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Will Turo IPO Plans Mark Milestone or Hurdle In Carsharing Industry’s Advance?

Will Turo IPO Plans Mark Milestone or Hurdle In Carsharing Industry’s Advance?
Will Turo IPO Plans Mark Milestone or Hurdle In Carsharing Industry’s Advance?
January 11, 2022  |  IPO

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FCA Deems NYDIG’s Bitcoin Payments App Bottlepay a Cryptoasset Firm
FCA Deems NYDIG’s Bitcoin Payments App Bottlepay a Cryptoasset Firm
January 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin firm NYDIG’s subsidiary Bottlepay, a bitcoin payments app, has been registered by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a cryptoasset business, the first...

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Boost Payment Solutions: 2021 Was the Year of Intention
Boost Payment Solutions: 2021 Was the Year of Intention
January 11, 2022  |  Opinion

Last year gave the payments world a bit of time to step back and regroup from the chaos of 2020 — and start to rebound....

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CVS Health Announces Elevated Earnings Outlook Amid Omicron Variant Spread
CVS Health Announces Elevated Earnings Outlook Amid Omicron Variant Spread
January 11, 2022  |  Earnings

While the ongoing spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19 across the U.S. and around the world has severely hampered the retail sector and forced...

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Mobile Operators Urge EU Regulators to Outlaw Apple’s iCloud Privacy Tool
Mobile Operators Urge EU Regulators to Outlaw Apple’s iCloud Privacy Tool
January 11, 2022  |  Mobile

Mobile operators in the European Union are urging regulators to prohibit Apple’s new iCloud Private Relay, reports The Telegraph. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Financial Conflict Forces Judge From Amazon Case
Financial Conflict Forces Judge From Amazon Case
January 11, 2022  |  Amazon

A U.S. district court judge has stepped down from a long-running Amazon civil case following a news article that revealed his family owned stock in the retail...

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Planet Fitness Acquiring Sunshine Fitness’ 114 Locations
Planet Fitness Acquiring Sunshine Fitness’ 114 Locations
January 11, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Planet Fitness, Inc. on Tuesday (Jan. 11) signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sunshine Fitness Growth Holdings, LLC, which owns and operates more than 100...

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Study: Pet Owners Spend as Much as $55K on Their Animals
Study: Pet Owners Spend as Much as $55K on Their Animals
January 11, 2022  |  Insurance

Seven out of 10 pet parents think of their pets as family members, although almost half have underestimated the lifetime cost of care, according to...

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Blackhawk Network: 2021 Was the Year of the Consumer
Blackhawk Network: 2021 Was the Year of the Consumer
January 11, 2022  |  Opinion

Consumers drove the seismic shift in payments technology in 2021, says Talbott Roche, president and CEO of Blackhawk Network. Now, the ball is in retailers’...

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