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Fake COVID-19 Vax Cards Lead to Charges for 15 in New York
Fake COVID-19 Vax Cards Lead to Charges for 15 in New York
August 31, 2021  |  Legal

Fifteen people are facing allegations that they were part of a scheme that involved the creation of fake COVID-19vaccination cards after Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus...

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Bitcoin Daily: Genesis Digital Assets Buys 20,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines; El Salvador Approves More BTC to Dollar Conversions
Bitcoin Daily: Genesis Digital Assets Buys 20,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines; El Salvador Approves More BTC...
August 31, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Genesis Digital Assets, a bitcoin mining company, has set out to purchase 20,000 new bitcoin mining systems from Canaan, a blockchain hardware giant, according to...

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Brazil’s Nubank Buys Instant Payments Platform Spin Pay
Brazil’s Nubank Buys Instant Payments Platform Spin Pay
August 31, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Brazil-based neobank, Nubank, has announced its acquisition of FinTech company Spin Pay, The Block reported on Tuesday (Aug. 31). Get the Full Story Complete...

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92% of SMBs are Digitizing Accounts Receivable/Payable Processes
92% of SMBs are Digitizing Accounts Receivable/Payable Processes
August 31, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Much is made of the great digital shift, where consumers have pivoted away from checks and cash to embrace digital channels in order to conduct...

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Remitly Points To $1.5T Opportunity Within Fragmented, Outdated Remittance Market
Remitly Points To $1.5T Opportunity Within Fragmented, Outdated Remittance Market
August 31, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Remitly, preparing to go public, detailed a cross-border payments opportunity worth in the trillions of dollars annually, and said that the global remittance market is...

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Today In Retail: Walmart Struggles in Home Furnishings; Consumers Blame Merchants, Not Bad Actors, When Fraud Occurs
Today In Retail: Walmart Struggles in Home Furnishings; Consumers Blame Merchants, Not Bad Actors, When...
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Walmart could not make up any ground in the furniture and home furnishings category in the second quarter despite its...

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C-Store Brand Alltown Fresh Teams With Paytronix to Launch Mobile App
C-Store Brand Alltown Fresh Teams With Paytronix to Launch Mobile App
August 31, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Global Partners convenience store brand Alltown Fresh has launched a customer-focused mobile app in collaboration with Paytronix, a digital guest experience platform, according to a...

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Willow Automates Pay-in-Four Bill Financing
Willow Automates Pay-in-Four Bill Financing
August 31, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) FinTech platform Willow, which lets customers pay their bills in four installments, on Tuesday (Aug. 31) rolled out the company’s...

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Allbirds Files for IPO Amid Ongoing Losses
Allbirds Files for IPO Amid Ongoing Losses
August 31, 2021  |  IPO

Sustainable shoemaker Allbirds said on Tuesday (Aug. 31) that it plans to move forward with its initial public offering (IPO) of Class A common stock...

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