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Despite Recovery, Tripadvisor Keeps Staff Cuts In Place
March 10, 2021

Tripadvisor executed significant cuts last year in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. With the pandemic severely curtailing travel, the Massachusetts company eliminated a quarter of its workforce, reducing expenses by 32 percent from 2019 to 2020. Although the business is now recovering, one of...

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Dwolla Adds Mastercard’s Dave Glaser As President, COO
March 10, 2021

Modern payments platform Dwolla has tapped industry veteran Dave Glaser, most recently of Mastercard, to lead its team as president and chief operating officer, according to a company blog on Tuesday (March 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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JPMorgan Taps HSBC Innovation Head To Lead FinTech Division
March 09, 2021

J.P. Morgan Chase has hired ex-HSBC executive Jeremy Balkin as the head of FinTech and Innovation for Wholesale Payments, Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Totaro Joins Tassat As Chief Executive Officer
March 09, 2021

New York-based FinTech Tassat Group LLC has appointed Ron Totaro to the position of chief executive officer, according to a Tuesday (March 9) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Antitrust Scholar Lina Khan To Be Appointed To FTC
March 09, 2021

Antitrust scholar Lina Khan is tracking to be appointed to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) following a nomination by President Joe Biden, Politico reported on Tuesday (March 9).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Chewy Founder Tapped To Lead GameStop’s eCommerce Transformation
March 08, 2021

Video game provider GameStop Corp. said on Monday (March 8) in a press release that Chewy Founder Ryan Cohen leads a committee that aims to “accelerate the company’s transformation” and lead its eCommerce overhaul. Shares of GameStop jumped more than 35 percent after the announcement, CNBC...

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Antitrust Activist Economist Tim Wu Joins Biden Staff As Adviser
March 07, 2021

An influential critic of some of the biggest Silicon Valley technology companies has landed a seat on President Joe Biden’s economic council. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Reddit Hires First Chief Financial Officer As It Mulls Public Filing
March 05, 2021

Online community network Reddit appointed Drew Vollero as its first chief financial officer (CFO). The veteran finance executive was also Snap’s first CFO and helped take the company public in 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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sticky.io Adds Cloud Computing Veteran As Chief Technology Officer
March 03, 2021

eCommerce subscription management and recurring billing platform sticky.io has named Brett McLaughlin as its new chief technology officer (CTO), according to a Wednesday (Mar. 3) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...