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Walmart+ Paid Membership Program Continued Double-Digit Growth in January

Walmart+ Paid Membership Program Continued Double-Digit Growth in January
Walmart+ Paid Membership Program Continued Double-Digit Growth in January
February 02, 2026  |  Walmart

Walmart’s paid membership program continued to see double-digit growth in January and ended the month with 28.4 million members, a Morgan Stanley survey found, Seeking Alpha reported Monday (Feb. 2)....

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Ripple OK’d for a EU Electronic Money License
Ripple OK’d for a EU Electronic Money License
February 02, 2026  |  Blockchain

Ripple, a provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions for the finance sector, received Monday (Feb. 2) full approval for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from...

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Bed Bath & Beyond to Acquire Tokens.com in Real Estate Finance Push
Bed Bath & Beyond to Acquire Tokens.com in Real Estate Finance Push
February 02, 2026  |  Acquisitions

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. on Monday (Feb. 2) announced it signed an agreement to acquire Tokens.com to establish a unified investment platform merging traditional...

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NymCard and Visa Launch Stablecoin Settlement in GCC Region
NymCard and Visa Launch Stablecoin Settlement in GCC Region
February 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Payments infrastructure company NymCard can now settle card transactions with Visa using USDC stablecoins in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Get the Full Story...

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Millennials and Gen Z Drive Earnings Growth Across Finance and Retail
Millennials and Gen Z Drive Earnings Growth Across Finance and Retail
February 02, 2026  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer spending among millennials and Generation Z is not merely holding up. It’s underwriting earnings growth across financial services and retail, while pulling daily financial...

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Brazil’s Fictor Holding Files for Bankruptcy Amid Fallout From Failed Acquisition Attempt
Brazil’s Fictor Holding Files for Bankruptcy Amid Fallout From Failed Acquisition Attempt
February 02, 2026  |  Banking

Fictor Holding filed for bankruptcy protection in Brazil, with its holding company and a financing firm seeking to restructure 4 billion reais (about $763 million)...

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Walmart’s OnePay Adds AMC Exec Patrick O’Connell as CFO
Walmart’s OnePay Adds AMC Exec Patrick O’Connell as CFO
February 02, 2026  |  Personnel

OnePay, the consumer financial-technology platform backed by retail giant Walmart, appointed Patrick O’Connell as its new chief financial officer last week, according to a Thursday...

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FedEx Adds AI Into Tracking and Returns for Enterprise Shippers
FedEx Adds AI Into Tracking and Returns for Enterprise Shippers
February 02, 2026  |  Delivery

FedEx said it will begin offering enterprise shippers access to new artificial intelligence-powered tools designed to improve post-purchase experiences, as businesses seek to strengthen customer...

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Investors Bet Big on AI as Core Hardware Infrastructure
Investors Bet Big on AI as Core Hardware Infrastructure
February 02, 2026  |  artificial intelligence

From artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chip design and autonomous vehicles to enterprise customer service, real estate transactions and investment banking, startups this week raised billions in...

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