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Sea Ltd. Will Raise Record-Setting $6.3B in Capital

Sea Ltd. Will Raise Record-Setting $6.3B in Capital
Sea Ltd. Will Raise Record-Setting $6.3B in Capital
September 09, 2021  |  Investments

eCommerce and gaming company Sea Ltd. hopes to raise $6.3 billion in the largest fundraising effort in Southeast Asia’s history, the second major fundraising effort...

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Marqeta, Zip Team on BNPL Payments
Marqeta, Zip Team on BNPL Payments
September 09, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Global card issuing platform Marqeta is continuing a partnership it has had with Australia-based Zip Co. for the past year and will keep powering the...

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Petco Expands Subscription Service for Dogs
Petco Expands Subscription Service for Dogs
September 08, 2021  |  Subscriptions

Petco is expanding the monthly PupBox subscription service to offer new products tailored to the four life stages of dogs, a press release stated on...

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Klarna, Beautycounter to Livestream Shopping Series
Klarna, Beautycounter to Livestream Shopping Series
September 08, 2021  |  Streaming

Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna announced in a press release that it is livestreaming a four-segment shopping series as part of its...

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CFPB Sues LendUp Alleging Online Lender Broke Consent Order
CFPB Sues LendUp Alleging Online Lender Broke Consent Order
September 08, 2021  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is alleging in court that LendUp Loans has violated a 2016 consent order and deceived borrowers, according to a...

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Wells Fargo Unveils AI-Boosted Integrated Receivables Service
Wells Fargo Unveils AI-Boosted Integrated Receivables Service
September 08, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Wells Fargo & Company announced on Wednesday (Sept. 8) the availability of Integrated Receivables, a new accounts receivable (AR) service rooted in artificial intelligence (AI),...

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Sneaker Startup IPOs Take a Run at Nike
Sneaker Startup IPOs Take a Run at Nike
September 08, 2021  |  Retail

In the past two weeks, two different direct-to-consumer (D2C) sneaker brands have each filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and...

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No Pain, No Gain: Amazon and Walmart Fight for Electronics Share Stagnates
No Pain, No Gain: Amazon and Walmart Fight for Electronics Share Stagnates
September 08, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon and Walmart have both seen their share of electronics and appliance sales remain relatively unchanged for the past two quarters, with Walmart struggling to...

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American Leisure Travelers Banned From Visiting Sweden
American Leisure Travelers Banned From Visiting Sweden
September 07, 2021  |  Pandenomics

Sweden has banned all U.S. travelers, regardless of vaccination status, from traveling to the country, a report from AFAR stated on Tuesday (Sept. 7). Get...

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