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Wedbush Analyst: Afterpay Deal May Lead To Square Super App, Boost Consumer Side

Wedbush Analyst: Afterpay Deal May Lead To Square Super App, Boost Consumer Side
Wedbush Analyst: Afterpay Deal May Lead To Square Super App, Boost Consumer Side
August 02, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Square’s acquisition of Afterpay is “all about monetization,” according to Wedbush analyst Moshe Katri, speaking on Yahoo Finance, per Twitter. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Amazon Adds Delivery Fee For Prime Customers Ordering From Whole Foods
Amazon Adds Delivery Fee For Prime Customers Ordering From Whole Foods
August 02, 2021  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon will be adding a delivery fee for customers on Prime shopping at Whole Foods, which shows the difficulty of the grocery market even for...

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Nigeria’s Kuda Bank Raises $55M At $500M Valuation
Nigeria’s Kuda Bank Raises $55M At $500M Valuation
August 02, 2021  |  Investments

Nigerian FinTech startup Kuda Bank notched $55 million in a Series B funding round at a $500 million valuation as the digital bank seeks to...

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With Tourism Cut Off, Hong Kong Retailers Suffer
With Tourism Cut Off, Hong Kong Retailers Suffer
August 02, 2021  |  International

With Hong Kong remaining cut off from tourism, retail sales growth has missed expectations, Bloomberg News reported on Monday (August 2). Get the Full Story...

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Crypto Lobbying Efforts Get Small Win In Infrastructure Bill
Crypto Lobbying Efforts Get Small Win In Infrastructure Bill
August 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency lobbyists pushed to get a change to the bipartisan infrastructure bill that reduces a bit of the mandate thrust upon the sector, The New...

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IMF, TCH: Risks Can Outweigh Rewards For Cryptocurrencies, CBDCs
IMF, TCH: Risks Can Outweigh Rewards For Cryptocurrencies, CBDCs
August 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Financial inclusion may be a selling point for digital currencies — but other risks may outweigh those rewards. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Musk Calls Apple’s App Store Fees A ‘Tax,’ Backs Epic Games
Musk Calls Apple’s App Store Fees A ‘Tax,’ Backs Epic Games
August 01, 2021  |  Apple

Elon Musk has thrown his hat in the ring in the ongoing legal battle between tech giant Apple and Epic Games, which makes the ultra-popular...

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BNPL Takes Its Next Dramatic Turn As Square Buys Afterpay For $29B
BNPL Takes Its Next Dramatic Turn As Square Buys Afterpay For $29B
August 01, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The race to control the buy now, pay later (BNPL) race has taken its latest surprise turn as FinTech giant Square has announced plans to...

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Fed: Delta Variant Might Jeopardize Economy As Americans Avoid Job Hunting
Fed: Delta Variant Might Jeopardize Economy As Americans Avoid Job Hunting
August 01, 2021  |  Economy

Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, said the rise of the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 might hinder the U.S.’s...

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