
Free Now Leaves Irish Taxi Drivers Waiting Weeks For Payment
August 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Taxi app Free Now is running into trouble in Ireland, with the shadow of the Wirecard AG scandal looming in the backdrop as thousands of...

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Lightspeed India Secures $275M For New Fund
Lightspeed India Secures $275M For New Fund
August 18, 2020  |  Investments

Indian venture capital firm Lightspeed India said on Tuesday (Aug. 18) that it has closed its Lightspeed India Partners III fund after securing $275 million...

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Ant Group Looks To Create Consumer Finance Platform
Ant Group Looks To Create Consumer Finance Platform
August 18, 2020  |  International

China’s Ant Group reportedly plans to create a new consumer finance company which would allow the firm to cement its base in the country’s online...

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BoA: Replacing Chinese Suppliers Comes With $1T Price Tag
BoA: Replacing Chinese Suppliers Comes With $1T Price Tag
August 18, 2020  |  International

U.S. and European companies will have to spend as much as $1 trillion to replace Chinese suppliers, but the expense will be worth it, according...

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New Home Construction Surges As Suburbs Gain In Popularity
New Home Construction Surges As Suburbs Gain In Popularity
August 18, 2020  |  Real Estate

Home construction surged in July as real estate emerges as a bright spot in a U.S. economy struggling to rebound in the wake of the...

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Kicking The Wheels Online Amid Auto Sales’ Great Digital Shift
Kicking The Wheels Online Amid Auto Sales’ Great Digital Shift
August 18, 2020  |  Retail

The great digital shift has left no vertical untouched, changing the way we browse for, select and buy … pretty much everything. That includes big-ticket items...

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Amazon To Hire 3,500, Expand Tech Hubs In 6 Cities
Amazon To Hire 3,500, Expand Tech Hubs In 6 Cities
August 18, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon plans to expand its “tech hubs” in six cities and fill “3,500 new tech and corporate jobs” across the U.S., the company said Tuesday...

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Walmart Earnings Show Another eCommerce Blowout
Walmart Earnings Show Another eCommerce Blowout
August 18, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart rode another eCommerce blowout and strong performance in its grocery business to a second quarter that exceeded all expectations and showed its continued growth...

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Payless Launches Comeback, Stresses Digital Shift
Payless Launches Comeback, Stresses Digital Shift
August 18, 2020  |  Retail

Payless ShoeSource is making a comeback, despite a raging pandemic and a sketchy economic recovery. The brand, which was first launched in 1956 and declared...

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