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Smart Home Protocol ‘Matter’ Readies for 2022 Connected Operating System Debut

Smart Home Protocol ‘Matter’ Readies for 2022 Connected Operating System Debut
Smart Home Protocol ‘Matter’ Readies for 2022 Connected Operating System Debut
December 15, 2021  |  Innovation

It’s been a busy year for connected living and IoT developments, few as weighty as the quest for an operating system to support smart homes...

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Indian Payment Tech Platform Juspay Raises $60M to Invest in Product Development
Indian Payment Tech Platform Juspay Raises $60M to Invest in Product Development
December 15, 2021  |  Investments

India-based Juspay Technologies has raised $60 million in Series C funding in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, the company announced Wednesday (Dec....

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Neiman Marcus Could Split Into Three Businesses
Neiman Marcus Could Split Into Three Businesses
December 15, 2021  |  Retail

Neiman Marcus could split into three different businesses as part of a corporate restructuring that would separate its website from its brick-and-mortar stores. Get the...

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Canadian Businesses Wait 41 Days to Get Paid
Canadian Businesses Wait 41 Days to Get Paid
December 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Canadian businesses are waiting longer than ever to realize the revenue from their sales. Today, the average days sales outstanding (DSO) reported by Canadian firms is...

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eCommerce Platform Shopping.io Launches NFT Collection Shopverse
eCommerce Platform Shopping.io Launches NFT Collection Shopverse
December 15, 2021  |  NFTs

Shopping.io, the first eCommerce platform to enable users to buy from hubs using over 200 cryptocurrencies, is expanding its product catalog and rolling out its...

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Buy Now Pay Later Moves to the Browser in the UK
Buy Now Pay Later Moves to the Browser in the UK
December 15, 2021  |  BNPL

A new collaboration between U.K.-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Butter and Nasdaq-listed global web innovator Opera will enable U.K.-based shoppers and Opera’s 380...

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Narvar Acquires Lumi to ‘Revolutionize Packaging’
Narvar Acquires Lumi to ‘Revolutionize Packaging’
December 15, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Customer experience firm Narvar says it has acquired packaging firm Lumi in an effort to “revolutionize packaging as the new storefront.” Get the Full Story Complete...

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Google Rolls out eCommerce Storefronts for Creators
Google Rolls out eCommerce Storefronts for Creators
December 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

Similar to Shopify, Google has rolled out a U.S. beta launch of Qaya, a platform that helps creators develop web storefronts to sell their products...

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34% of Real Estate B2B Payments Are Made by Check 
34% of Real Estate B2B Payments Are Made by Check 
December 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

While digitization has been a nearly universal pursuit for company finance leaders over the past year, it has played out differently in various sectors. This...

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