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Expensify Teams With Booking.Com to Streamline Travel Expenses
Expensify Teams With Booking.Com to Streamline Travel Expenses
December 12, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Payments firm Expensify has launched a new integration with Booking.com for Business. The collaboration lets business travelers automatically upload travel receipts from Booking.com for Business directly into Expensify at booking,...

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Mall Owner PREIT Makes Second Bankruptcy Filing in 3 Years
Mall Owner PREIT Makes Second Bankruptcy Filing in 3 Years
December 12, 2023  |  Real Estate

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), a prominent mall owner in the eastern United States, filed for bankruptcy for the second time in three years,...

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Report: Google’s Court Loss to Epic Games Also Threatens Apple
Report: Google’s Court Loss to Epic Games Also Threatens Apple
December 12, 2023  |  ANTITRUST

Google’s court loss this week to Epic Games could also be bad news for Apple. That’s according to a report Tuesday (Dec. 12) from Bloomberg News,...

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Instacart Partners With Sharebite to Target Corporate Food Spend
Instacart Partners With Sharebite to Target Corporate Food Spend
December 12, 2023  |  Delivery

Instacart is targeting employers’ office snack budgets, as aggregators compete for businesses’ food spending. On Tuesday (Dec. 12), meal benefits platform Sharebite announced a partnership...

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FTX and IRS Battle Over $24 Billion Tax Claim
FTX and IRS Battle Over $24 Billion Tax Claim
December 12, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX Trading is reportedly currently locked in a legal dispute with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over a $24 billion tax claim. The outcome of...

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ConnexPay Adds Canadian Dollars to Virtual Card Offering
ConnexPay Adds Canadian Dollars to Virtual Card Offering
December 12, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Payments platform ConnexPay has added acquiring in Canadian dollars to its virtual card issuing offering. The expansion lets ConnexPay customers process payments in Canadian dollars (CAD), according...

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Shein Stays at No. 1 in Latest Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps
Shein Stays at No. 1 in Latest Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps
December 12, 2023  |  Shopping

The holidays are right around the corner, and holiday shopping is in full swing. This edition of PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps is here...

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Papa John’s Pizza Rises to the Top in Latest Mobile Order-Ahead App Ranking
Papa John’s Pizza Rises to the Top in Latest Mobile Order-Ahead App Ranking
December 12, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

Competition is sizzling in the mobile order-ahead space as more consumers turn to digital to get their meals. It’s a dynamic area, as seen in...

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Essential AI Emerges From Stealth With $56.5 Million in Funding
Essential AI Emerges From Stealth With $56.5 Million in Funding
December 12, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Essential AI has reportedly emerged from stealth with $56.5 million in new funding. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup, founded by two veterans of Google, has developed technology dubbed...

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