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Blackhawk Network Teams With Kroger On Gift Card Curbside Pickup, At-Home Activation

Blackhawk Network Teams With Kroger On Gift Card Curbside Pickup, At-Home Activation
Blackhawk Network Teams With Kroger On Gift Card Curbside Pickup, At-Home Activation
December 21, 2020  |  Retail

Kroger customers can now expediently and simply order gift cards for curbside pickup in addition to their supermarket items at 1,900 of the chain’s locations...

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Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima For Virtual Lease-To-Own Platform
Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima For Virtual Lease-To-Own Platform
December 21, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Rent-A-Center is acquiring Acima Holdings in a $1.65 billion deal to develop a virtual lease-to-own (LTO) platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Restaurants Undergo Massive COVID-Era Redesign
Restaurants Undergo Massive COVID-Era Redesign
December 21, 2020  |  Restaurant innovation

The typical Hollywood portrayal of the fast-food drive-thru experience includes an unintelligible conversation with a clerk, made worse by a lousy speaker system and an...

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US Senate Leaders Compromise On Fed Lending Powers In COVID Aid Deal
US Senate Leaders Compromise On Fed Lending Powers In COVID Aid Deal
December 20, 2020  |  Economy

The new U.S. government coronavirus relief package will contain $600 direct checks, $300 unemployment benefits per week and aid for small businesses, schools and vaccination...

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China Eyes Limits On Bank, FinTech Partnerships
China Eyes Limits On Bank, FinTech Partnerships
December 20, 2020  |  Regulation

Chinese officials may limit the number of financial institutions to which any single FinTech platform may connect, Reuters reported, citing coverage by state media. Get...

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Report: Jack Ma Offered Part Of Ant Group To Chinese Government To Smooth Over IPO Fiasco
Report: Jack Ma Offered Part Of Ant Group To Chinese Government To Smooth Over IPO...
December 20, 2020  |  International

Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma told Chinese regulators in November that he would give portions of Ant Group, the FinTech he founded, to the country’s government in...

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New COVID Strain In UK Inspires Travel Bans
New COVID Strain In UK Inspires Travel Bans
December 20, 2020  |  Coronavirus

A highly infectious new COVID-19 strain has caused some countries to ban U.K. travelers from entering, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Get the...

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Purported COVID-19 Vaccines Hit Dark Web
Purported COVID-19 Vaccines Hit Dark Web
December 18, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Criminals seeking to exploit unmet demand for the COVID-19 vaccine are selling doses – many presumably fake – on the “dark web,” the portion of...

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Nike’s Digital Sales Surge 80 Pct
Nike’s Digital Sales Surge 80 Pct
December 18, 2020  |  Earnings

Nike reported on Friday (Dec. 18) as part of its Q2 fiscal 2021 financial results that its flagship Nike brand’s digital sales surged 80 percent...

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