ByteDance Says Employees Improperly Accessed TikTok User Data 

ByteDance Says Employees Improperly Accessed TikTok User Data 
ByteDance Says Employees Improperly Accessed TikTok User Data 
December 22, 2022  |  Data & Research

TikTok parent company ByteDance reportedly said employees improperly accessed two journalists’ TikTok user data.  General Counsel Erich Andersen wrote in a Thursday (Dec. 22) email...

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Circular Economy FinTech Twig Buys Teen Banking Firm Vybe 
Circular Economy FinTech Twig Buys Teen Banking Firm Vybe 
December 22, 2022  |  Banking

Aiming to become “the go-to platform for Gen Z,” circular economy FinTech Twig has acquired Vybe.  The London-based FinTech company rooted in circular economy principles...

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Slipping Restaurant Sales Lead to Cost Cutting
Slipping Restaurant Sales Lead to Cost Cutting
December 22, 2022  |  ResTech

With lower restaurant sales, dining establishments may need to consider new cost-cutting strategies. Nearly all businesses are battling the economy’s continued inflationary cycle, coupled with...

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Restaurant Industry Sees Decline in Customers Who Order Online
Restaurant Industry Sees Decline in Customers Who Order Online
December 22, 2022  |  Mobile Order Ahead

If high global food prices weren’t enough, the restaurant industry is seeing fewer online orders too. By the Numbers PYMNTS’ new study “How The World...

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Boston Fed, MIT Study Paints Path Forward for Digital Dollar
Boston Fed, MIT Study Paints Path Forward for Digital Dollar
December 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A U.S. digital dollar is possible, and researchers have built the framework to prove it. That’s according to a multi-year project from the Federal Reserve...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250M Bond and Electronically Monitored 
Sam Bankman-Fried Released on $250M Bond and Electronically Monitored 
December 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Sam Bankman-Fried has been released on a $250 million bond.  During his first court appearance in the United States on Thursday (Dec. 22), the FTX...

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Unprofitable Direct-to-Consumer Brands May Not Last Through 2023
Unprofitable Direct-to-Consumer Brands May Not Last Through 2023
December 22, 2022  |  Startups

Early-stage direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands that rely on investor funding will have a difficult year ahead. This, as macroeconomic conditions worsen and venture capitalists get more...

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Sygnus Acquires 42.2% Stake in B2B Logistics Services Provider CS&T 
Sygnus Acquires 42.2% Stake in B2B Logistics Services Provider CS&T 
December 22, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Sygnus Deneb Investments Limited (SDI) has acquired a 42.2% stake in B2B logistics services provider CS&T.  The private equity investment company said in a Friday...

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Financial Institutions’ Loyalty Play: Hyper-Personalized Spending Guidance
Financial Institutions’ Loyalty Play: Hyper-Personalized Spending Guidance
December 22, 2022  |  Banking

A key for financial institutions (FIs) prioritizing loyalty and seeking to tailor their clients’ customer experience could be right in front of them: receipt data....

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