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Crypto Lender Celsius Under Investigation by Several US State Regulators

Crypto Lender Celsius Under Investigation by Several US State Regulators
Crypto Lender Celsius Under Investigation by Several US State Regulators
June 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Securities regulators in a number of U.S. states are looking into crypto lender Celsius Network’s decision to pause customer redemptions, Reuters reported Thursday (June 16)....

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Today in Food Commerce: Kroger Taps Data Insights; Target Debuts Private-Label Cocktails
Today in Food Commerce: Kroger Taps Data Insights; Target Debuts Private-Label Cocktails
June 16, 2022  |  Commerce

Today in food commerce, Kroger turns to data analytics tools to weather inflationary challenges, while Target announces the launch of a line of new ready-to-drink...

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Restaurant Roundup: Wendy’s, Kraft Invest in Metaverse Restaurants
Restaurant Roundup: Wendy’s, Kraft Invest in Metaverse Restaurants
June 16, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

Wendy’s initial metaverse efforts have yielded positive results for the quick-service restaurant (QSR) chain, given that the company is stepping up its virtual efforts. Get...

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Meta Announces Commitment to Advertising Antitrust Moves
Meta Announces Commitment to Advertising Antitrust Moves
June 16, 2022  |  Meta

France’s Competition Authority said Thursday (June 16) it had accepted promises by Facebook parent Meta Platforms to share some advertising data with competitors in the...

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ECB’s Panetta Urges Firms to Adopt EU Instant Payment Solutions
ECB’s Panetta Urges Firms to Adopt EU Instant Payment Solutions
June 16, 2022  |  Faster Payments

The European Union should continue working on a pan-European payment solution based on instant payments and a digital euro to avoid relying on United States...

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Zenbase Offers Thousands of Avenue Living Communities Renters Flexible Payments
Zenbase Offers Thousands of Avenue Living Communities Renters Flexible Payments
June 16, 2022  |  Real Estate

Split rent payment platform Zenbase is teaming up with real estate investment company Avenue Living Communities to offer its flexible payments service to the company’s...

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Europe New Battleground in Fight Against Platform Monopolies
Europe New Battleground in Fight Against Platform Monopolies
June 16, 2022  |  Big Tech

In Apple’s ongoing antitrust woes, the locus of the company’s legal concerns is increasingly moving from the U.S. to Europe as investigations by EU and...

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Treasury Intelligence Solutions Adds Forecasting Services With Cashforce Acquisition
Treasury Intelligence Solutions Adds Forecasting Services With Cashforce Acquisition
June 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Enterprise payment platform Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS) acquired artificial intelligence-powered cash management and forecasting company Cashforce, integrating cloud solutions into TIS’ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) payments platform,...

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FinTech IPO Index Plummets 13%, Worst Weekly Showing This Year
FinTech IPO Index Plummets 13%, Worst Weekly Showing This Year
June 16, 2022  |  IPO

Perhaps the best thing that could be said about this terrible, no good, lousy week is that … it could’ve been worse. Get the Full...

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