Wellster Closes Series B at $60M, Will Launch FemTech Platform
Wellster Closes Series B at $60M, Will Launch FemTech Platform
January 18, 2022  |  International

Six months after a $40 million financing round, Wellster Healthtech Group has closed on a $20 million funding extension, the German startup announced on Tuesday...

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Multinationals Embrace On-Demand Payroll in MENA
Multinationals Embrace On-Demand Payroll in MENA
January 18, 2022  |  Faster Payments

A staggering 73% of employees rank finances as their number source of stress in life, leading to significant loss of productivity, attrition, absenteeism, presenteeism and...

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Lightspeed, Intermix Team on eCommerce Customer Experiences
Lightspeed, Intermix Team on eCommerce Customer Experiences
January 18, 2022  |  eCommerce

Commerce platform Lightspeed has partnered with women’s fashion business Intermix to bolster digital transformation and sales, the companies announced Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the Full...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Affirm, Verifone Join Forces; Mastercard, Coinbase Want to Ease Access to NFTs
Today in the Connected Economy: Affirm, Verifone Join Forces; Mastercard, Coinbase Want to Ease Access...
January 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm launches a partnership with Verifone, while Mastercard and Coinbase hope to make it...

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AT&T, Verizon Postpone 5G at Some US Airports
AT&T, Verizon Postpone 5G at Some US Airports
January 18, 2022  |  Technology

Verizon and AT&T said Tuesday (Jan. 18) they’ll postpone the rollout of 5G cellular service near some U.S. airports amid fears across the aviation industry...

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ESG Risk Firm Window Acquires Fintech Drift
ESG Risk Firm Window Acquires Fintech Drift
January 18, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Window, a company providing environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and risk assessment tools, has acquired Fintech Drift, a publisher that offers insights into how...

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Spendesk Raises $113M, Reaches Unicorn Status
Spendesk Raises $113M, Reaches Unicorn Status
January 18, 2022  |  Investments

The Paris-based payments company Spendesk announced it has raised 100 million euros ($113 million), bringing it to unicorn status with a value of more than...

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NFT Marketplace OpenSea Acquires Dharma Labs
NFT Marketplace OpenSea Acquires Dharma Labs
January 18, 2022  |  Acquisitions

To help its effort to invest in nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and the Web3 ecosystem, NFT marketplace OpenSea has acquired digital wallet service Dharma Labs, according...

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64% of QSR Customers Earn Loyalty Rewards by Spending More
64% of QSR Customers Earn Loyalty Rewards by Spending More
January 18, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Sixty-eight percent of consumers place orders from a restaurant — not through an aggregator — at least once a month, according to Digital Divide: Minding...

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