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Today In Connected Economy: Sam’s Club Pilots Scan & Ship; Google Enables Easier Inventory Integration For GoDaddy Merchants
Today In Connected Economy: Sam’s Club Pilots Scan & Ship; Google Enables Easier Inventory Integration...
July 13, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

In today’s top connected economy news, Sam’s Club is piloting a Scan & Ship functionality, while Google is letting GoDaddy merchants integrate their product inventory...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Better To Acquire UK’s Trussle; Grunberg To Head Innovation, Strategic Partnerships For Citi’s TTS
Today In Digital-First Banking: Better To Acquire UK’s Trussle; Grunberg To Head Innovation, Strategic Partnerships...
July 13, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Better will be purchasing Trussle, while Carol Grunberg has been named head of Strategic Partnerships and Innovation for...

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Shopstreaming On The Rise In US, But Remains Aimed At Female Shoppers
Shopstreaming On The Rise In US, But Remains Aimed At Female Shoppers
July 13, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Pushed by the pandemic, the first half of 2021 has seen an explosion in shoppable streaming, as retailers and brands have rushed to find a...

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SEC Targets Bank Fees As It Ramps Up SPAC Probe
SEC Targets Bank Fees As It Ramps Up SPAC Probe
July 13, 2021  |  Bank Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is ramping up its probe into special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and is targeting potential conflicts of interest regarding...

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Pepsi Says Shift To eCommerce, At-Home And Health Is Permanent
Pepsi Says Shift To eCommerce, At-Home And Health Is Permanent
July 13, 2021  |  Earnings

PepsiCo said on Tuesday (July 13) that it is positioning itself to capture a post-COVID consumer shift that will see continued migration toward digital commerce...

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New BlueTape Tech Lets Builders Make Mobile Payments To Vendors
New BlueTape Tech Lets Builders Make Mobile Payments To Vendors
July 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

BlueTape, which provides payments and financing offerings to the construction sector, has rolled out its payment offering. The company — known as LinqPal in the...

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UK Cops Seize $249M In Crypto Crackdown
UK Cops Seize $249M In Crypto Crackdown
July 13, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

British police have confiscated close to £180 million — or $249 million — in cryptocurrency, the largest such seizure in the country’s history, CNN reported...

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Melio Recruits JP Morgan Digital Payments Expert 
Melio Recruits JP Morgan Digital Payments Expert 
July 13, 2021  |  Personnel

The small business payments startup Melio has recruited the former head of digital payments of Chase to serve as its chief business officer. Get the...

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Costs Of Inflation, And Then Some, Pass Onto The Consumer
Costs Of Inflation, And Then Some, Pass Onto The Consumer
July 13, 2021  |  Economy

In most economies, especially those going through a rebound, inflation (at some point) is a fact of life. Merchants, faced with the rising costs of...

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