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SmileDirectClub Saga Illustrates Promise and Peril of Direct-to-Consumer Retail Models
December 07, 2023

In business, as in life, there are no guarantees of success. And to put a twist on an observation by poet Robert Burns, the best laid plans of digital, app-driven platforms looking to upend the way things have always been done … can go astray....

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Money Transfer Service Zepz Cuts 2% of Staff
November 30, 2023

British money transfer firm Zepz has reportedly made another round of job cuts. The company, which owns remittance platforms WorldRemit and Sendwave, has laid off 30 workers, according to a CNBC report Thursday (Nov. 30). “Zepz has entered a redundancy consultation which could affect less than 2% of its global headcount,” a...

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Alphabet Sheds Entire Stake in Trading App Robinhood
November 13, 2023

Google parent Alphabet has sold off all of its shares in trading app Robinhood. The tech giant in August had sold about 90% of its stake in Robinhood, and said in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had dissolved its holdings. Alphabet also...

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Payments Firms Netspend and Rêv Combine to Form Ouro
November 01, 2023

Payments firms Rêv and Netspend have combined their operations to form a new company named Ouro. The new group will maintain Netspend as a flagship brand and prepaid card provider, while also continuing to expand use of Rêv’s X World Wallet, the company said in a Wednesday (Nov. 1) news release....

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NCR Becomes ‘NCR Voyix’ Ahead of Company Split
October 16, 2023

Technology services company NCR says it is now officially called “NCR Voyix.” The company announced the name change Monday (Oct. 16), the same day it is scheduled to divide into two independent, publicly traded companies: NCR Voyix, focused on digital commerce, and NCR Atleos, which is focused on ATMs....

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NCR Sets Previously Planned Spinoff of ATM Business for October
September 25, 2023

NCR announced that its planned spinoff of its ATM business is weeks away. The technology services company said its board approved the timing of the separation of NCR Atleos, its ATM-focused company, from NCR Voyix, its online commerce company, according to a Friday (Sept. 22)...

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Robinhood’s Monthly User Numbers Continue to Dip
September 14, 2023

Robinhood’s monthly active user (MAU) base continues to shrink. The trading platform announced Wednesday (Sept. 13) that its MAUs for August came to 10.6 million. That’s down from 11 million at the close of July, and 13.3 million from August 2022. The news follows Robinhood’s earnings report from...

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What 873 CFOs Can Teach Banks About Working Capital Efficiencies    
September 14, 2023

“You can’t always get what you want” are both lyrics made famous by Mick Jagger in the 1968 rock classic by the same name and very likely the most frequently spoken words by parents everywhere. It also happens to be a fitting commentary on the...

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Adyen Pledges to Listen to Investors Following 44% Stock Price Drop
September 05, 2023

Adyen is reportedly holding an investor day in November following a stock selloff. The Dutch payments processing company has been meeting with investors in a roadshow, Chief Financial Officer Ethan Tandowsky told Bloomberg in an interview published Tuesday (Sept. 5). “We find the dialog that we had with them...