Checkout.com Closes $450 Million Series C For $15 Billion Valuation
Checkout.com Closes $450 Million Series C For $15 Billion Valuation
January 12, 2021  |  Investments

London-based digital payments firm Checkout.com has tripled its valuation to $15 billion after closing a $450 million series C funding round led by New York...

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Today In Payments: Demand For Personal Computers Highest In 10 Years; Curve Notches $95 Million Series C For US Expansion
Today In Payments: Demand For Personal Computers Highest In 10 Years; Curve Notches $95 Million...
January 12, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, personal computers recorded their largest sales numbers in 10 years in 2020, and the FinTech Curve raises $95 million. Plus, Walmart...

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Uber Teams With Moderna, Joins Lyft In Asking Biden For Part In Vaccine Push
Uber Teams With Moderna, Joins Lyft In Asking Biden For Part In Vaccine Push
January 12, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Rideshare giants Uber and Lyft are executing separate strategies to assist in raising awareness about the coronavirus vaccine while also assisting in expanding the number...

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Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation
Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation
January 12, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In the starkest terms, the latest regulatory debate over cryptocurrencies – as with so much else in the financial sphere – comes down to privacy...

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Today In B2B: Small PPP Loans Cause Controversy; Bank Profits Sink
Today In B2B: Small PPP Loans Cause Controversy; Bank Profits Sink
January 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, some small businesses received less than $99 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, and U.S. bank profits are expected to sink....

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Mercedes, BMW Hit The Open Road With Voice Technology At CES
Mercedes, BMW Hit The Open Road With Voice Technology At CES
January 12, 2021  |  Innovation

Humans have long anticipated artificial intelligence (AI), but if one had asked the average fan whether they would ever have an AI of their own,...

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Rakuten Mobile Employee Arrested, Accused Of Stealing SoftBank Secrets
Rakuten Mobile Employee Arrested, Accused Of Stealing SoftBank Secrets
January 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

An ex-employee of SoftBank, a major Japanese wireless carrier, was reportedly arrested on Tuesday (Jan. 12) on suspicion of stealing trade secrets before taking a...

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Verizon, UPS Team Up On Drone Delivery For Retail
Verizon, UPS Team Up On Drone Delivery For Retail
January 12, 2021  |  Delivery

Verizon, Verizon’s Skyward unit and UPS Flight Forward are teaming up to provide drone delivery for retail products using Verizon’s 4G LTE and 5G networks....

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eCommerce Veterans Get $150 Million For Firm That Buys Digital-First Businesses
eCommerce Veterans Get $150 Million For Firm That Buys Digital-First Businesses
January 12, 2021  |  Innovation

Two former Zulily executives have landed more than $150 million to fuel Cap Hill Brands, which plans to buy profitable, “digitally native” eCommerce consumer brands....

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