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U.S. Consumers Made $1.7T in Pandemic eCommerce Purchases 

U.S. Consumers Made $1.7T in Pandemic eCommerce Purchases 
U.S. Consumers Made $1.7T in Pandemic eCommerce Purchases 
March 15, 2022  |  eCommerce

U.S. consumers spent $1.7 trillion online from March 2020 to February 2022, Adobe announced during the kickoff of the Adobe Summit on Tuesday (March 15)....

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Binance Wins Cryptocurrency License in Bahrain
Binance Wins Cryptocurrency License in Bahrain
March 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance, the blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, has been granted a crypto-asset service license in Bahrain, the company announced Monday (March 14). Get the Full...

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B2B BNPL Platform Playter Raises $1.7M
B2B BNPL Platform Playter Raises $1.7M
March 15, 2022  |  Investments

Playter, a U.K. growth platform that offers buy now, pay later (BNPL) invoicing to startups, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding. Get the Full...

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CloudPay, Visa Partner on Faster Payroll Cycles
CloudPay, Visa Partner on Faster Payroll Cycles
March 15, 2022  |  Partnerships

Global pay provider CloudPay partnered with Visa to reduce payroll payment cycles from two to three days to a few seconds, according to a joint press...

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Macy’s Will Revamp Website, Turn Employees Into Stylists
Macy’s Will Revamp Website, Turn Employees Into Stylists
March 15, 2022  |  Retail

Macy’s plans to overhaul its website and train some employees to become personal stylists in an attempt to offer more customized shopping. Get the Full...

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B2B Payments: 40% Are Made With Paper Checks 
B2B Payments: 40% Are Made With Paper Checks 
March 15, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Many firms are hunting for solutions to help them optimize their accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payable (AP) processes to meet their new digital needs,...

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UK Crime Agency Calls for Tougher Crypto Regulations
UK Crime Agency Calls for Tougher Crypto Regulations
March 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has called for more regulation on cryptocurrency protocols that let digital asset traders mask their transactions, according to published...

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CBDC Plans Proliferate as Governments Race to Challenge Stablecoins’ First-Mover Advantage
CBDC Plans Proliferate as Governments Race to Challenge Stablecoins’ First-Mover Advantage
March 15, 2022  |  CBDC

As the move to create central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) expands around the world, it’s worth stepping back and asking why. Get the Full Story...

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Bazaar Raises $70M in Pakistan’s Second-Largest Funding Round
Bazaar Raises $70M in Pakistan’s Second-Largest Funding Round
March 15, 2022  |  Investments

Bazaar Technologies, a B2B eCommerce startup based in Pakistan, has raised $70 million in what was the country’s second-largest funding round on record, according to...

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