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ResTech Platforms Explore IPOs Amid Rapidly Changing Market

ResTech Platforms Explore IPOs Amid Rapidly Changing Market
ResTech Platforms Explore IPOs Amid Rapidly Changing Market
February 22, 2021  |  IPO

Even as the restaurant industry remains volatile, with the vaccine’s effect on consumers’ dining habits yet to be seen, ResTech software providers are going public....

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UK Antitrust Regulator Alerts Big Tech Of Imminent Investigations
UK Antitrust Regulator Alerts Big Tech Of Imminent Investigations
February 22, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), U.K.’s antitrust watchdog, has given Big Tech a heads-up that investigations are imminent, the Financial Times (FT) reported on...

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FinTech Brex Applies For Bank Charter
FinTech Brex Applies For Bank Charter
February 21, 2021  |  Banking

San Francisco-based Brex, which makes financial management software for businesses, announced Friday (Feb. 19) it has filed to open an industrial bank in Utah, according...

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Tourism Industry Braces For Continued COVID-19 Downturn
Tourism Industry Braces For Continued COVID-19 Downturn
February 21, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Problems with vaccine rollouts and the continuing spread of the coronavirus have dampened the travel industry’s expectations for a recovery from the economic issues it’s...

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Restaurant POS Provider Toast Puts IPO On Menu
Restaurant POS Provider Toast Puts IPO On Menu
February 21, 2021  |  IPO

Toast, which makes software used by restaurant operators, is considering conducting an initial public offering (IPO) this year, and it could value the company at...

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China Tightens Rules For Banks On Internet Lending
China Tightens Rules For Banks On Internet Lending
February 21, 2021  |  Legal & Regulation

China’s bank regulator is tightening restrictions on internet loans made by commercial banks and looking more into online lenders in general, Reuters reported. Get the...

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Celebrity Ghost Kitchens Acclimate Consumers To The Delivery-Only Model
Celebrity Ghost Kitchens Acclimate Consumers To The Delivery-Only Model
February 19, 2021  |  Retail

Ghost kitchens, which are delivery-only restaurants with no storefront, continue to grow more popular, as consumers grow increasingly comfortable using restaurants’ mobile apps and meal...

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Remote Work Hasn’t Stopped Bank Of America Inventors From Filing Record Patents
Remote Work Hasn’t Stopped Bank Of America Inventors From Filing Record Patents
February 19, 2021  |  Innovation

A record number of patents were filed by Bank of America inventors, with 722 applications filed with the United States Patent Office last year, the...

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