FinTech PayHop’s $2.2M Seed Will Help Scale Business
FinTech PayHop’s $2.2M Seed Will Help Scale Business
February 17, 2022  |  Investments

Brazilian startup PayHop raised $2.2 million in a seed round to go towards helping the FinTech scale its business, which enables retailers to use credit...

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Gucci Parent Kering Rides eCommerce Explosion to Record Revenue in 2021
Gucci Parent Kering Rides eCommerce Explosion to Record Revenue in 2021
February 17, 2022  |  Retail

Online sales for Gucci parent company Kering were up 55% in 2021, a key driver in the company’s overall upward trend across its earnings results,...

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Circle Valued at $9B Following New SPAC Agreement
Circle Valued at $9B Following New SPAC Agreement
February 17, 2022  |  SPAC

USD Coin issuer Circle has formed a new agreement with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Concord Acquisition Corp. that values Circle at $9 billion. Get...

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Facebook Launches Tools to Fight Disinformation in France
Facebook Launches Tools to Fight Disinformation in France
February 17, 2022  |  Facebook

Meta Platforms is wasting no time fighting what it calls misinformation on its company-owned Facebook pages in advance of the French presidential election, according to...

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Hasbro Activist Investor Alta Fox Wants New Board Members, Wizards of the Coast Spinoff
Hasbro Activist Investor Alta Fox Wants New Board Members, Wizards of the Coast Spinoff
February 17, 2022  |  Retail

Activist investor Alta Fox Capital Management wants play and entertainment company Hasbro Inc. to make its Wizards of the Coast unit a separate entity and...

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Meta Promotes Nick Clegg to Chief Policy Role
Meta Promotes Nick Clegg to Chief Policy Role
February 17, 2022  |  Personnel

Meta has promoted Nick Clegg — its former global affairs vice president and one-time deputy prime minister of Great Britain — to a new executive...

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UAE Introduces Federal Licensing for Virtual Asset Service Providers to Attract Crypto Firms
UAE Introduces Federal Licensing for Virtual Asset Service Providers to Attract Crypto Firms
February 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal licensing for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) is in the last stretch of becoming a reality in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the...

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Amazon Faces More Union Votes With NY in March
Amazon Faces More Union Votes With NY in March
February 17, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse will vote next month on whether to form a union, Christian Smalls, the organization’s president and former employee...

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Crocs Look to Take a Bigger Bite From Digital Sales
Crocs Look to Take a Bigger Bite From Digital Sales
February 17, 2022  |  Retail

Crocs are known for their simplicity. The Colorado-based footwear company says it delights in being confidently comfortable and (soon) a 100% vegan brand. Get the...

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