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Biden Signs Executive Order on Streamlining Various Government Processes

Biden Signs Executive Order on Streamlining Various Government Processes
Biden Signs Executive Order on Streamlining Various Government Processes
December 13, 2021  |  Politics

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday (Dec. 13), making it so 17 government agencies will now have to make it easier...

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JCPenney Adds Forever 21 Collection
JCPenney Adds Forever 21 Collection
December 13, 2021  |  Retail

Department store chain JCPenney on Monday (Dec. 13) added Forever 21 to its offering of national fashion brands in 100 U.S. stores and online at...

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Currency Exchange Marketplaces Accelerate Supplier Payments for Emerging Markets SMBs
Currency Exchange Marketplaces Accelerate Supplier Payments for Emerging Markets SMBs
December 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Trade has become more global than ever, but paying suppliers abroad remains a challenge for businesses looking to make payments in less familiar currencies belonging...

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MassDOT and PayByCar Launch Pay-by-Text Gas Payments
MassDOT and PayByCar Launch Pay-by-Text Gas Payments
December 13, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

Mobile payments platform PayByCar, Inc. on Monday (Dec. 13) teamed up with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on a text-based initiative that will alert members...

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Neobank Dave Inc. Targets Acquisitions, Crypto With SPAC Windfall
Neobank Dave Inc. Targets Acquisitions, Crypto With SPAC Windfall
December 13, 2021  |  SPAC

Personal finance startup Dave Inc. will use $450 million it’s expected to raise in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) to make acquisitions, launch new...

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New York Mets to Implement Facial Ticketing, Access Control at Stadium
New York Mets to Implement Facial Ticketing, Access Control at Stadium
December 13, 2021  |  Biometrics

Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, will give fans the option of entering the ballpark next season using facial recognition to verify their...

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Healthy Competition Among Telemedicine Apps Yields New Leader
Healthy Competition Among Telemedicine Apps Yields New Leader
December 13, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

PYMNTS has taken the pulse of the apps in the field of telemedicine, as it does every month, and ranked them according to their scores in such factors...

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Google-Backed Factor Raises $6M in Seed Funding
Google-Backed Factor Raises $6M in Seed Funding
December 13, 2021  |  Investments

Supply chain payments and order management platform Factor has raised $6 million in seed funding with the help of Google’s Gradient Ventures fund. Get the...

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Pecunpay Becomes First Spanish Issuer of UnionPay Cards
Pecunpay Becomes First Spanish Issuer of UnionPay Cards
December 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Spanish FinTech Pecunpay and global payments company UnionPay have signed a strategic partnership to make Pecunpay the first Spanish issuer of UnionPay cards, according to...

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