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How Pentatonic Literally Turns Trash Into Treasure
How Pentatonic Literally Turns Trash Into Treasure
September 08, 2017  |  Retail

Humans produce an almost staggering amount of waste each year. People purchased 480 billion plastic bottles in 2016 and are on track to increase that figure...

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The Smarter Car: Who Will Get There First?
The Smarter Car: Who Will Get There First?
September 08, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

Apple won’t be building that self-driving car — or, at least, not the way it originally envisioned. It came to light last month that the tech...

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Rebecca Minkoff Pairs With Alipay
Rebecca Minkoff Pairs With Alipay
September 08, 2017  |  Retail

Lifestyle brand Rebecca Minkoff has announced an expanded partnership with Alipay which will allow customers in the U.S. to pay with the payment method at Rebecca...

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Certify Adds Another Industry Peer To Mega-Merger
Certify Adds Another Industry Peer To Mega-Merger
September 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Cloud-based travel and expense report management solution Certify combined with three other corporate travel and expense management companies earlier this year, with parent company K1...

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Logistics Firm Ups IPO Hopes To $930 Million
Logistics Firm Ups IPO Hopes To $930 Million
September 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Chinese logistics company Best is hoping to raise $930 million through a U.S. initial public offering (IPO), according to reports released Thursday (Sept. 7). Get...

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HSBC Begins Payouts For SMBs Affected By Frozen Accounts
HSBC Begins Payouts For SMBs Affected By Frozen Accounts
September 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Weeks after reports surfaced that some small business accounts at HSBC had been frozen, a result of the FI revamping anti-money laundering (AML) crackdowns, HSBC...

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SaaS Enjoys Venture Capital Boom
SaaS Enjoys Venture Capital Boom
September 08, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) startup space is no longer in the limelight, but this week venture capitalists put their own spotlight on the industry, providing more...

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Amazon To Open A More Than $5B Second Headquarters
Amazon To Open A More Than $5B Second Headquarters
September 08, 2017  |  Amazon

Amazon.com has issued a request for proposals (RFP) from local and state government officials as it looks to open its second headquarters (Hq2) in the U.S....

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Verifone Meets FY 3Q EPS Views, Sees Organic mPOS Growth
Verifone Meets FY 3Q EPS Views, Sees Organic mPOS Growth
September 08, 2017  |  Earnings

Payments and commerce solutions firm Verifone reported results on Thursday that beat Wall Street on the top line, met on the bottom and showed momentum,...

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