Digital Lending Platform Blend Labs To Raise $360M In IPO
Digital Lending Platform Blend Labs To Raise $360M In IPO
July 06, 2021  |  IPO

The digital lending platform Blend Labs Inc. is going public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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SMBs And BNPL: Five Fast Facts
SMBs And BNPL: Five Fast Facts
July 06, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Much has been written about the explosive growth spurt buy now, pay later (BNPL) options have enjoyed over the last few years, and particularly the...

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Spain’s TravelPerk Snaps Up UK’s Click Travel
Spain’s TravelPerk Snaps Up UK’s Click Travel
July 06, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

TravelPerk, provider of business travel and expense management, is acquiring Click Travel, a specialist in corporate domestic travel, for an undisclosed amount, Avi Meir, CEO...

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Today In Payments: Pine Labs Notches $600M At $3.5B Valuation; Pleo Closes $150M Funding Deal At $1.7B Valuation
Today In Payments: Pine Labs Notches $600M At $3.5B Valuation; Pleo Closes $150M Funding Deal...
July 06, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, merchant commerce firm Pine Labs is now valued at $3.5 billion, and FinTech Pleo raised $150 million. Plus, Klarna is being...

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Papa John’s Hits Loyalty Milestone As Budget-Conscious Consumers Seek Restaurant Rewards
Papa John’s Hits Loyalty Milestone As Budget-Conscious Consumers Seek Restaurant Rewards
July 06, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Papa John’s just hit the McDonald’s milestone. The pizza restaurant announced Tuesday (July 6) that its loyalty rewards program had reached 20 million members. For...

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Big Tech’s Big China Trouble Makes Investors See Red
Big Tech’s Big China Trouble Makes Investors See Red
July 06, 2021  |  International

China — a market with hundreds of millions of consumers, a burgeoning middle class, with the attendant discretionary income — proves an irresistible lure for...

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Global Retailers Watch Chinese Tech Crackdown In Lucrative But Challenging Asian Market
Global Retailers Watch Chinese Tech Crackdown In Lucrative But Challenging Asian Market
July 06, 2021  |  Retail

Warnings to Hong Kong from Amazon, Facebook and Google about the Chinese region’s proposed data-protection laws are a sign that even the biggest eCommerce companies...

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NFT Market Hits $2.5B In Six Months
NFT Market Hits $2.5B In Six Months
July 06, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The sales volume for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) hit $2.5 billion in the first six months of this year, up from a total of $13.7 million...

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Emerging Strategies For Retail And Digital Banking
Emerging Strategies For Retail And Digital Banking
July 06, 2021  |  Today In Data

Torrid is seizing the direct-to-consumer (D2C) movement to capture increasing demand for plus-size apparel. In retail staffing, Apple intends to test a hybrid in-store and...

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