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Restaurant Roundup: Goldbelly Uses Shoppable Content to Escape DoorDash’s Chokehold

Restaurant Roundup: Goldbelly Uses Shoppable Content to Escape DoorDash’s Chokehold
Restaurant Roundup: Goldbelly Uses Shoppable Content to Escape DoorDash’s Chokehold
November 12, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

After being dealt a potentially devastating blow by DoorDash, Goldbelly is diversifying its business. On Tuesday (Nov. 9), the New York company, known for shipping...

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CFPB Lawsuit Alleges Pawn Lenders Bilked Military Families
CFPB Lawsuit Alleges Pawn Lenders Bilked Military Families
November 12, 2021  |  Loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against pawn lenders FirstCash, Inc. and Cash America West, Inc. on Friday (Nov. 12) in a...

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Credit Card Skimmer Leads to Costco Data Breach
Credit Card Skimmer Leads to Costco Data Breach
November 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Retail giant Costco Wholesale Corporation sent letters this month to its customers alerting them that their payment information may have been stolen through a credit...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: DoorDash Offers Increased Flexibility; Dunkin’ Parent Launches Ghost Kitchen
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: DoorDash Offers Increased Flexibility; Dunkin’ Parent Launches Ghost Kitchen
November 12, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: DoorDash and Grubhub compete to meet restaurants’ increasingly specific digital needs, while Dunkin’ parent Inspire Brands launches its...

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Philippines Central Bank Exploring Regional Payment Network
Philippines Central Bank Exploring Regional Payment Network
November 12, 2021  |  International

Philippine central bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking into creating a cross-border payment network across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, according to an ABS-CBN...

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Big Tech and Telecom Follow Facebook in Metaverse Ramp-Up
Big Tech and Telecom Follow Facebook in Metaverse Ramp-Up
November 12, 2021  |  Technology

Less than two weeks after Facebook’s startling announcement that it was changing its name and focus to Meta, three heavyweights in the 5G space are piggybacking...

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Today in B2B: SMBX Offers Bonds, Not Loans to SMBs; Small Businesses Prioritize Automating AR 
Today in B2B: SMBX Offers Bonds, Not Loans to SMBs; Small Businesses Prioritize Automating AR 
November 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, FinTech SMBX offers bonds rather than bank loans to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Plus, Veem announces their Partner Connect program...

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Record Number of Robots Sold to Help Fill Jobs
Record Number of Robots Sold to Help Fill Jobs
November 12, 2021  |  Innovation

The labor shortage triggered by COVID-19 has been a boon to robot sales as businesses scramble to fill jobs amid increasing consumer demands for goods...

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Latest Amazon Driver Lawsuit Eyes Algorithms to Assign Fault
Latest Amazon Driver Lawsuit Eyes Algorithms to Assign Fault
November 12, 2021  |  Amazon

A March crash in Marietta, Georgia between an Amazon delivery van and a Tesla paralyzed a would-be medical student and turned the spotlight on how...

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