Willow Automates Pay-in-Four Bill Financing
Willow Automates Pay-in-Four Bill Financing
August 31, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) FinTech platform Willow, which lets customers pay their bills in four installments, on Tuesday (Aug. 31) rolled out the company’s...

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Allbirds Files for IPO Amid Ongoing Losses
Allbirds Files for IPO Amid Ongoing Losses
August 31, 2021  |  IPO

Sustainable shoemaker Allbirds said on Tuesday (Aug. 31) that it plans to move forward with its initial public offering (IPO) of Class A common stock...

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Today in Food Tech: Yandex Buys $1B Uber Stake; FreshDirect Lowers Prices
Today in Food Tech: Yandex Buys $1B Uber Stake; FreshDirect Lowers Prices
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, FreshDirect adds 250 SKUs of parent company Ahold Delhaize’s private label brands, and Russian food delivery company Yandex...

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Hoka Opening Retail Sneaker Stores
Hoka Opening Retail Sneaker Stores
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

Hoka will open a pair of retail stores on Wednesday (Sept. 1) on 5th Avenue in New York City’s Flatiron neighborhood and on Melrose Avenue...

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Data Analytics Platform Databricks Nets $1.6B for $38B Valuation
Data Analytics Platform Databricks Nets $1.6B for $38B Valuation
August 31, 2021  |  Investments

Data analytics platform Databricks raised $1.6 billion in a funding round that valued the company at $38 billion, the artificial intelligence (AI)-based firm announced in...

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NY Gov. Hochul Taps Obama Vet Harris as Top Financial Watchdog
NY Gov. Hochul Taps Obama Vet Harris as Top Financial Watchdog
August 31, 2021  |  Personnel

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has tapped Adrienne Harris, a veteran of former President Barack Obama’s White House, to take the reins of the state’s...

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Middle-Mile Logistics Solution Gatik Raises $85M, Bringing Grocery Supply Chain’s Fully Automated Future Into View
Middle-Mile Logistics Solution Gatik Raises $85M, Bringing Grocery Supply Chain’s Fully Automated Future Into View
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

In a vision of the future seemingly straight out of a Pixar film, groceries may soon be delivered to stores by trucks that drive themselves....

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Afghani Banks Remain Closed After Takeover; Consumers Struggle To Get Cash
Afghani Banks Remain Closed After Takeover; Consumers Struggle To Get Cash
August 31, 2021  |  International

With its central bank effectively leaderless and the Afghani dollar in a nosedive, geopolitical aspects of the Taliban takeover are being overshadowed by the collapse...

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With Delta Variant, Restaurant Customers Shift to Own-Device Ordering
With Delta Variant, Restaurant Customers Shift to Own-Device Ordering
August 31, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

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