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Fashion Marketplace FashionGo to Hold In-Person B2B Trade Event
Fashion Marketplace FashionGo to Hold In-Person B2B Trade Event
January 18, 2022  |  Shopping

B2B fashion marketplace FashionGo is launching an in-person wholesale trade event in Palm Springs, with another event planned for New York, according to a Tuesday...

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Software Maker PhaseZero Debuts CxAnalytics to Manage Sales, Market Share
Software Maker PhaseZero Debuts CxAnalytics to Manage Sales, Market Share
January 18, 2022  |  B2B Payments

B2B and B2C digital commerce software provider PhaseZero announced its CxAnalytics solution on Tuesday (Jan. 18), designed to help business managers proactively manage sales and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Rhodium to Be First Crypto IPO of 2022; Intel to Debut Crypto Mining Chip; El Salvador Reports 4 Million Crypto Wallet Users Onboarded
Bitcoin Daily: Rhodium to Be First Crypto IPO of 2022; Intel to Debut Crypto Mining...
January 18, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency technology company Rhodium Enterprises will be the first initial public offering (IPO) for the crypto industry this year, according to a Tuesday (Jan. 18)...

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Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $75B, CEO Expected to Step Down
Microsoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $75B, CEO Expected to Step Down
January 18, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Microsoft has agreed to purchase Activision Blizzard for $75 billion in an all-cash deal, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the...

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BNPL Firm Uplift Teams With Southwest Airlines on Hawaiian Travel
BNPL Firm Uplift Teams With Southwest Airlines on Hawaiian Travel
January 18, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Uplift, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) solution, is expanding a partnership with Southwest Airlines to offer payment options for travel to Hawaii, according to...

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Wellster Closes Series B at $60M, Will Launch FemTech Platform
Wellster Closes Series B at $60M, Will Launch FemTech Platform
January 18, 2022  |  International

Six months after a $40 million financing round, Wellster Healthtech Group has closed on a $20 million funding extension, the German startup announced on Tuesday...

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Multinationals Embrace On-Demand Payroll in MENA
Multinationals Embrace On-Demand Payroll in MENA
January 18, 2022  |  Faster Payments

A staggering 73% of employees rank finances as their number source of stress in life, leading to significant loss of productivity, attrition, absenteeism, presenteeism and...

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Lightspeed, Intermix Team on eCommerce Customer Experiences
Lightspeed, Intermix Team on eCommerce Customer Experiences
January 18, 2022  |  eCommerce

Commerce platform Lightspeed has partnered with women’s fashion business Intermix to bolster digital transformation and sales, the companies announced Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the Full...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Affirm, Verifone Join Forces; Mastercard, Coinbase Want to Ease Access to NFTs
Today in the Connected Economy: Affirm, Verifone Join Forces; Mastercard, Coinbase Want to Ease Access...
January 18, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm launches a partnership with Verifone, while Mastercard and Coinbase hope to make it...

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