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1.2KSMBs Severely Underestimate Data Breach Costs
It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and industry leaders are zeroing in on some of the most vulnerable targets of cyber scams:...
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1.2KWhy Treehouses Rule The Airbnb Roost
Pop quiz: When you read the words “most popular Airbnb listing in history,” what is the first thought that pops into your mind?...
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1.2KFitbit Reportedly Mulls Possible Sale
Under its challenges of moving to smartwatches from fitness trackers, Fitbit has reportedly been in discussions with an investment bank surrounding the...
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1.1KLookiero Shopping Service Secures $19M In MMC-Led Round
Online personal shopping service Lookiero revealed it has closed a $19 million funding round led by London-based MMC Ventures, as reported on...
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996Walmart Nixes eCigarette Sales
Walmart has announced it will no longer sell eCigarettes after it sells out of its current inventory. The world’s biggest retailer currently...
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892Facebook App Investigation Leads To Thousands Of Suspensions
Facebook revealed it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps due to an investigation into how developers use its members’ data. “We...
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1.0KNew Cannabis Holding Company Led By PRØHBTD CEO Raises $25M
A cannabis consumer goods and marketing holding company led by PRØHBTD CEO and Founder Drake Sutton-Shearer has launched with $25 million in...
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1.2KTop News In Payments: Wells Fargo Collaborates With Plaid On API; Postmates Notches $225M
Today in the payments news roundup, Wells Fargo is collaborating with data platform Plaid to let customers manage their finances in one...
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975Global Travel Co Thomas Cook Is In Trouble
Thomas Cook, a global travel company based in based in London, needs to find 200 million pounds for lenders or it could...
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1.3KClutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
Clutter, an on-demand storage company that has been backed by the likes of SoftBank, has acquired The Storage Fox, a storage startup...
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1.2KRetail Pulse: Walgreens To Test Drone Deliveries; Walmart To Relaunch Scoop
Retailers are testing drone delivery to grow their omnichannel offerings and provide “store to door” on-demand service to their customers. Walgreens, in...
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987How Dogs And Cats Are Pushing More Retail Innovation
Whether you are a dog or cat person – or prefer another animal – pets are big business, and they are helping to...
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1.0KAmazon To Build Logistics Capabilities With Carbon-Neutral Electric Trucks
With the formation of an in-house armada of carbon-neutral delivery trucks, Amazon will soon integrate another step of the online shopping pipeline....
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843French Grocer Leader Price May Be Sold To Aldi
In the last move of a disposal program of non-core assets to free up its finances, French retailer Casino said that it...
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1.1KOversight Broadens Spend Analytics To Fleet Cards
Spend management firm Oversight Systems is rolling out a new module designed to analyze spend on fleet cards. The company said in...
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1.1KB2B Investors Go Big For Autonomous Fleet
The freight payments space may be exploring how autonomous and connected vehicles could promote payments automation for fleets, but investors today are...
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697Click Travel, British Airways Chosen For IATA Trial
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) had announced that Click Travel and British Airways have been selected to trial its new B2B...
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868Kountable Launches SMB Credit Reports Based On Execution Behaviors
Kountable announced it has launched credit bureau reporting for SMBs in Rwanda and Kenya based on how well they execute on projects....
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1.1KKanye Heads To Court In Late-Pay Battle While Aussie Receivables Accelerate
Two separate studies show that in Australia, late payments are receding a bit. There still is much room for improvement, however. And, separately,...
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929Nordea CFO Leaves Under Backdrop Of Management Overhaul
Nordea Bank ABP’s finance chief is leaving amid a broader shakeup of the bank’s management under its new chief executive. The lender...
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791UniZest Opens £300K Seed Round For Int’l Student Banking In UK
UniZest, which provides banking services for international students, revealed it has opened a £300,000 public seed round on cross-border fundraising and trading...
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995Keeping Online Counterfeits Off Luxury Marketplaces
Sales of counterfeit goods, particularly on third-party sites that facilitate transactions between individual buyers and sellers, have skyrocketed with the advent of...
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2.2KVisa B2B Connect Live In 62 Countries, Adds Infosys As Integration Partner
Visa announced today that Visa B2B Connect is live in 62 countries, and has added Infosys as a new integration partner. Ahead...
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1.3KWAYV Launches New Platform To Streamline Cannabis Logistics
B2B cannabis logistics platform WAYV has launched a service to streamline cannabis supply chain logistics. The company’s Dynamic Distribution connects brands, retailers...
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1.4KTapping Tech To Take The Misery Out Of Moving
In the annals of digital age start-ups, stories of a business founded in dorm rooms are a dime a dozen. Some stories...
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1.1KDarkstore eCommerce Fulfillment Firm Raises $21M
Darkstore announced that it has raised a $21 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures. This latest round brings Darkstore’s total...
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915Investment App Groww Lands $21.4M To Expand India Market Share
Indian startup Groww has raised $21.4 million in a Series B financing round led by U.S.-based VC firm Ribbit Capital. Existing investors...
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936Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has revealed that it has been hit with a data breach. “We recently discovered that...
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931ID2020 Alliance Unveils Digital ID Program
At its annual summit in New York, the ID2020 Alliance announced the roll out of a digital identity program with the Government...
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1.0KPostmates Raises $225M On $2.4B Valuation Pre-IPO
As it prepares to go public, delivery company Postmates has raised $225 million at a $2.4 billion valuation, according to a report...
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1.3KHappyOrNot Notches $25M To Enhance Customer Feedback Systems
For its customer satisfaction terminals, HappyOrNot notched $25 million in funding that is said to be used to keep building its customer...
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1.1KInvestor Says Grubhub Challenged By Competition, Margin Pressures
Famous investor Jim Chanos, founder of Kynikos Associates, said that Grubhub, a food delivery company, makes barely anything per order and that...
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1.1KWalgreens Teams With Alphabet’s Wing For Drone Delivery
Pharmacy retail giant Walgreens and Alphabet-owned drone company Wing have teamed up on a pilot program to deliver products to the doors...
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1.5KIndonesia’s Lion Air Probes Breach Of Customers’ Personal Data
Following incidents at other airlines, Indonesian carrier PT Lion Mentari Airlines, known as Lion Air, is looking into a breach that reportedly led...
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2.3KDeutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
Deutsche Bank has acquired a 4.9 percent stake in the German-based FinTech Deposit Solutions, according to a Deutsche Bank press release on...
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1.4KHuawei Launches Smartphone Line Without Google Software
Due to being placed on a blacklist by the U.S. earlier this year, Huawei has introduced a new line of 5G phones...
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2.3KStripe Raises $250M At $35B Valuation
FinTech Stripe is raising $250 million in its latest funding round and has reached a pre-money valuation of $35 billion, according to...
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2.5KCross River Bank RTP Connection To Help FinTechs
Cross River, a company that provides banking services for technology companies, will join The Clearing House’s (TCH) RTP network, according to a...
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2.3KAussie FinTech Douugh Expands Mastercard Debit Cards To US Customers
Australian consumer FinTech company Douugh is kicking off its visual “Savings Jar” feature as it widens the availability of its artificial intelligence...
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1.4KIndia’s Vaping Ban Prompts Amazon, Flipkart To Remove Products
Indian eCommerce sites like Amazon, Flipkart and others have been rushing to remove listings for all vaping devices following the passage of...
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1.2KCollaborating To Create Kids’ Subscriptions With A STEM Twist
Parents looking for subscriptions boxes to keep their children educationally entertained have many, many options, including names like Monti Kids, Green Pinata...
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1.3KThe Impossible Burger To Make Its Grocery Debut
Once only available in restaurants, The Impossible Burger will be available for sale in grocery stores this week. Shoppers will be able...
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1.2KGiving The Gift Of Michigan With Curated Boxes
Michiganders may have a cottage up north, treat 50 degrees as “shorts weather” and consider Superman ice cream to be a symbol...
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1.2KApparel, Embracing Digital, Drives Innovation In Retail
Apparel used to be mostly a brick-and-mortar retail experience, but that has changed drastically over the last few years – and has...
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1.5KWells Fargo Teams With Plaid On API-Supported Data Exchange
Financial institution Wells Fargo is partnering with data platform Plaid to offer customers the option of managing their finances in one place...
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1.4KTru Kids Teams With Candytopia For Toys R Us Adventure
To bring in shoppers with new experiences, Tru Kids, the new owner of the Toys R Us brand, is teaming up with...
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1.6KB2B Payment Innovations Keep Suppliers In Mind
This week, Mastercard announced plans to modernize its B2B payment ecosystem with Mastercard Track. The Mastercard Track Business Payment Service is said...
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1.1KGoCardless Debuts In US With Recurring ACH B2B Payments Sevice
GoCardless, a U.K.-based company providing businesses with recurring payment acceptance solutions, is launching in the U.S. with an eye on the B2B...
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1.4KADB Warns Of ‘Digital Poverty’ Hampering Trade Finance
The Asian Development Bank, which ramped up the trade finance industry’s focus on broadening access to small businesses after releasing a report...
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1.6KCashplus Hires Amex Commercial Card Risk Exec
U.K. challenger FinTech Cashplus has hired a commercial card risk expert from American Express, reports this week said. According to reports Wednesday...
