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EarningsMoneyGram Reports 111 Pct Online D2C Growth
MoneyGram International Inc. reported on Friday (Oct. 30) as part of its earnings announcement...
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RetailThe Home Depot Takes Over Bed Bath & Beyond Lease...
As it takes over a large space that Bed Bath & Beyond is leaving...
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MastercardMastercard’s Cyber Secure Uses AI To Help Banks Fight Cyber...
Mastercard has unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI)-fueled Cyber Secure tool suite, which lets banks...
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EarningsAlphabet Strikes Retail-Friendly Pose In Q3 Earnings
Google parent Alphabet reported Thursday (Oct. 29) that it enjoyed solid Q3 revenues as...
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SubscriptionsNetflix Raises Monthly Subscription Fees
Just in time for cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere and an anticipated round...
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ANTITRUSTEU Court Rules Facebook Must Store Data In ‘Virtual Data...
The European Union’s (EU) second-highest court ruled that Facebook can’t be forced to turn...
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ResTechChowly Teams With Grubhub To Streamline Restaurant Orders
Restaurant services platform Chowly is partnering with food delivery app Grubhub to bring local...
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DeliveryPostmates To Deliver TikTok Treats Inspired By Food Trends
From hand-whipped coffee to pancake cereal, a creator-led menu based on food trends inspired...
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RetailWalmart Turns Four Stores Into eCommerce Test Hubs
Walmart is looking at merging its fulfillment centers and the aisles of its stores....
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EconomyUS Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Level Since Pandemic Began
Seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims dipped to 751,000 the week ending Oct. 24, some...
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B2B PaymentsUS Inches Toward Open Banking With CFPB Notice
With more and more FinTechs introducing their own banking services, the competition is heating...
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BlockchainMastercard Uses Blockchain To Innovate AgTech
Trust in supply chains can be a tricky thing to achieve. It’s absolutely necessary...
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RetailSurvey: Chinese Consumers Expect To Spend More On Alibaba's 2020...
“Singles' Day” in China is a 24-hour shopping marathon that boasts the biggest sales...
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ANTITRUSTGerman Authority Opens Probe Into Amazon, Apple Over Alleged Anticompetition
German antitrust regulators are investigating both Amazon and Apple over possible anticompetitive behavior in...
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Credit UnionsPSCU, FICO Partner To Bring Fraud Alert Tool To Credit...
PSCU, the credit union service organization (CUSO), is teaming up with FICO Customer Communications...
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AppleApple iOS 14 Sparks Antitrust Grievance In France
Apple’s new operating system, iOS 14, offers new privacy controls and advertising opt-in that...
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RetailChewy Debuts Telehealth Service For Pets and Vets
Online pet food and products retailer Chewy has found another way to connect with...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsVisa To Acquire YellowPepper To Expand Network of Networks In...
Visa has inked an agreement to acquire YellowPepper, which works with startups in the...
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Fintech InvestmentsNew UBS Portfolio Focuses $200M On FinTechs
Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help...
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Digital PaymentsSurge In Commercial Payments Pushes ACH Payments Volume Up 9...
The ACH Network, the national clearinghouse for electronic funds transfers, saw a big jump...
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InnovationAmazon, Apple And Google Aim To Build Superconnected Homes This...
Talking to yourself has never looked so normal than in superconnected homes that have...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsReport: DOJ May Sue To Block Visa's Plaid Acquisition
Visa Inc.’s planned acquisition of FinTech player Plaid Inc. is in peril due to antitrust concerns,...
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Personal FinancePandemic-Proof Robinhood Signs Record Number Of New Users
FinTech investing startup Robinhood signed a record 3 million new users in the first...
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Innovation'At Mitek, What Changed? I Did'
At the time when the pandemic hit, Max Carnecchia, CEO of Mitek, had never...
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IPOChinese Firms Sprint Toward IPO Finish Line Amid Ant’s Record...
Ant Group’s filing of an estimated $34.5 billion record IPO is running parallel to...
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EarningsFacebook’s Q3 Earnings Will Reflect Pandemic, Politics and Payments
Investors will get a glimpse inside the increasingly complex world of the biggest social-media...
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IPOByteDance Explores IPO For Douyin, China’s Version Of TikTok
Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, could hit the markets as a publicly-traded company...
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FacebookFacebook Introduces Free Cloud Gaming For Android OS
Facebook is rolling out new cloud-based games in beta for Android and Windows operating...
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InvestmentsDunkin’ Privatization Bid Points To Caffeinated Competition
News that Dunkin’ Brands might be taken private in an $8 billion deal with...
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Fraud AttackCalifornia Freezes Unemployment Debit Cards Over Purported Fraud
California officials have frozen about 350,000 unemployment debit cards over purported fraud, according to...
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Real EstateFalling Commercial Real Estate Prices Threaten Bank Losses
Plummeting commercial real estate prices could cause steep bank losses as people continue to...
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B2B PaymentsStreetShares Nets $10M To Expand SMB Lending Tech
FinTech StreetShares, which works to aid financial institutions (FIs) in providing loans for small-...
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DataVerizon, Microsoft Partner To Accelerate 5G Technology
Verizon and Microsoft have teamed up to accelerate the delivery of private 5G networks...
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Mobile ApplicationsFederal Judge Denies Gov't Request To Take WeChat Off App...
A request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to change a decision that let...
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WalmartWalmart’s Flipkart Invests $204M For Stake In Indian Fashion Retailer...
Walmart India’s eCommerce firm Flipkart is investing $204 million (₹1,500 crore) for a 7.8...
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GoogleSkipify, Google Partner To Bring Shopping To Gmail
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered payments startup Skipify is partnering with Google to deliver shopping features...
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RetailThe Gap Sets Out Digital-First Strategy
The Nike retailing model has shown itself again as The Gap announced Thursday that...
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RidesharingUber, Lyft Lose AB5 Appeal In California
Silicon Valley rideshare giants Uber and Lyft must abide by a California Court of...
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RidesharingLyft Partners With Venmo To Offer More Ridesharing Payment Options
Rideshare platform Lyft is teaming up with Venmo to give riders the option to...
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FacebookFacebook Brings Dating App To Europe
Social media giant Facebook is bringing its online dating tool to Europe after seeing...
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Social CommerceFacebook’s WhatsApp Enables In-Chat Purchases
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is introducing new services that will enable business users to sell directly...
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EarningsChipotle’s Online Ordering Surge Bodes Well For Restaurants’ Digital Efforts
For restaurants — quick-service restaurants, especially — three Ds are powering sales: delivery, digitally,...
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RetailCarLotz To Go Public Via A SPAC
CarLotz and Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. -- a special purpose acquisition company (or "SPAC")...
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EconomyInitial Jobless Claims Fall to 787,000
U.S. initial claims for unemployment insurance fell in the week ended Oct. 17 to,...
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RetailFat Brain Toys Navigates Pandemic With Agile Business Model
Like so many categories during the pandemic, the toy business has been a two-sided...
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CryptocurrencyPayPal Lets Customers Buy, Sell Or Shop With Cryptocurrency
As part of the rise in digital payments, PayPal Holdings has jumped into the...
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AmazonAmazon Introduces No-Charge One-Hour Pickup At Whole Foods
Amazon is rolling out free, one-hour grocery pickup at Whole Foods across the U.S....
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B2B PaymentsRep. Patrick McHenry: SMBs Need More PPP Stimulus; Big Tech...
The pandemic’s economic impacts have taken a toll on all businesses but in many...
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RetailKohl’s To Launch Private-Label Athleisure Line As Pandemic Upends Office...
Kohl’s is launching a new athleisure brand called FLX as demand for casual attire...
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Payment MethodsEtsy To Offer Klarna's Buy Now, Pay Later Payment Option
Etsy, the online marketplace for creative gifts, is set to roll out use of...
