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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