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Gaming and Extended Reality Among First 5G Use Cases For ‘Time-Critical Communication’
Gaming and Extended Reality Among First 5G Use Cases For ‘Time-Critical Communication’
October 26, 2021  |  Innovation

Mobile gaming, extended reality (XR) experiences and industrial control are among the first use cases for a new technology that facilitates real-time 5G experiences. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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GXO and Saks Debut D2C eCommerce Platform 
GXO and Saks Debut D2C eCommerce Platform 
October 26, 2021  |  eCommerce

GXO Logistics, Inc. and Saks on Tuesday (Oct. 26) announced the GXO eFulfillment center in Middletown, Pennsylvania, has begun shipping Saks’ luxury fashion apparel and...

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Flutterwave Enables X-Border Payments From Europe to Africa 
Flutterwave Enables X-Border Payments From Europe to Africa 
October 26, 2021  |  International

Global payments technology startup Flutterwave, in conjunction with nonprofit Stellar Development Foundation, has introduced two new remittance passageways between Europe and Africa on the Stellar...

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Merchants Face off Against Evolving Fraud Tactics
Merchants Face off Against Evolving Fraud Tactics
October 26, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In “The Way Payments Are Now Done,” 33 payment executives discuss what payments’ “new normal” looks like. Andre Machicao, SVP, global head of product and...

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More Automakers Join Trend of Factory-Installed Toll-Payment System
More Automakers Join Trend of Factory-Installed Toll-Payment System
October 26, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

A growing list of new cars will no longer have to stop at toll booths or carry state-linked transponders that pay their way, as a factory-installed variety that is part...

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Healthcare Payments Platform Anomaly Raises $17M
Healthcare Payments Platform Anomaly Raises $17M
October 26, 2021  |  Investments

The healthcare payments platform Anomaly announced on Tuesday (Oct. 26) that it has raised $17 million in Series A and seed funding. Get the Full...

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Drone Delivery Expands as Robots, Humans Race to Meet Consumers’ On-Demand Food Needs
Drone Delivery Expands as Robots, Humans Race to Meet Consumers’ On-Demand Food Needs
October 26, 2021  |  Delivery

As consumers, restaurants and third parties continue to struggle with the economics of delivery, the race to find alternatives to using human drivers is heating...

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Fabric Snags $200M in Series C Fundraising 
Fabric Snags $200M in Series C Fundraising 
October 26, 2021  |  Investments

On-demand fulfillment platform Fabric on Tuesday (Oct. 26) closed a $200 million Series C fundraising round, giving the company a valuation of $1 billion, bringing...

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Launch of Bitcoin ETFs Could Worsen Crypto’s Existing Volatility Problem
Launch of Bitcoin ETFs Could Worsen Crypto’s Existing Volatility Problem
October 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The law of unintended consequences makes it so that a positive impact in one place has a negative ripple effect somewhere else. Get the Full...

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