Restaurant Roundup: Relief Is On The Way
Restaurant Roundup: Relief Is On The Way
March 12, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

The American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that includes $28.6 billion in restaurant relief, was signed into law on Thursday (March 11),...

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Today In Retail: The Buckle Posts 81.5 Pct Online Sales Surge; Kirkland’s Inc. Comp Sales Climb 1.8 Pct
Today In Retail: The Buckle Posts 81.5 Pct Online Sales Surge; Kirkland’s Inc. Comp Sales...
March 12, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, The Buckle, Inc. posted an 18 percent increase in same-store sales, while Kirkland’s Inc. posted a comparable sales rise of...

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Boston FinTech Flywire Could Go Public With $3 Billion Valuation This Year
Boston FinTech Flywire Could Go Public With $3 Billion Valuation This Year
March 12, 2021  |  IPO

Boston-based FinTech Flywire submitted a draft registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in another step toward an initial public offering (IPO), the startup...

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Roblox’s Metaverse Shows The Flexibility (And Allure) Of Online Platform Models
Roblox’s Metaverse Shows The Flexibility (And Allure) Of Online Platform Models
March 12, 2021  |  Retail

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Today In Payments Around The World: Grab’s Valuation Could Reach $40 Billion; Chinese Scrutiny Leads To Exit Of Ant Group CEO
Today In Payments Around The World: Grab’s Valuation Could Reach $40 Billion; Chinese Scrutiny Leads...
March 12, 2021  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab could reach a valuation of as high as $40 billion if talks with a special purpose...

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FBI Warns Of Deepfake Content From Russia, China
FBI Warns Of Deepfake Content From Russia, China
March 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The FBI recently issued guidance that synthetic content, including deepfakes, could be used by hackers from Russia, China and other countries in order to advance...

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GameStop’s eCommerce Transformation, ID Verification, Installment Plans Top This Week’s News
GameStop’s eCommerce Transformation, ID Verification, Installment Plans Top This Week’s News
March 12, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw Chewy’s founder selected to head up GameStop’s eCommerce transformation, in addition to new insights on ID verification and installment...

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Hyatt Hotels CEO Sees Path To COVID Recovery
Hyatt Hotels CEO Sees Path To COVID Recovery
March 12, 2021  |  Travel Payments

After a 2020 that was devastated by the COVID-19 outbreak, the CEO of Hyatt Hotels says he is confident his industry will bounce back as...

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CORE Taps Blackhawk Network For Grant Disbursements By Prepaid Card
CORE Taps Blackhawk Network For Grant Disbursements By Prepaid Card
March 12, 2021  |  Disbursements

Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE), which offers help to families in the restaurant service industry, has teamed with Blackhawk Network to harness prepaid cards for...

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