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Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Buys iRobot, Partners With Veritone

Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Buys iRobot, Partners With Veritone
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Buys iRobot, Partners With Veritone
August 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon pays $1.7 billion to acquire Roomba-maker iRobot, part of the company’s effort to boost its smart home offerings. Plus,...

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El Salvador Weekly: Tourism Minister Says Bitcoins Led to Spike in Visitors
El Salvador Weekly: Tourism Minister Says Bitcoins Led to Spike in Visitors
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s hard to know whether they were spending bitcoins or dollars, but the amount tourists spent in El Salvador spiked to pre-pandemic numbers, according to...

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UK Committee to Probe Country’s Approach to Crypto
UK Committee to Probe Country’s Approach to Crypto
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The United Kingdom’s Crypto and Digital Assets All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has unveiled the details of an inquiry into the British cryptocurrency and digital...

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Crypto-Spend Debit Card Rewards Go Back to Earth
Crypto-Spend Debit Card Rewards Go Back to Earth
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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Today in B2B Payments: Supply Chain Snarls Ease; B2B ACH Volume Rises 12.3% in Q2
Today in B2B Payments: Supply Chain Snarls Ease; B2B ACH Volume Rises 12.3% in Q2
August 05, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, global supply chains report less strain in July than at any point since January 2021, while NACHA says B2B automated clearing...

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Kontempo Raises $30M to Expand BNPL for B2B Transactions in LatAm
Kontempo Raises $30M to Expand BNPL for B2B Transactions in LatAm
August 05, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Kontempo has raised $30 million in a seed round to continue expanding its buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution for B2B transactions in Latin America....

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AI Firm Veritone Extends Amazon, AWS Partnerships
AI Firm Veritone Extends Amazon, AWS Partnerships
August 05, 2022  |  Partnerships

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Veritone is extending its partnership with Amazon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support its media and entertainment customers. Get the...

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Open Banking Weekly: Europe Makes Strides in Open Payments
Open Banking Weekly: Europe Makes Strides in Open Payments
August 05, 2022  |  Banking

This week in Europe, London-based open finance platforms Yapily and Ecospend rolled out new initiatives to drive open payment adoption in the U.K., and Germany’s...

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Crypto Winter Chills Industry Spending on Big-Ticket Sports Sponsorships
Crypto Winter Chills Industry Spending on Big-Ticket Sports Sponsorships
August 05, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

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