DoorDash Makes Play For D2C Grocery With July Fourth Meat-Free Grilling Kits
DoorDash Makes Play For D2C Grocery With July Fourth Meat-Free Grilling Kits
June 28, 2021  |  Delivery

As the walls separating restaurants and grocery stores continue to decay, DoorDash is using a (metaphorical) wrecking ball to speed up the process with its...

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Amazon Hopes Dash Shelves Can Go The Distance Where Dash Buttons Didn’t
Amazon Hopes Dash Shelves Can Go The Distance Where Dash Buttons Didn’t
June 28, 2021  |  Amazon

Amazon’s ongoing effort to automate consumer shopping has taken its latest step forward with the release of its newest gadget, the Dash Shelf. In testing for most...

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Transcard Rolls Out AccelUp Initiative For Minority-Owned Startups
Transcard Rolls Out AccelUp Initiative For Minority-Owned Startups
June 28, 2021  |  Startups

Payment technology company Transcard has rolled out its AccelUp initiative for Chattanooga, Tennessee’s minority-owned startups. The accelerator program will start taking member applications in early...

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Mastercard Backs Instamojo For SMB Digitization
Mastercard Backs Instamojo For SMB Digitization
June 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard is backing Instamojo to help the Indian startup advance its full stack digital solutions to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), as well as...

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Korean Digital Lender Kakao Bank Sets Sights On Raising $2.3B In IPO
Korean Digital Lender Kakao Bank Sets Sights On Raising $2.3B In IPO
June 28, 2021  |  IPO

South Korea’s Kakao Bank is forging ahead with plans for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. Bloomberg reported on Monday (June 28) that the...

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Instagram Expands In-App Checkout To UK
Instagram Expands In-App Checkout To UK
June 28, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Instagram began testing its in-app Checkout capabilities in the United Kingdom on Monday (June 28), a step forward for the social media company’s eCommerce aspirations,...

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Online Classifieds Marketplace Carousell Eyes $1.5B SPAC Deal
Online Classifieds Marketplace Carousell Eyes $1.5B SPAC Deal
June 28, 2021  |  eCommerce

Singapore-based Carousell is looking at going public by merging with a so-called blank-check company in the U.S. Sources told Bloomberg that the multinational operator of...

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Amazon Exec Mahatme Joins Facebook’s WhatsApp As India Payments Director
Amazon Exec Mahatme Joins Facebook’s WhatsApp As India Payments Director
June 28, 2021  |  Personnel

Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger has appointed Manesh Mahatme as the director of WhatsApp payments in India, U.S. News & World Report reported on Monday (June 28)....

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Verizon Unveils 5G Robots, New Cloud Platform
Verizon Unveils 5G Robots, New Cloud Platform
June 28, 2021  |  Mobile

Verizon released two pieces of 5G-related news Monday (June 28), announcing a new 5G-powered open hybrid cloud platform and showcasing a pair of robots that...

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