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Airbase, Silicon Valley Bank Partner on Spend Management
Airbase, Silicon Valley Bank Partner on Spend Management
October 06, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Airbase, the spend management platform for smaller businesses, is partnering with Silicon Valley Bank to allow for business cards to be used in API integration....

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: ChowNow Aims to Do It All; Jamba Goes Robotic
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: ChowNow Aims to Do It All; Jamba Goes Robotic
October 06, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, ChowNow aims to be restaurants’ one-stop-shop for omnichannel digital ordering, while Jamba opens its second robotic location. Plus,...

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Berlin-Based Firm Swarm Markets Targets the Masses of DeFi Skeptics
Berlin-Based Firm Swarm Markets Targets the Masses of DeFi Skeptics
October 06, 2021  |  Blockchain

Traditional banking and DeFi are often at loggerheads with many who doubt the ability of decentralized, permissionless platforms to provide the same level of consumer...

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49% of US Consumers Use Digital Bill Payment Services from Banks
49% of US Consumers Use Digital Bill Payment Services from Banks
October 06, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The great digital shift is transforming the way we interact with all manner of companies — including the banks and billers with which consumers interact...

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Today In Retail: Walmart GoLocal Lands First Retail Client; Retailers Adopt Early Holiday Shopping
Today In Retail: Walmart GoLocal Lands First Retail Client; Retailers Adopt Early Holiday Shopping
October 06, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, The Home Depot has partnered with Walmart’s new GoLocal service to provide same-day or next-day delivery, while Mastercard says retail...

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Klarna and Simon Property Group Team on National BNPL Initiative
Klarna and Simon Property Group Team on National BNPL Initiative
October 06, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Klarna and Simon Property Group on Wednesday (Oct. 6) announced a national alliance and multi-year partnership that gives Simon...

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Google Pledges $1B to Boost Internet, Startups in Africa
Google Pledges $1B to Boost Internet, Startups in Africa
October 06, 2021  |  Google

Google will invest $1 billion in Africa in the next five years to enhance its internet connectivity and help startup companies get some financial backing,...

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Series C Values Modern Treasury at More Than $2B
Series C Values Modern Treasury at More Than $2B
October 06, 2021  |  Investments

The payments operation software firm Modern Treasury announced on Wednesday (Oct. 6) that it has raised $85 million in Series C funding. Get the Full...

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IBM, MonetaGo Team Up to Tackle Trade Finance Fraud
IBM, MonetaGo Team Up to Tackle Trade Finance Fraud
October 06, 2021  |  B2B Payments

IBM is partnering with FinTech startup MonetaGo to tackle trade finance fraud, and it will set its sights first on Southeast Asia, according to a...

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