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Report: White House Urges UnitedHealth to Accelerate Payments to Providers
Report: White House Urges UnitedHealth to Accelerate Payments to Providers
March 12, 2024  |  Healthcare

White House officials reportedly met with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty and other health insurers to urge them to accelerate their payments to healthcare providers. During the remote meeting,...

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Walmart, Other Retailers Tap AI-Powered Tools to Personalize Consumer Journey 
Walmart, Other Retailers Tap AI-Powered Tools to Personalize Consumer Journey 
March 12, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Walmart recently introduced artificial intelligence (AI) features into its app, making it easier to plan events and showing how the company is stepping up its game...

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Vero and Privacy4Cars Launch Data Privacy Solution for Connected Cars
Vero and Privacy4Cars Launch Data Privacy Solution for Connected Cars
March 12, 2024  |  Safety and Security

Vero and Privacy4Cars have partnered to provide privacy tools and identity protection services for owners of connected cars. The new Identi-FI solution covers the deletion...

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Nearly Three-Quarters of Retail Customers Consider Deals When Choosing Merchants
Nearly Three-Quarters of Retail Customers Consider Deals When Choosing Merchants
March 12, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

As ongoing economic challenges have continued to affect consumer behavior, PYMNTS Intelligence finds that deal-seeking behavior has long since become mainstream. By the Numbers PYMNTS...

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Goldman Sachs Aims for $300 Billion Private Credit Portfolio
Goldman Sachs Aims for $300 Billion Private Credit Portfolio
March 12, 2024  |  Banking

Goldman Sachs Asset Management is reportedly planning a major expansion of its private credit portfolio. The Wall Street giant aims to grow that portfolio to $300 billion in...

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DoorDash Deploys AI to Detect, Prevent Verbal Abuse on Platform
DoorDash Deploys AI to Detect, Prevent Verbal Abuse on Platform
March 12, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

DoorDash has added an artificial intelligence (AI) feature designed to detect and prevent verbal abuse or harassment on the platform. The new SafeChat+ is meant...

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Walgreens Teams With Claire’s as Pharmacies Aim to Be Consumers’ One-Stop Shop
Walgreens Teams With Claire’s as Pharmacies Aim to Be Consumers’ One-Stop Shop
March 12, 2024  |  Retail

Walgreens is adding Claire’s products to its stores, a move that comes as pharmacy chains look to grow their relevance in consumers’ day-to-day lives. Claire’s,...

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Paddle Restarts Launchpad Program for AI Founders
Paddle Restarts Launchpad Program for AI Founders
March 12, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

British payments infrastructure provider Paddle has restarted its funding program for artificial intelligence (AI) startups. The company announced the 2024 installment of its AI Launchpad in a news release...

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Priority Technology Holdings Sees Demand for Tools for ‘Real-Time Economy’
Priority Technology Holdings Sees Demand for Tools for ‘Real-Time Economy’
March 12, 2024  |  Earnings

Priority Technology Holdings saw demand for its payments and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) offerings grow across its three segments: small- to medium-sized business (SMB) acquiring solutions, B2B...

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