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1.6KANTITRUSTEpic Doubles Down On Legal Battle With Apple
The dispute between Epic Games and Apple is deepening, Bloomberg said Thursday (Jan. 14), as Epic decries the removal of its popular...
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1.3KEconomyBiden Stimulus: $1,400 Checks And $20 Billion For Vaccines
President-elect Joe Biden will push for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). That will come...
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1.4KCoronavirusDecision Time Approaches For Competing COVID Immunity Passport Schemes
In America’s antebellum south, mosquito-borne yellow fever was the COVID-19 of its day. There was no vaccine. People built up socially valuable...
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1.6KB2B PaymentsAspireHR Teams With SAP Concur For T&E, Invoice Management
AspireHR teamed with SAP Concur for a reselling and system connection collaboration to bring the latter company’s travel, expense and invoice management...
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1.7KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Gemini Acquires Blockrize, Announces Credit Card With Crypto Rewards
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announced in a press release Thursday (Jan. 14) that it will soon be offering a cryptocurrency rewards credit card...
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1.4KPayment MethodsGivingli Taps Blackhawk Network For eGift Technology
Digital greeting card and gifting company Givingli has chosen Blackhawk Network to provide its app users with digital gift card selections. Givingli...
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1.5KInternationalToday In Payments Around The World: Grab Notches $300 Million: Saudi Arabia’s Open Banking Plan Seeks To Further Digital Innovation
In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab Financial Group said it has raised $300 million in a funding round, while...
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903LegalAmazon Says Parler Lawsuit Is Invalid Because Of Terms Of Service Violations
Amazon has hit back against social media site Parler in its lawsuit over the site's removal from the cloud of Amazon Web...
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1.1KSecurity & FraudCommerzbank Says It Was 'Deceived' By Wirecard Fraud
Commerzbank has told lawyers that the bank was a victim of fraud in the ongoing Wirecard case, Reuters reported Thursday (Jan. 14)....
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1.0KCoronavirusPandemic Ripple Effects Extend To Business Events
As the pandemic, eventually, moves to the rearview mirror — we might move from post-COVID to an era to be defined as...
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1.4KRetailToday In Retail: Ethan Allen Projects 44.9 Pct Retail Written Orders Growth; Christopher & Banks Files For Chapter 11
In today’s top retail news, Ethan Allen Interiors anticipates reporting retail segment written orders growth of 44.9 percent from the prior year...
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808Mobile ApplicationsShopping Apps Switch It Up In Latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking
Much has changed in the world since we last checked in on PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps, and there’s much to...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsTD To Buy Wells Fargo's Canadian Direct Equipment Finance Business
The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Wells Fargo have unveiled a deal through which TD will buy the Canadian Direct Equipment Finance operation of...
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1.6KRetailGrocery Roundup: Walmart, Tesco Meet The New Digital Consumers
Grocery shopping has become a very different animal in the last year as consumers have radically altered their shopping preferences. Once a...
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1.1KRestaurant innovationBritain’s Finest Restaurants Are Making Takeout A Way Of Life
As Britain hunkers down into yet another lockdown, its finest restaurants are adapting to takeout and delivery as a way of life....
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1.3KSMBsFour Tools To Help SMBs Compete In The Digital-First Economy
A year ago, solidifying a digital business was still at the level of a “nice to do” for most SMBs. A year...
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757CoronavirusFlorida Officials Soft-Pedal Notion Of Vaccine Tourism
Scuttlebutt is circulating that Florida — among the first states to open COVID-19 vaccines to anyone over 65 — is getting a...
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1.1KNewsToday In Payments: CT AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business; Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts
In today’s top news, Connecticut’s Attorney General has opened an antitrust probe into Amazon’s eBook business, and Petco beat expectations in its...
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1.3KInternationalSaudi Arabia’s Open Banking Plan Aims To Advance Digital Innovation
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) is introducing an open banking policy to advance digital innovation in the financial services sector. Saudi...
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1.2KRetailApple Pay Teams Up With Panera On Free Coffee Deal
Apple is betting the lure of free coffee will help boost use of Apple Pay. Customers who subscribe to MyPanera+ Coffee can...
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991Real EstateNYC Renters Fall More Than $1 Billion Behind In COVID Economy
As the pandemic continues to bash the economy, all too many New York City apartment dwellers simply can’t pay the rent. The...
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800Credit UnionsPSCU: Owner CUs Saw Rising Debit, Credit Sales Volumes Over The Holidays
Payments credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU reported 11.4 percent year-over-year debit and credit overall same-store sales volume growth among its owner credit...
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1.4KInvestmentsX1 Card Raises $12 Million In Funding Round Led By Spark Capital
Silicon Valley credit card startup X1 raised $12 million in a funding round led by Spark Capital, a backer of Twitter, Plaid,...
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1.2KTravel PaymentsNTT DATA Teams With Conferma Pay On Virtual Payments For Lodging
NTT DATA Hong Kong Limited (NTT DATA) has teamed with Conferma Pay to bring digital payment communications to hotels, according to an announcement...
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1.5KRetailPetco’s IPO, New Name Highlights Surging Pet Commerce Category
With “renewed clarity” and “reignited vision," shares of Petco began trading on Thursday (Jan. 14) after the owner of 1,500 pet stores...
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1.5KPartnerships / AcquisitionsGoogle Cloud, Nokia Join Forces On Cloud-Native 5G Products
Google Cloud and Finland’s Nokia are teaming up to develop cloud-native 5G solutions for communications service providers and enterprise customers, the companies...
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1.4KB2B PaymentsToday In B2B: Citi Names New TTS Head; Rho Adds AP To Business Banking
Today in B2B payments, Citi announces its news Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) head, while Rho lands new funding and adds accounts...
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1.7KPartnerships / AcquisitionsPayPal Ups Game, Buys Rest Of Payments Platform GoPay In China
PayPal has become the first foreign company to own 100 percent of a payments platform in China as the financial technology company...
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1.8KGoogleGoogle India Boots Loan Apps Breaking Safety Policies
After reviewing numerous complaints, Google India said it will remove any apps relating to personal lending that are found to be in...
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1.6KHealthcareNew Health Coalition Pushes For Digital COVID Vaccination Records
A coalition of organizations in the health and technology industries has kicked off a campaign to allow individuals to easily access their...
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1.8KRetailWhy Target Crushed Holiday Sales While Nordstrom And Urban Outfitters Flopped
The 2020 holiday shopping season is shaping up to be a tale of two kinds of retailers. While Target crushed eCommerce and...
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1.4KToday In DataEmerging Developments In Malls, Logistics And Digital Commerce
Some closed or struggling shopping malls are being reinvented as headquarters or campuses for companies. In pandemic commerce, small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that...
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2.4KRetailNike Sues More Than 1,000 Websites And Other Parties Over Alleged Counterfeiting
Nike is suing 589 websites, the owners of 676 social media accounts and more than 100 unidentified companies and individuals for allegedly...
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2.2KRetailEthan Allen Expects 44.9 Pct Retail Written Orders Growth
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. anticipates reporting retail segment written orders growth of 44.9 percent over the prior year for its Q2, which...
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2.1KCryptocurrencyECB's Lagarde: Bitcoin A Money Laundering Tool, Needs More Regulation
Bitcoin is about to get even more scrutiny by regulators, on a global stage. At least it seems so, if recent comments...
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2.3KDigital BankingMarqeta Teams With Goldman Sachs To Power Marcus Checking
FinTech startup Marqeta has been tapped by Goldman Sachs to power digital checking accounts for Marcus. Marqeta said that Goldman Sachs “will...
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3.4KRetailChristopher & Banks Seeks Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Women’s clothing retailer Christopher & Banks Corporation has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the...
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2.5KeCommerceHoliday Returns Binge Begins As Consumers Fault Order Errors, Late Delivery
Don’t bask in the afterglow of all those holiday receipts just yet. Because, well … returns. Inaugural digital-first winter gifting season that...
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1.3KEconomySecond Unemployment Report Of 2021 Shows Uptick To 965,000
Initial unemployment claims went up more than expected for the week that ended Jan. 9, the second jobless report of the new...
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1.4KB2B PaymentsRTP Picks Up Pace With Corporates, While CBDCs Raise Banker Doubts
The Clearing House's real-time payments offering, the RTP® network, continues to gather steam with financial institutions (FIs), FinTechs and their business customers...
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1.4KB2B PaymentsThe Diamond Industry Polishes Its B2B eCommerce Strategy
Like so many industries today, the diamond sector continues to struggle with supply chain digitization. The process of B2B procurement between diamond...
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983Digital OnboardingDeep Dive: How Geocoding, Location Intelligence Unlock Valuable Analytics
Maintaining consumers’ correct address information is vital to entities such as retailers and banks. Up-to-date customer addresses can unlock a wealth of...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsFinance Teams Surmount The Barriers To Custom Automation
When it comes to the ever-persistent build-versus-buy debate, the "buy" decision is becoming a more obvious choice for many firms within their...
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1.2KFraud PreventionHow Swap.com Kept Fraudsters From Ruining Christmas
The post-holiday season is a busy time for consignment stores — making it a busy time for cybercriminals as well. And as...
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1.3KIPOPetco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts
Petco raised $864 million in an initial public offering (IPO) scheduled to start trading on Thursday (Jan. 14), Bloomberg reported. The San...
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2.4KANTITRUSTConnecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is launching an antitrust probe into how Amazon runs its eBook business, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...
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3.1KBankingUpgrade’s New Debit Rewards Product Takes New Approach To Mobile Banking
There is no shortage of digital-only banks offering a smoother onboarding process, a slick mobile interface and fee waivers in an effort...
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3.5KRetailNew Toshiba Commerce System Offers Retailers ‘Amazon Go At Scale’
For many retailers, the digital shift was hobbled by legacy IT systems and integration complexities. Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions CEO Rance Poehler...
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2.5KAuthenticationVideo, Facial ID Become Tools To Vet And On Board Remote Workforce
Employers reflecting on 2020 will largely remember it as the year of the remote shift. A survey of 1,200 companies across numerous...
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1.9KDigital BankingNEW DATA: Relevance Test: Majority Of Consumers Find Bank Web Content Lacking
Since the onset of the pandemic, banking activities like opening new accounts and applying for loans are now being done virtually to...
