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Consumer Desire for Choice in Payments, McDonald’s Shift from Dine-In and BNPL’s Global Growth Top This Week’s News
Consumer Desire for Choice in Payments, McDonald’s Shift from Dine-In and BNPL’s Global Growth Top...
September 03, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw PayPal expand its debit Mastercard availability in four new countries, and Twitter unveiled its Super Follows feature on iOS...

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69% of Restaurants See 2021 Pacing or Exceeding 2019 Levels
69% of Restaurants See 2021 Pacing or Exceeding 2019 Levels
September 03, 2021  |  ResTech

The pandemic winds on, but restaurants see their fortunes improving – enough so that owners and operators are cautiously optimistic about the near-term future. Get...

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CBO: Biden’s IRS Proposal Could Yield About $200B in Revenue
CBO: Biden’s IRS Proposal Could Yield About $200B in Revenue
September 03, 2021  |  Taxes

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) says it has concluded its analysis of a proposal by the White House to increase spending on IRS enforcement activity...

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China Pushes for Increased Insurance Regulations
China Pushes for Increased Insurance Regulations
September 03, 2021  |  Regulation

China’s banking and insurance watchdog is looking to stiffen its oversight of insurance companies to limit financial risks and put out a draft guideline to...

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California Bill Requiring Food Delivery Fee Transparency Awaits Governor’s Approval
California Bill Requiring Food Delivery Fee Transparency Awaits Governor’s Approval
September 03, 2021  |  Delivery

In California, a bill that would require third-party delivery services such as DoorDash and Uber Eats to show consumers an itemized breakdown of costs and...

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Robinhood Blasts ‘Draconian’ SEC Ban
Robinhood Blasts ‘Draconian’ SEC Ban
September 03, 2021  |  Regulation

Robinhood Markets says it is considering legal action against the Securities and Exchange Commission after the agency said it could ban payment for order flow,...

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Corporate Card Startup Mooncard Nets 20M Euros in Series B Round
Corporate Card Startup Mooncard Nets 20M Euros in Series B Round
September 03, 2021  |  Investments

Paris-based FinTech startup Mooncard has generated 20 million euros ($23.7 million) in new Series B funding, according to a Friday (Sept. 3) press release. The funding round...

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Kaspersky Detects 1.5B IoT Cyberattacks This Year
Kaspersky Detects 1.5B IoT Cyberattacks This Year
September 03, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detected 1.5 billion attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the first half of this year, using “honeypots,” software that...

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From Disruptors to Disrupted: Robinhood, Others, Face Business Model Challenges 
From Disruptors to Disrupted: Robinhood, Others, Face Business Model Challenges 
September 03, 2021  |  Regulation

The business models that have promised to be disruptors are, in some cases, themselves being disrupted. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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