Circle Partners With Plaid to Drive Bank Verifications for ACH Payments
Circle Partners With Plaid to Drive Bank Verifications for ACH Payments
September 23, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global FinTech startup and stablecoin issuer Circle is partnering with financial data aggregator Plaid to ease and speed the verification process for ACH payments and...

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Airbnb’s Data Sharing, Rental ‘Blacklist’ Signal Drive to Secure Platforms 
Airbnb’s Data Sharing, Rental ‘Blacklist’ Signal Drive to Secure Platforms 
September 23, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

The connected economy leads to the (data) sharing economy — which leads to a safer economy, for consumers and especially for platforms. Get the Full...

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Walmart+ Marks 1st Anniversary with Slow Subscriber Growth, Unfazed Executives
Walmart+ Marks 1st Anniversary with Slow Subscriber Growth, Unfazed Executives
September 23, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart+, seen by most as Walmart’s answer to Amazon Prime, is celebrating its first birthday this month, but the subscription service doesn’t have a lot...

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Stitch Fix’s Freestyle Approach, Mattress Firm Weighs IPO, Consumers’ Climate Change Focus
Stitch Fix’s Freestyle Approach, Mattress Firm Weighs IPO, Consumers’ Climate Change Focus
September 23, 2021  |  Today In Data

Mattress Firm is considering going public. Plus, how an emphasis on climate change is helping the resale market grow, and why Freestyle is so popular...

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Rite Aid Touts Importance of Pharmacists in Business Growth
Rite Aid Touts Importance of Pharmacists in Business Growth
September 23, 2021  |  Retail

Rite Aid is pointing to pharmaceuticals and its pharmacists as the key to growing and transforming its business, though bigger competitors whose strategies are more...

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Honest Co.’s Soft Sales Causing Trouble on Multiple Fronts
Honest Co.’s Soft Sales Causing Trouble on Multiple Fronts
September 23, 2021  |  Retail

Less than six months after making its public debut, the natural diaper, skin care and household cleaning product brand The Honest Co. is facing two...

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The Bay, Pinterest Collaborate on Bilingual Digital Lookbook
The Bay, Pinterest Collaborate on Bilingual Digital Lookbook
September 23, 2021  |  Retail

Canadian retailer The Bay and social media platform Pinterest on Thursday (Sept. 23) announced a new partnership to create bilingual digital lookbooks using “pinnable” products...

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First-Time Weekly Jobless Claims up Slightly as Worker Shortage Continues
First-Time Weekly Jobless Claims up Slightly as Worker Shortage Continues
September 23, 2021  |  Economy

Estimated new jobless claims were 351,000 for the week ending Sept. 18, an increase of 16,000 over the previous week’s level, revised up by 3,000...

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Madewell, thredUP Open Secondhand Pop-Up Shop
Madewell, thredUP Open Secondhand Pop-Up Shop
September 23, 2021  |  Retail

Resale platform thredUP and apparel brand Madewell on Thursday (Sept. 23) opened an in-person pop-up shop in Brooklyn that will sell only secondhand clothes, including...

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