Offerpad Merges With Supernova SPAC To Go Public
Offerpad Merges With Supernova SPAC To Go Public
March 18, 2021  |  Real Estate

Real estate platform Offerpad has announced a merger with Supernova, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), a press release says, with the company valued at...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Pollinate Notches $50 Million; The Rise Fund To Invest $200 Million In Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Unit
Today In Payments Around The World: Pollinate Notches $50 Million; The Rise Fund To Invest...
March 18, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Pollinate has notched $50 million to bring its software business to North America and develop its platform...

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Auditors Look Into Concerns Raised About Trade Finance Firm Barak
Auditors Look Into Concerns Raised About Trade Finance Firm Barak
March 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

As Barak Fund Management looks for the green light to reshuffle a large trade finance fund, auditors are looking into concerns raised about the business,...

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FreshDirect Looks To Micro-Fulfillment For Post-Pandemic Expansion
FreshDirect Looks To Micro-Fulfillment For Post-Pandemic Expansion
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

The past year has seen an unprecedented change in grocery habits, with mass adoption of digital and remote alternatives to the traditional in-store shopping journey,...

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Restaurant Sales Fell In February, But Coming Months Look Promising
Restaurant Sales Fell In February, But Coming Months Look Promising
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

February may have been a good month for the restaurant industry in terms of job gains, but sales tell a different story. The National Restaurant...

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Today In B2B: Mastercard Boosts Invoiced AR Tech; Amazon Business Prime Links With InsurTech
Today In B2B: Mastercard Boosts Invoiced AR Tech; Amazon Business Prime Links With InsurTech
March 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Mastercard teams up with Invoiced to deepen the connection between accounts payable and accounts receivable, while Amazon Business Prime announces an...

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YouTube Takes On TikTok In US With Short-Form Videos 
YouTube Takes On TikTok In US With Short-Form Videos 
March 18, 2021  |  Social Commerce

YouTube launched its short-form video experience on Thursday (March 18) in beta for select users in the U.S. after a successful initial rollout in India...

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Facebook Wants To Read Your Mind (And Replace Your Keyboard)
Facebook Wants To Read Your Mind (And Replace Your Keyboard)
March 18, 2021  |  Innovation

Have you seen a targeted ad on Facebook and thought to yourself, “It’s like they’re reading my mind?” The social media behemoth wants to take...

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Getting Back To Work: Google Bets $7 Billion On The Office
Getting Back To Work: Google Bets $7 Billion On The Office
March 18, 2021  |  Business

Google got the work-at-home world buzzing on Thursday (March 18) with a blog post by CEO Sundar Pichai detailing the tech giant’s plan to invest...

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