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Today in Data: Are There Cracks in Food Aggregators’ Foundations?

Today in Data: Are There Cracks in Food Aggregators’ Foundations?
Today in Data: Are There Cracks in Food Aggregators’ Foundations?
May 05, 2022  |  Today In Data

Although food delivery aggregators thrived during the COVID-19 lockdowns, the resumption of “normal” life has led some of these businesses to stumble. Get the Full...

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Digital Payments, Last-Mile Transparency Bring Logic to Logistics
Digital Payments, Last-Mile Transparency Bring Logic to Logistics
May 05, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Logistics as an industry seems to be lacking some logic. At least when it comes to payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Leading QSRs Are Unable to Meet Dining Demand
Leading QSRs Are Unable to Meet Dining Demand
May 05, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

As restaurants’ labor difficulties continue with no end in sight, many brands are having trouble meeting consumer demand. In a time when restaurants could be...

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The Millennial Minute: Younger Users Want BNPL From Their Banks
The Millennial Minute: Younger Users Want BNPL From Their Banks
May 05, 2022  |  BNPL

As more consumers try buy now pay later (BNPL) and like it, the paradox of choice is becoming an issue as numerous third-party providers and...

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Mastercard: April U.S. Retail Sales Up 7.2% YoY
Mastercard: April U.S. Retail Sales Up 7.2% YoY
May 05, 2022  |  Retail

Retailers are increasingly focusing on smaller stores that are big on experiences for customers who are returning to brick-and-mortar locations in big numbers as fears...

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Apple, Google, Microsoft Expand Support of Passwordless Sign-Ins
Apple, Google, Microsoft Expand Support of Passwordless Sign-Ins
May 05, 2022  |  Authentication

In a team initiative to upgrade the security of the internet, Apple, Google, and Microsoft are expanding support for a passwordless sign-in standard created by...

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French Healthcare Super App Alan Valued at $2.8B After Series E
French Healthcare Super App Alan Valued at $2.8B After Series E
May 05, 2022  |  Investments

French health insurer Alan has raised $193.1 million (183 million euros) in a Series E funding round that values the company at $2.8 billion (2.7...

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Etsy Tumbles as Post-Pandemic Growth Slows, Pledges to Fight Retail’s ‘Sea of Sameness’
Etsy Tumbles as Post-Pandemic Growth Slows, Pledges to Fight Retail’s ‘Sea of Sameness’
May 05, 2022  |  Retail

After experiencing what Etsy CEO Josh Silverman referred to as a “tidal wave of growth” over the past two years, the leading marketplace for handmade...

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Gucci Joins Crypto Acceptance Craze, Will Launch 10-Currency Payment Program This Month
Gucci Joins Crypto Acceptance Craze, Will Launch 10-Currency Payment Program This Month
May 05, 2022  |  Retail

Luxury fashion brand Gucci will become the latest retailer to accept cryptocurrency payments when it launches the program in some U.S. stores at the end...

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