Instacart Aims to Price out DoorDash With Launch of Meal Delivery
Instacart Aims to Price out DoorDash With Launch of Meal Delivery
January 13, 2022  |  Delivery

With its latest initiative, Instacart is firing back at the leading restaurant aggregators, such as DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub, which have been moving further...

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SaaS Funder Arc Launches With $161M
SaaS Funder Arc Launches With $161M
January 13, 2022  |  Investments

Arc, a startup that offers a finance platform for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), announced Thursday (Jan. 13) it had emerged from stealth with $161 million in funding....

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Ahead of Auction, Pulp Fiction NFT Battle Heats Up
Ahead of Auction, Pulp Fiction NFT Battle Heats Up
January 13, 2022  |  NFTs

The dispute between Miramax and Quentin Tarantino over the filmmaker’s plan to sell nonfungible tokens (NFTs) like script pages and other mementos from his 1994...

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State Bank of Pakistan, Government Weighing Crypto Ban
State Bank of Pakistan, Government Weighing Crypto Ban
January 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the federal government are reportedly weighing a ban on all cryptocurrency transactions in the country, according to Cointelegraph...

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Bank of Israel Studies Potential of Digital Shekel
Bank of Israel Studies Potential of Digital Shekel
January 13, 2022  |  CBDC

Israeli policymakers have broadened the scope of their research into launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the Bank of Israel scrambles to avoid...

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Gemini Acquires BITRIA to Move Into Wealth Management
Gemini Acquires BITRIA to Move Into Wealth Management
January 13, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is hoping to duplicate the $7.1 billion success it’s achieved in the digital realm with a move into wealth management through the...

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Startups in Brazil Attract Capital Topping $9.4B in 2021, Doubling 2020
Startups in Brazil Attract Capital Topping $9.4B in 2021, Doubling 2020
January 13, 2022  |  Startups

Startups in Brazil attracted record-breaking levels of funding in 2021, with over $9.4 billion raised in the innovation market — almost 2.6 times more than...

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47% of Businesses Say the Pandemic Has Affected Their Payment Acceptance Capabilities
47% of Businesses Say the Pandemic Has Affected Their Payment Acceptance Capabilities
January 13, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Companies of all types have had to adjust quickly to pandemic-driven changes in how businesses and individuals shop and pay. Business-to-business (B2B) companies that have...

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Venmo Debuts Gift-Wrapping Feature
Venmo Debuts Gift-Wrapping Feature
January 13, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Venmo on Thursday (Jan. 13) unveiled its gift-wrapping feature, giving users a new way to send money to their friends and family members. Users can...

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