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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: QSR Formats Get a Digital Makeover

Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: QSR Formats Get a Digital Makeover
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: QSR Formats Get a Digital Makeover
October 28, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: McDonald’s partners with IBM for automated drive-thru voice ordering, and Yum! Brands looks to leverage digital technologies for...

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Bitcoin Daily: Matt Damon Now Face of Crypto.com; Penn Students Can Use Crypto to Pay for Class
Bitcoin Daily: Matt Damon Now Face of Crypto.com; Penn Students Can Use Crypto to Pay...
October 28, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Actor Matt Damon will be promoting cryptocurrency for Crypto.com as the platform looks to broaden its base, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Sculpture by NFT Artist Beeple Set for $15M Auction at Christie’s
Sculpture by NFT Artist Beeple Set for $15M Auction at Christie’s
October 28, 2021  |  Blockchain

Artist Beeple, who sold a digital collage at Christie’s for $69 million this spring, plans to sell a 7-foot-tall real-life sculpture named HUMAN ONE on...

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PayU Token Hub Will Help Card Networks and Banks With Tokenization
PayU Token Hub Will Help Card Networks and Banks With Tokenization
October 28, 2021  |  Authentication

Online payments solutions provider PayU on Thursday (Oct. 28) launched PayU Token Hub, a tokenization platform that helps businesses comply with the Reserve Bank of...

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Today in Retail: eBay Sheds More Shoppers; Consumers Plan Digital Holiday Buying
Today in Retail: eBay Sheds More Shoppers; Consumers Plan Digital Holiday Buying
October 28, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, eBay executives say declines in active buyers are par for the course as the company focuses on more “high value”...

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Taco Bell Parent to Develop Digitally Integrated Restaurant Formats Across Brands
Taco Bell Parent to Develop Digitally Integrated Restaurant Formats Across Brands
October 28, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

After months of rapid innovation with Taco Bell store designs, the restaurant’s parent company, Yum! Brands, is looking to bring a similar approach to its...

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Facebook Rebrands as Meta in Push to Align With Metaverse
Facebook Rebrands as Meta in Push to Align With Metaverse
October 28, 2021  |  Facebook

If “meta” means using the “most effective tactics available,” then Facebook’s pick for its new name — Meta — is appropriate. On the heels of...

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Instacart, Dollar Tree Join Forces to Offer 1-Hour Delivery
Instacart, Dollar Tree Join Forces to Offer 1-Hour Delivery
October 28, 2021  |  Delivery

Online grocery platform Instacart has joined forces with Dollar Tree, Inc. to offer same-day delivery in as little as one hour from close to 7,000 Dollar Tree...

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WSFS Bank Unveils Integrated Accounts Payable Platform
WSFS Bank Unveils Integrated Accounts Payable Platform
October 28, 2021  |  Banking

WSFS Bank has launched a digital electronic payables tool that gives its commercial banking customers integrated accounts payable (AP) capabilities. Get the Full Story Complete...

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