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Today In Digital-First Banking: Banks Spend More To Compete With FinTechs; US Regulators, Advisory Group Examines Stablecoins
Today In Digital-First Banking: Banks Spend More To Compete With FinTechs; US Regulators, Advisory Group...
July 19, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, banks expect having higher expenses and lower revenue, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen is convening financial markets...

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Peloton Plans In-App Video Game For Workout Without An Instructor, Report Says
Peloton Plans In-App Video Game For Workout Without An Instructor, Report Says
July 19, 2021  |  Subscription Commerce

Peloton will be entering the video game industry with a new game called “Lanebreak,” which will have to do with riders changing their cadence and...

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Bitcoin Drags Other Cryptos Down In Dip
Bitcoin Drags Other Cryptos Down In Dip
July 19, 2021  |  Bitcoin

With bitcoin falling, cryptocurrency prices in general were in the red on Monday (July 19), a report from The Street says. Get the Full Story Complete...

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PropertyGuru To Go Public Via Blank Check Merger
PropertyGuru To Go Public Via Blank Check Merger
July 19, 2021  |  IPO

PropertyGuru, the Singapore-based online real estate firm, will be going public via special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), a Bloomberg report said Monday (July 19). Get...

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Today In Connected Economy: Warby Parker Brings Contact Lens Renewals To Mobile App; Rent The Runway Confidentially Files For IPO
Today In Connected Economy: Warby Parker Brings Contact Lens Renewals To Mobile App; Rent The...
July 19, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In today’s top connected economy news, Warby Parker is making renewing contact lenses and glasses prescriptions easier with an update to its iOS offering, while...

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Bitcoin Daily: Jackson, TN Might Adopt Crypto Pay For City Employees; Turkey Looks At Legal Framework For Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Jackson, TN Might Adopt Crypto Pay For City Employees; Turkey Looks At Legal...
July 19, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Jackson, Tennessee could be the newest city to accept crypto payments, a report from Yahoo says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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InsurTech Kin Going Public At $1B Value Via SPAC Merger 
InsurTech Kin Going Public At $1B Value Via SPAC Merger 
July 19, 2021  |  IPO

Insurance technology (InsurTech) company Kin is merging with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Omnichannel Acquisition Corp. to go public on the NYSE under the...

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Visa, Nium, Fuiou Team On Hong Kong, Greater China B2B Payments
Visa, Nium, Fuiou Team On Hong Kong, Greater China B2B Payments
July 19, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Fuiou Pay (Fuiou) rolled out an international corporate payment offering through the help of Visa and Nium. The debut comes as Fuiou and Visa had...

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Space Tech Sees Investment Boost With Billionaire Space Missions
Space Tech Sees Investment Boost With Billionaire Space Missions
July 19, 2021  |  Investments

Space tech companies, seeing a boost in capital from billionaires’ space adventures as of late, have raised a record-shattering $3.6 billion in the first six...

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