VCs Risk Creating eGrocery Bubble
VCs Risk Creating eGrocery Bubble
August 02, 2021  |  Investments

It has been a big month for online grocery, with funding pouring in by the billions for new and existing companies to grow their grocery...

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Cuomo Wants New York Businesses To Require COVID Vaccine
Cuomo Wants New York Businesses To Require COVID Vaccine
August 02, 2021  |  Coronavirus

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has asked bar and restaurant owners and other private business leaders to require all patrons to show proof of COVID-19...

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Ride-Hailing App Bolt Valued At Nearly $5B After Funding Round
Ride-Hailing App Bolt Valued At Nearly $5B After Funding Round
August 02, 2021  |  Investments

Uber competitor Bolt is not putting all its eggs in its ride-sharing basket. Instead, the European company is using 600 million euros (nearly $713 million)...

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Nigeria’s Kuda Bank Raises $55M At $500M Valuation
Nigeria’s Kuda Bank Raises $55M At $500M Valuation
August 02, 2021  |  Investments

Nigerian FinTech startup Kuda Bank notched $55 million in a Series B funding round at a $500 million valuation as the digital bank seeks to...

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With Tourism Cut Off, Hong Kong Retailers Suffer
With Tourism Cut Off, Hong Kong Retailers Suffer
August 02, 2021  |  International

With Hong Kong remaining cut off from tourism, retail sales growth has missed expectations, Bloomberg News reported on Monday (August 2). Get the Full Story...

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Crypto Lobbying Efforts Get Small Win In Infrastructure Bill
Crypto Lobbying Efforts Get Small Win In Infrastructure Bill
August 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency lobbyists pushed to get a change to the bipartisan infrastructure bill that reduces a bit of the mandate thrust upon the sector, The New...

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Square Scoops Up Afterpay In The Most Unsurprising Shock Of The Summer
Square Scoops Up Afterpay In The Most Unsurprising Shock Of The Summer
August 02, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The race to run buy now, pay later (BNPL) just picked up its pace again, as Square announced plans to purchase BNPL giant Afterpay in...

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Security And Compliance Shift From Barriers To Competitive Advantages
Security And Compliance Shift From Barriers To Competitive Advantages
August 02, 2021  |  Safety and Security

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look...

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Bolt Raises $713M For E-Grocery As Businesses Across Industries Enter The Space
Bolt Raises $713M For E-Grocery As Businesses Across Industries Enter The Space
August 02, 2021  |  Retail

The global online grocery space continues to get more crowded. Not only do new e-grocery companies enter the ring each month, but existing companies from...

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