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Competition Grows in Crowded European E-Scooter Market as US Players Flood In
Competition Grows in Crowded European E-Scooter Market as US Players Flood In
December 21, 2021  |  Transportation

Competition in the European electric scooter (e-scooter) space continues to grow, as micromobility companies capitalize on new sustainability trends to lower greenhouse gas emissions and...

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21% of US Consumers Paying More Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs This Year
21% of US Consumers Paying More Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Costs This Year
December 21, 2021  |  Healthcare Financing

Digital interactions between patients and healthcare providers take many forms, but of all the technology upgrades happening now in the health space, taking the pain...

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Lending Platform LoanWell Secures $3M in Funding
Lending Platform LoanWell Secures $3M in Funding
December 21, 2021  |  Investments

The North Carolina-based lending platform LoanWell has come into some money of its own.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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DX Platform Optimizely Launches Integrated B2B Cloud Tools
DX Platform Optimizely Launches Integrated B2B Cloud Tools
December 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Digital experience platform Optimizely has launched an integrated version of its B2B commerce and content cloud products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Mastercard to Acquire McDonald’s Personalization Platform, Dynamic Yield 
Mastercard to Acquire McDonald’s Personalization Platform, Dynamic Yield 
December 21, 2021  |  Acquisitions

Mastercard has inked a deal with McDonald’s to acquire the fast-food chain’s personalization platform, Dynamic Yield, according to a Tuesday (Dec. 21) press release.   Get...

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Vietnamese FinTech App MoMo Reaches $2B Valuation with Mizuho Investment
Vietnamese FinTech App MoMo Reaches $2B Valuation with Mizuho Investment
December 21, 2021  |  Investments

Mizuho Bank led a group that invested about $200 million through a Series E funding round in Vietnam’s M_Service JSC, which operates Warburg Pincus LLC-backed...

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Increased Buying Power Fuels Cost Hikes, Overloads Supply Chain
Increased Buying Power Fuels Cost Hikes, Overloads Supply Chain
December 21, 2021  |  Supply Chain

Despite the continued tolls of the 2-year-old pandemic, U.S. consumers’ increased buying power is straining supply chains worldwide and leading to the ongoing surge in...

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CHUCK Takes on Zelle With Alloy Labs, Payrailz Partnership
CHUCK Takes on Zelle With Alloy Labs, Payrailz Partnership
December 21, 2021  |  Banking

Community and midsize banking association Alloy Labs Alliance is launching CHUCK, an open network for instant payments to compete with Zelle, a payment network owned...

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Bank of Indonesia Debuts New Retail Payments System 
Bank of Indonesia Debuts New Retail Payments System 
December 21, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The Bank of Indonesia (BI) on Tuesday (Dec. 21) debuted a new retail payments system that BI Governor Perry Warjiyo promised will cut the cost...

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