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What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty and Rewards

What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty and Rewards
What Grubhub, Uber Can Teach CUs About Loyalty and Rewards
November 25, 2019  |  Credit Unions

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Lawmakers Question Airbnb On Non-Compliant Listings
Lawmakers Question Airbnb On Non-Compliant Listings
November 22, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Airbnb is facing questions from U.S. lawmakers who want information about hosts who go against the company’s policies and don’t comply with local laws. Six members...

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House Committee Passes Bill To End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
House Committee Passes Bill To End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
November 21, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The House Judiciary Committee passed a bill that would effectively make marijuana legal, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) announced in a press release on...

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Big Tech Firms Respond To Congressional Committee Questions
Big Tech Firms Respond To Congressional Committee Questions
November 19, 2019  |  Business

In response to questions from a congressional committee, Alphabet’s Google, Amazon.com, Apple, and Facebook defended their practices and declined to answer some questions. The tech firms have been a symbol...

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Amazon Says It Uses Third-Party Seller Data To Boost Business
Amazon Says It Uses Third-Party Seller Data To Boost Business
November 19, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon, in a newly released document by the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, said it uses “aggregated data” from sellers who use its platform...

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House Committee Approves Ban On Controversial SMB Loan Tactic
House Committee Approves Ban On Controversial SMB Loan Tactic
November 15, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has voted in favor of banning a controversial practice in small business lending, The Washington Post reported Friday (Nov...

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Antitrust Complaint Says Amazon Forces Merchants To Use Its Logistics Services
Antitrust Complaint Says Amazon Forces Merchants To Use Its Logistics Services
November 08, 2019  |  eCommerce

An online merchant has written a letter to Congress saying that the company was forced to use Amazon’s logistics services, as it otherwise would have...

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Congress Wants Digital Platforms To Release Their Algorithms – Why?
Congress Wants Digital Platforms To Release Their Algorithms – Why?
November 04, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

U.S. lawmakers proposed new legislation last week that would require internet platforms to more or less lay bare the intellectual property that drives their business...

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