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Irish Payments Company Planet to Add 500 Jobs Globally
April 17, 2022

Planet, a software and payments company, is adding 100 new jobs in Ireland, the Connacht Tribune reported Sunday (April 17), with many of the roles destined for Planet’s headquarters in Galway. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Crowdfunding Sites Finance Ukrainian Journalism
April 17, 2022

Ukrainian journalists have been looking to the crowdfunding site Patreon to help finance their own coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Financial Times reported Saturday (April 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Euler Motors Gets $5M Towards EV Work
April 17, 2022

Euler Motors, an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing startup based in New Delhi, India, has raised $5 million from Moglix, a B2B industrial goods market, according to a Sunday (April 17) Entrackr report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Retail
Barnes & Noble Owner Waterstones Adds UK Book Chain Blackwell’s as It Takes On Amazon
April 17, 2022

Waterstones, the U.K. retailer and owner of U.S. bookstore chain Barnes & Noble, has been undergoing a series of changes to its bookselling model as it tries to battle Amazon, Financial Times reported Sunday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Peeps Hatch in Easter Baskets Everywhere as 2022 Treats Business Booms
April 16, 2022

Predicting a $20.8 billion Easter season in 2022, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said in March that per-person spend works out to $53 on food, $28 on gifts and $27 on clothing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
PBOC Pledges Loans to Protect Supply Chain
April 15, 2022

The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has pledged financial backing for trucks and logistics companies amid the country’s worst COVID outbreak in two years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Today in Retail: Supply Chain Issues Bring New Leaders to Jack Daniel’s
April 15, 2022

Today in retail, the maker of Jack Daniel’s and other liquor brands changes the leadership of its tech team in response to glass shortages and other supply chain issues. Plus, Vans sues art collective MSCHF over its new Wavy Baby shoe, Stripe begins supporting two...

International
EMEA Weekly: Ethereum Gets Closer to an Eco-Friendlier Version 2.0, but Next-Gen Scalability Delayed; South...
April 15, 2022

In this week’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the second generation Ethereum will be delayed until at least 2023; and South African auction house Strauss & Co. has partnered with five of the country’s wineries to offer fine wine non-fungible tokens to the...

International
FinTech Ukraine Weekly: Renesas Electronics Gives 1M Euros; Community Organized Relief Effort Launches Ukraine Humanitarian...
April 15, 2022

This week in the FinTech Ukraine: Semiconductor provider Renesas Electronics Corp. donated €1 million to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees for humanitarian efforts, and the Community Organized Relief Effort said it has launched a Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Cash Assistance Program in partnership with...