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TikTok Triggers Surge In Toy Sales As Kids Play At Home

TikTok Triggers Surge In Toy Sales As Kids Play At Home
TikTok Triggers Surge In Toy Sales As Kids Play At Home
October 16, 2020  |  Social Commerce

The popular social app TikTok is driving toy sales as the platform becomes a popular entertainment vehicle for children, tweens and teens, according to a...

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State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google
State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google
October 16, 2020  |  Google

Several states are moving forward with their own antitrust probe into Google while the Department of Justice (DOJ) gets ready to file a federal lawsuit,...

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Finaxar, Visa Partner To Unify Spend Management For SMBs
Finaxar, Visa Partner To Unify Spend Management For SMBs
October 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Singaporean FinTech Finaxar has announced the launch of its Flex by Finaxar program, which will work with Visa to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...

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European Central Bank Chief Lagarde Pledges Boost For EU Economy If COVID-19 Escalates
European Central Bank Chief Lagarde Pledges Boost For EU Economy If COVID-19 Escalates
October 15, 2020  |  Economy

As Europe braces for a dreaded second wave of COVID-19, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is pledging to ride to the rescue with a...

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Amazon Prime Day Sees Small, Mid-Sized Businesses Rake In $3.5B
Amazon Prime Day Sees Small, Mid-Sized Businesses Rake In $3.5B
October 15, 2020  |  Retail

Third-party sellers generated billions in sales during Prime Day on Amazon’s online marketplace, as eCommerce activity surges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the...

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Former Top HSBC Executive Heads To Facebook’s Libra As CFO
Former Top HSBC Executive Heads To Facebook’s Libra As CFO
October 15, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The Libra Association, the Facebook-backed stablecoin project, has named former HSBC executive Ian Jenkins as chief financial officer (CFO) and chief risk officer (CRO) of...

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Stripe To Acquire African Payments Processor Paystack
Stripe To Acquire African Payments Processor Paystack
October 15, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Stripe is acquiring Paystack, a company that says it processes more than half of online payments in Nigeria. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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MercadoLibre To Invest More Than $716M In Brazil
MercadoLibre To Invest More Than $716M In Brazil
October 14, 2020  |  Investments

MercadoLibre, which operates platforms for buying and selling goods across Central and South America, is eyeing an investment in Brazil next year that would be...

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WeWork Cuts Rents To Keep Clients
WeWork Cuts Rents To Keep Clients
October 14, 2020  |  Economy

In an effort to hang on to customers during tough times, WeWork is cutting its rents as people continue to largely work from home, according...

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