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Fed Nominee Raskin Faces Grilling From GOP Lawmakers

Fed Nominee Raskin Faces Grilling From GOP Lawmakers
Fed Nominee Raskin Faces Grilling From GOP Lawmakers
February 03, 2022  |  Politics

It was a tough day for Sarah Bloom Raskin, who has been president’s pick to hold a key post at the Federal Reserve Board. Get...

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Boston Fed, MIT Digital Dollar Test Casts Doubt on Blockchain as Processing Platform
Boston Fed, MIT Digital Dollar Test Casts Doubt on Blockchain as Processing Platform
February 03, 2022  |  CBDC

A digital dollar experiment by the Boston Fed and MIT was able to produce a functioning and fault-tolerant central bank digital currency (CBDC) design that...

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Grocery Roundup: Giant’s Endless Aisle Goes Live; eGrocers Expand
Grocery Roundup: Giant’s Endless Aisle Goes Live; eGrocers Expand
February 03, 2022  |  Retail

Compensating for the challenging economics of online grocery, brands are finding new ways to monetize the eyes on their platform. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Today in Retail: Murky Future for eCommerce POS Companies; Ralph Lauren’s Retail Reinvention
Today in Retail: Murky Future for eCommerce POS Companies; Ralph Lauren’s Retail Reinvention
February 03, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Estee Lauder’s online growth is helping the company sustain itself as brick-and-mortar stores reopen, while point-of-sale (POS) and eCommerce software platform Lightspeed...

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Future Retail’s Lenders Want to Sell Chain’s Assets
Future Retail’s Lenders Want to Sell Chain’s Assets
February 03, 2022  |  Legal

Lenders to the Indian department store chain Future Retail have told the country’s Supreme Court that the chain’s assets should be auctioned off to cover...

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B2B Payments Platform Tribal Snags $60M in Funding
B2B Payments Platform Tribal Snags $60M in Funding
February 03, 2022  |  Investments

Business-to-business (B2B) payments and financing platform Tribal closed a $60 million Series B fundraising round, bringing its total investment to $140 million, according to a...

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Financial Platform Sunrise Adds New Tools for SMBs
Financial Platform Sunrise Adds New Tools for SMBs
February 03, 2022  |  SMBs

Bookkeeping and financial services platform Sunrise by Lendio has added several new functions to its free offerings: Tax Assist; Bank Reconciliation; Personalized Onboarding; and software-based invoicing...

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Digital Fitness Company Future Raises $75M to Advertise, Add Trainers
Digital Fitness Company Future Raises $75M to Advertise, Add Trainers
February 03, 2022  |  Investments

Digital fitness company Future has raised $75 million in funding and will use it on advertising and on hiring more fitness trainers, Bloomberg reported Thursday...

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Colombian FinTech Bold Raises $55M
Colombian FinTech Bold Raises $55M
February 03, 2022  |  Investments

Colombian FinTech Bold has raised $55 million in a Series B round led by Tiger Global Management, the Bogota-based company announced in a news release...

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