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Touchless AP, Sales Order Firm Conexiom Nets $130M
Touchless AP, Sales Order Firm Conexiom Nets $130M
October 05, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider Conexiom, which works in sales order and invoice automation, has received a $130 million growth investment from Warburg Pincus, according to a...

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Natural Shoemaker Allbirds Backtracks on Sustainable Claims Before IPO
Natural Shoemaker Allbirds Backtracks on Sustainable Claims Before IPO
October 05, 2021  |  IPO

Allbirds, which calls itself an ethical shoemaker, had pledged to launch a “sustainable initial public offering.” Now, the company has gone back on some of...

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Gen X Households Gained $13T in Assets Since Q1 2020
Gen X Households Gained $13T in Assets Since Q1 2020
October 05, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

Generation X has been seeing a boost in wealth since the pandemic began, according to data from the Federal Reserve, per Bloomberg. Get the Full...

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New BNPL Provider Ranking Looks Familiar — Even as a New Name Enters the Top 10
New BNPL Provider Ranking Looks Familiar — Even as a New Name Enters the Top...
October 05, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

We all settle into patterns. This coffee shop. That streaming app. A third thing we can’t think of right now. But you get the point....

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Bitcoin Daily: BoA Says Crypto, NFTs ‘Too Large to Ignore’; Tanzania’s Central Bank Backs Crypto but Economists Say Country Not Ready
Bitcoin Daily: BoA Says Crypto, NFTs ‘Too Large to Ignore’; Tanzania’s Central Bank Backs Crypto...
October 05, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bank of America (BoA) has published a report saying cryptocurrency and nonfungible tokens (NFTs) are likely here to stay, Cointelegraph reported. Get the Full Story...

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Gen Z Fashion Retailer Pacsun Now Accepts Crypto
Gen Z Fashion Retailer Pacsun Now Accepts Crypto
October 05, 2021  |  Retail

Youth fashion retailer Pacsun will accept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using 10-year-old blockchain payment provider BitPay, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 5) press release. Get...

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SEC’s Gensler Says Crypto, SPACs Need ‘Investor Protections’
SEC’s Gensler Says Crypto, SPACs Need ‘Investor Protections’
October 05, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Instacart Challenges DoorDash; PepsiCo Touts Brand Loyalty
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Instacart Challenges DoorDash; PepsiCo Touts Brand Loyalty
October 05, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, Instacart gets into the prepared meals space, while PepsiCo leans on brand affinity to make its price increases...

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Report: Afterpay’s BNPL Services Boost Incremental Sales by $8.2B to US Merchants
Report: Afterpay’s BNPL Services Boost Incremental Sales by $8.2B to US Merchants
October 05, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Afterpay, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) company, has driven $4.5 billion in net benefits to merchants in 2021, per research from Accenture, according to...

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