The Rise Fund Will Invest $200 Million In Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Arm
The Rise Fund Will Invest $200 Million In Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Arm
March 18, 2021  |  Investments

The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform of alternative investment firm TPG, will invest $200 million in Airtel Africa’s mobile money business, according to...

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Today In Retail: Five Below Registers 13.8 Pct Comp Sales Increase; Yotpo’s eCommerce Tech Garners $230 Million
Today In Retail: Five Below Registers 13.8 Pct Comp Sales Increase; Yotpo’s eCommerce Tech Garners...
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Five Below, Inc. registered comparable stores sales growth of 13.8 percent, while Yotpo’s integrated eCommerce solution has garnered $230 million...

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Adidas Teams Up With Peloton For New Sports Apparel Line
Adidas Teams Up With Peloton For New Sports Apparel Line
March 18, 2021  |  Retail

Interactive fitness platform Peloton and athletic apparel manufacturer Adidas are teaming up to develop a new line of sports apparel and lifestyle gear that is...

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Easing The Pain Of Drug Costs With PYMNTS Latest Provider Ranking Of Rx Apps
Easing The Pain Of Drug Costs With PYMNTS Latest Provider Ranking Of Rx Apps
March 18, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

With talk of vaccines taking up everyone’s time, let us not forget the often-vilified Big Pharma sector and the creative app developers who spend their...

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China’s DMall Seeks Half-Billion-Dollar American IPO
China’s DMall Seeks Half-Billion-Dollar American IPO
March 18, 2021  |  IPO

China’s DMall ECommerce Co. has engaged Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan for a U.S. initial public offering (IPO) of more than $500...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Care Launching Nationwide; US Travel Takes $1.1 Trillion Hit
Today In Payments: Amazon Care Launching Nationwide; US Travel Takes $1.1 Trillion Hit
March 18, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon Care will be expanded to employees in all 50 states this summer, and the U.S. travel industry slumped 42 percent...

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Beyond Crypto: Getting Back To The Basics Of Blockchain
Beyond Crypto: Getting Back To The Basics Of Blockchain
March 18, 2021  |  Blockchain

The news is almost surreal these days. Cryptocurrencies have tripled in value in just one year, and NFTs of childish pixelated images are selling for...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Firstmark Selects Lumin Digital For Banking Technology; Jamaica Prepares For CBDC Later In 2021
Today In Digital-First Banking: Firstmark Selects Lumin Digital For Banking Technology; Jamaica Prepares For CBDC Later...
March 18, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Firstmark Credit Union (Firstmark) has chosen PSCU company Lumin Digital to provide online and mobile digital banking, while Jamaica is said to...

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Dollar General Earnings Fall Short Of Projections
Dollar General Earnings Fall Short Of Projections
March 18, 2021  |  Earnings

Dollar General posted 2020 fourth-quarter earnings that missed expectations and issued a downbeat earnings forecast for 2021, the discount retailer said in a press release on...

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