ByteDance’s bid to retain ownership of TikTok in the United States through a “partnership” with Oracle faces long odds of winning White House approval, according to former national security advisors and regulatory lawyers interviewed by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
As America heads into a holiday shopping season that will be unlike anything that has ever come before, we can all at least look forward to one piece of returning familiarity — the latest iteration of the “Console Wars.” That’s a holiday tradition that pops...
Tonal, a fitness company that sells what it calls “the smartest home gym,” announced on Thursday (Sept. 17) that it has raised $120 million in a second round of venture capital funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Uber Technologies Inc. wants to shed part of its minority stake in Didi Chuxing, the Beijing vehicle-for-hire company that calls itself the world’s leading mobile transportation platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
In today’s top news in payments around the world, Delivery Hero said it has acquired Glovo’s Latin America operations, and Telefónica is teaming with Rakuten for the development of an OpenRAN (radio access network). Plus, Flipkart Group is reportedly getting ready to go public as...
A company recently created by billionaire Virgin Atlantic Founder Richard Branson plans to raise between $400 million and $460 million to acquire a yet-to-be identified business that is available at an attractive price due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 16) filing...
What a difference a day makes – or doesn’t make. While the retail industry waits for Amazon to officially announce Prime Day, some other events are starting to take their places on the calendar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
It’s not often that eCommerce companies critique the products they’re aligned with. After all, Dick’s Sporting Goods doesn’t rate NFL players, and Best Buy doesn’t wax poetic about the beauties of the Apple campus in Cupertino. Such tasks are usually left to their customers. But...
Americans spent $95.6 billion in 2019 feeding and caring for their pets. To provide some perspective on how big that number is, if the pet industry was a country it would have the 60th highest GDP in the world, right between Angola and Kenya. With...
