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New Coupon App Provider Ranking Saves Tons of Money Amid Chart Changes 

New Coupon App Provider Ranking Saves Tons of Money Amid Chart Changes 
New Coupon App Provider Ranking Saves Tons of Money Amid Chart Changes 
October 22, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Nothing lets the air out of your tires like inflation. We’ve all watched the price of everything from groceries to gasoline steadily climb to the...

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Latest Personal Loan Provider Ranking Not Its Usual Settled Self This Month 
Latest Personal Loan Provider Ranking Not Its Usual Settled Self This Month 
October 22, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

It’s an expensive world. Recent PYMNTS research finds a great many high-earning people in younger demographic groups living paycheck-to-paycheck, for example.  Get the Full Story...

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Snap Says Its Ad Business Dropped After Apple Changed Rules
Snap Says Its Ad Business Dropped After Apple Changed Rules
October 22, 2021  |  Apple

Snap is seeing its shares suffer after saying its growth might be stunted for the current quarter as a result of Apple’s recent privacy changes,...

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Hot Dog Chain Sees Hot IPO as Differentiated In-Restaurant Experience Offsets Mid-Tier Digital Efforts
Hot Dog Chain Sees Hot IPO as Differentiated In-Restaurant Experience Offsets Mid-Tier Digital Efforts
October 22, 2021  |  IPO

Villa Park, Illinois-based hot dog chain Portillo’s, which operates around 70 locations across nine states, is generating huge interest from investors following its initial public...

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Hasbro Partners With WAX on Power Rangers NFT Collection 
Hasbro Partners With WAX on Power Rangers NFT Collection 
October 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Toy and entertainment company Hasbro, Inc., announced Friday (Oct. 22) during Hasbro Pulse Con that it has teamed up with The Worldwide Asset eXchange (WAX)...

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Google Makes Social Commerce Push with Meesho Investment 
Google Makes Social Commerce Push with Meesho Investment 
October 22, 2021  |  Investments

Search engine behemoth Google and social commerce company Meesho are exploring the details of a possible $50 million to $75 million investment by the former,...

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French Retailer Carrefour Pursues Quick eCommerce Ambitions in Europe With Uneven Q3 Growth Performance
French Retailer Carrefour Pursues Quick eCommerce Ambitions in Europe With Uneven Q3 Growth Performance
October 22, 2021  |  Retail

French retail giant Carrefour announced uneven growth performance in Europe in its third quarter financial results, generating about 20.4 billion euros ($23.7 billion), a 4%...

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BNPL Firms in Australia Can’t Block Merchant Surcharges 
BNPL Firms in Australia Can’t Block Merchant Surcharges 
October 22, 2021  |  Regulation

The Reserve Bank of Australia on Friday (Oct. 22) said buy now, pay later (BNPL) companies can’t stop merchants across the country from implementing surcharges...

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SPAC Listings Target Blockchain, FinTech
SPAC Listings Target Blockchain, FinTech
October 22, 2021  |  IPO

Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in a spate of listing announcements this past week, are setting sights on FinTechs and blockchain-focused combinations. Get the Full...

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