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Jeff Bezos, CEO Andy Jassy Must Go Before FTC in Amazon Probe
Jeff Bezos, CEO Andy Jassy Must Go Before FTC in Amazon Probe
September 22, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy have no choice but to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the agency’s ongoing investigation...

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Special Events Platform Carats & Cake Raises $10.6M
Special Events Platform Carats & Cake Raises $10.6M
September 22, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Carats & Cake, a financial operating system for the events industry, has raised $10.6 million in Series A funding. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Achieve Launches New Digital Personal Finance Brand
Achieve Launches New Digital Personal Finance Brand
September 22, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Personal finance company Achieve has launched a new suite of offerings this month that is designed to get people on a better financial path, moving...

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Investindustrial’s Majority Stake in Eataly Tests Restaurant, Grocery Boundaries
Investindustrial’s Majority Stake in Eataly Tests Restaurant, Grocery Boundaries
September 22, 2022  |  Acquisitions

The line between dining out and dining in is blurring as consumers increasingly expect to look to stores they shop in to meet all of...

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Retailers Sharpen in-House Ads to Bring Fresh Revenue, Better Brand Service
Retailers Sharpen in-House Ads to Bring Fresh Revenue, Better Brand Service
September 22, 2022  |  Retail

In some ways, a new ad platform launched today (Sept. 22) by alcohol eCommerce site Drizly is the retail industry equivalent of a dating service. Get the Full...

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Blockchain Weekly: New Tools for EMEA Crypto Trading, Use Cases Expand Beyond Currency
Blockchain Weekly: New Tools for EMEA Crypto Trading, Use Cases Expand Beyond Currency
September 22, 2022  |  Blockchain

In the story of blockchain, the initial emphasis on currency still maintains a firm grip on the public imagination of the technology. Yet proponents of...

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Subscription Shortcomings Could Take Bite Out of Apple’s Ambitions
Subscription Shortcomings Could Take Bite Out of Apple’s Ambitions
September 22, 2022  |  Subscriptions

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Affirm to Extend BNPL Option to Amazon Customers in Canada
Affirm to Extend BNPL Option to Amazon Customers in Canada
September 22, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Payment network Affirm’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) option, which is currently available to Amazon customers in the United States, will soon be offered to...

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Lithuanian Watchdog Launches Probe Into Revolut Data Breach
Lithuanian Watchdog Launches Probe Into Revolut Data Breach
September 22, 2022  |  Regulation

Digital bank Revolut is being investigated by a regulator in Lithuania following a data breach earlier this month that exposed sensitive information on 50,150 customers,...

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