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Five at Five: Uber Drives Bigger Tips

Five at Five: Uber Drives Bigger Tips
Five at Five: Uber Drives Bigger Tips
June 21, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes the latest news from the ridesharing...

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PayPal Buys Simility In Second Buy This Week
PayPal Buys Simility In Second Buy This Week
June 21, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayPal announced Thursday (June 21) that, following on the heels of its acquisition of Hyperwallet earlier this week, it is acquiring Simility, which is a...

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Uber Facilitated More Than $600M In Tips For Drivers
Uber Facilitated More Than $600M In Tips For Drivers
June 21, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Uber, the ride-hailing company, has facilitated more than $600 million of payments in the form of tips to its drivers since it launched its in-app tipping service...

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Mastercard And Refinery29 Team For 29Rooms Festival
Mastercard And Refinery29 Team For 29Rooms Festival
June 21, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Mastercard, the payments company announced Thursday (June 21) that it inked a partnership with Refinery29, in which they will bring a new element to the interactive...

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Kroger Beats Q1 Estimates Amid Restock Kroger
Kroger Beats Q1 Estimates Amid Restock Kroger
June 21, 2018  |  Earnings

As Kroger cuts prices and tests out new ways to sell products with its Restock Kroger program, the grocer beat earnings estimates for the first...

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Trump Trade Policies Weighing On Stocks
Trump Trade Policies Weighing On Stocks
June 21, 2018  |  Economy

President Donald Trump’s tax reform — signed into law late last year — was a boon for the stock market, but his tough trade stance is pressuring...

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Mastercard Makes Nvoicepay B2B Payments Partnership Official
Mastercard Makes Nvoicepay B2B Payments Partnership Official
June 21, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard is broadening its partnership with corporate payments firm Nvoicepay by linking corporate customers to Nvoicepay solutions, the companies announced on Thursday (June 21). Get the...

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US Supreme Court Gives The Green Light For Online Sales Taxes
US Supreme Court Gives The Green Light For Online Sales Taxes
June 21, 2018  |  Legal

States can collect sales taxes from online retailers thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday (June 21) that addressed one of the most...

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L’Oréal Unveils Live Makeup Consultations With Augmented Reality
L’Oréal Unveils Live Makeup Consultations With Augmented Reality
June 21, 2018  |  Retail

Putting a digital spin on makeup try-ons, L’Oréal is using augmented reality (AR) to enable beauty advisers to virtually put suggested products on a customer’s...

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