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Verifone, Affirm Team to Expand BNPL Options
Verifone, Affirm Team to Expand BNPL Options
January 18, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Digital payments firm Verifone is teaming with buy now, pay later (BNPL) service Affirm to make Affirm’s payment options available through Verifione’s network, according to...

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Regulatory Environment Still Uncertain for CBDCs
Regulatory Environment Still Uncertain for CBDCs
January 18, 2022  |  CBDC

The regulatory environment is taking shape for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) — but there’s hardly a clear-cut path forward, at least here in the...

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Shopify and JD.com Roll Out eCommerce Market for Merchants
Shopify and JD.com Roll Out eCommerce Market for Merchants
January 18, 2022  |  eCommerce

Shopify and JD.com on Tuesday (Jan. 18) announced that they have created a strategic partnership that they say will make it easier for U.S. merchants...

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China’s 5-Year Plan Focuses on Building a Digital Economy
China’s 5-Year Plan Focuses on Building a Digital Economy
January 18, 2022  |  International

Not to be left behind in the race to digitize its economy, China has issued its latest five-year plan to promote its development, the General...

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Kohl’s Attacked by 2nd Activist Investor, Dept Store Blasted for Lack of Urgency, Wasted Year
Kohl’s Attacked by 2nd Activist Investor, Dept Store Blasted for Lack of Urgency, Wasted Year
January 18, 2022  |  Retail

Two board seats and nine months after its prior shake-up attempt, and New York-based activist investor and Kohl’s shareholder Macellum Advisors is at it again....

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Novae: 2021 Was the Year of Disruption
Novae: 2021 Was the Year of Disruption
January 18, 2022  |  Opinion

The COVID pandemic disrupted all of our lives, forcing us to find new ways to work, play and shop. Digitally mature companies proved up to...

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Payroll Connectivity Firm Pinwheel Raises $50M
Payroll Connectivity Firm Pinwheel Raises $50M
January 18, 2022  |  Payroll

Payroll connectivity API firm Pinwheel says it’s preparing to expand after raising $50 million in a Series B funding round. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Battle Over 5G Between US Airlines, Mobile Carriers Heats Up
Battle Over 5G Between US Airlines, Mobile Carriers Heats Up
January 18, 2022  |  Technology

 The CEOs of major U.S. airlines and cargo carries warned of a “catastrophic” aviation crisis on Wednesday (Jan. 19) when AT&T and Verizon start deploying...

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Walmart US Chief To NRF: ‘Loyalty in Retail is the Absence of Something Better’
Walmart US Chief To NRF: ‘Loyalty in Retail is the Absence of Something Better’
January 18, 2022  |  Retail

Walmart U.S. president and CEO John Furner took over as the new chairman of the National Retail Federation Monday (Jan. 17), succeeding Qurate Retail, Inc....

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