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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: ResTech Startups Bring in the Cash

Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: ResTech Startups Bring in the Cash
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: ResTech Startups Bring in the Cash
September 22, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: One restaurant payment solution startup brought in $100 million in Series A funding, while another priced its initial...

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AMC May Accept Dogecoin for Theater Payments After Twitter Poll
AMC May Accept Dogecoin for Theater Payments After Twitter Poll
September 22, 2021  |  Payment Methods

AMC might be looking to accept dogecoin as payment for movie theater tickets, a Wednesday (Sept.22) report said. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Aldi Tests Checkout-Free Store in London
Aldi Tests Checkout-Free Store in London
September 22, 2021  |  Retail

U.K. supermarket group Aldi is trying out a checkout-free store in London that lets customers walk out with their goods without ever having to pay...

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Corporate Traveler Launches AI-Powered Travel Management Tool
Corporate Traveler Launches AI-Powered Travel Management Tool
September 22, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Global corporate travel management company Corporate Traveler is introducing a proprietary solution ahead of the forecast increase in business travel demand, according to a press release on...

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SoftBank Jumps Into Secondhand Market with Vestiaire Collective Investment
SoftBank Jumps Into Secondhand Market with Vestiaire Collective Investment
September 22, 2021  |  eCommerce

French online fashion platform Vestiaire Collective’s valuation hit $1.7 billion after a fundraising round that includes $209 million from SoftBank Group Corp.’s private equity arm...

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Robinhood Pulls Fresh Growth Arrow From Its Quiver, Goes All in on Crypto Wallets
Robinhood Pulls Fresh Growth Arrow From Its Quiver, Goes All in on Crypto Wallets
September 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In the face of a possible regulatory challenge to its primary revenue stream, Robinhood is doubling down and seemingly going all in on crypto. Get the...

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Freshworks Valued At $10B in Nasdaq Trading Debut
Freshworks Valued At $10B in Nasdaq Trading Debut
September 22, 2021  |  IPO

Enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Freshworks filed a $1.03 billion initial public offering (IPO) at a $10.13 billion valuation as trading opened on Wednesday (Sept. 22)...

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Apple Takes Bigger Bite Into Healthcare Tracking, Renewing Debate on Data Privacy
Apple Takes Bigger Bite Into Healthcare Tracking, Renewing Debate on Data Privacy
September 22, 2021  |  Healthcare

In the latest development in the push to use smartphones and wearables to track users’ health, Apple Inc. is looking into ways to use its...

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Fortnite Off App Store Until Court Appeals Run Out
Fortnite Off App Store Until Court Appeals Run Out
September 22, 2021  |  Apple

Apple is banning Fortnite from its App Store until the end of its court battle with Epic Games, Inc., according to a Bloomberg report on...

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