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Robinhood Close to Resolving 2020 Outage Lawsuit

Robinhood Close to Resolving 2020 Outage Lawsuit
Robinhood Close to Resolving 2020 Outage Lawsuit
May 27, 2022  |  Legal

Attorneys for the online trading platform Robinhood Markets say they’ve come to an agreement in principle that resolves a lawsuit by investors who say they...

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Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Gives Vehicles 360-Degree View, Safety 
Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Gives Vehicles 360-Degree View, Safety 
May 27, 2022  |  Technology

A car pulls away from a curb while a bicycle is approaching on the road from behind. A fast-moving vehicle illegally drives around a stopped...

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Today in FinTech: Alternative Lending; Airfreight Payments; Blockchain Tech
Today in FinTech: Alternative Lending; Airfreight Payments; Blockchain Tech
May 27, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, the growing FinTech ecosystem is getting support from the latest alternative asset-based lending fund Viola Credit. Plus, WebCargo is introducing a...

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Truework, Plaid, Team to Expand Consumer Lending Tool
Truework, Plaid, Team to Expand Consumer Lending Tool
May 27, 2022  |  Loans

Employment and income verification solution Truework has teamed up with Plaid to expand its consumer lending offering, Plaid Payroll Income. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Today in Retail: Online Shoppers Prioritize Using Preferred Payment Methods
Today in Retail: Online Shoppers Prioritize Using Preferred Payment Methods
May 27, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Ulta Beauty benefits from shoppers’ desire to emerge from COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, while Costco keeps its low-price differentiator in place as inflation...

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Restaurant Roundup: DoorDash Expands to New Zealand; Robotics Take Over Hotel Eateries
Restaurant Roundup: DoorDash Expands to New Zealand; Robotics Take Over Hotel Eateries
May 27, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

While some food delivery aggregators are well on their way to global availability, United States category leader DoorDash has been relatively slow to expand to...

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El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin’s Still a Major Sticking Point in Talks with IMF
El Salvador Weekly: Bitcoin’s Still a Major Sticking Point in Talks with IMF
May 27, 2022  |  Bitcoin

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) dropped yet another strong hint that it won’t bail El Salvador out of coming debt payments that could lead to...

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Fitness Token GST Falls After Ban in China
Fitness Token GST Falls After Ban in China
May 27, 2022  |  NFTs

GST, a non-fungible token (NFT) tied to fitness app STEPN, dropped around 10% after its operator said it would be banned in China this summer....

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EMEA Daily: Israeli Blockchain Firm StarkWare Valued at $8B
EMEA Daily: Israeli Blockchain Firm StarkWare Valued at $8B
May 27, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Israeli blockchain builder StarkWare sees its value rise to $8 billion after a $100...

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