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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Legal Tender Debut Gets Off to Bumpy Start 

El Salvador’s Bitcoin Legal Tender Debut Gets Off to Bumpy Start 
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Legal Tender Debut Gets Off to Bumpy Start 
September 17, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As with any new project, with grand design, new-fangled technology, a seismic shift in the way people do thing, it starts with an announcement, some fanfare...

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Lemonway, Tink Pair up on Open Banking Payments Across Europe
Lemonway, Tink Pair up on Open Banking Payments Across Europe
September 17, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Software company Lemonway and European open banking platform Tink are teaming up on Pay By Bank, an open banking-fueled initiative. The pairing brings Tink’s payment...

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Upcoming US Sanctions Aim to Drive Out Crypto Ransomware Payments
Upcoming US Sanctions Aim to Drive Out Crypto Ransomware Payments
September 17, 2021  |  Regulation

The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to impose sanctions and issue new guidance to stop ransomware hackers from profiting from attacks, the Wall Street Journal...

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Personal Loan App Ranking Changes, Yet Stays the Same, in a Ranking Riddle
Personal Loan App Ranking Changes, Yet Stays the Same, in a Ranking Riddle
September 17, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Personal loans are taking many forms these days and using apps to obtain them is our favorite. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Amazon Rejects Monopoly Charges As Rival Walmart Rolls Hands-Free
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Amazon Rejects Monopoly Charges As Rival Walmart Rolls Hands-Free
September 17, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon is facing a broadened antitrust complaint from District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, this time focused on the eCommerce giant’s relationships with wholesalers...

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Walmart Dominates Amazon in Food Sales; Millennials, Gen Z Spur Brilliant Earth’s Growth; Consumers Spend More in August
Walmart Dominates Amazon in Food Sales; Millennials, Gen Z Spur Brilliant Earth’s Growth; Consumers Spend...
September 17, 2021  |  Today In Data

Brilliant Earth is looking at millennials and Gen Z customers as the key cogs in their long-term future. Plus, consumer spending rebounds in August behind...

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The Great Retail Conundrum: Easy Returns Are Costly, but Drive eCommerce Loyalty
The Great Retail Conundrum: Easy Returns Are Costly, but Drive eCommerce Loyalty
September 17, 2021  |  Retail

As eCommerce has accelerated over the past 18 months, so too have the number of returns retailers are seeing, with consumers ordering multiple sizes to...

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H-E-B Joins Store-in-a-Store Trend With New Jewelry Shop Partnership
H-E-B Joins Store-in-a-Store Trend With New Jewelry Shop Partnership
September 17, 2021  |  Retail

The grocery store is no longer just for food shopping. Texas chain H-E-B, which operates more than 420 stores in Texas and Mexico, announced this...

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Augmented Reality Helping Build ‘Store of the Future’
Augmented Reality Helping Build ‘Store of the Future’
September 17, 2021  |  Retail

Scrolling through social media, it’s easy to see how widespread the use of augmented reality (AR) has become. What once was considered to be a...

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