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Security Breach Exposes Data Of 3.3 M Volkswagen, Audi Customers, Interested Buyers
Security Breach Exposes Data Of 3.3 M Volkswagen, Audi Customers, Interested Buyers
June 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

(Editor’s Note: The original version of this story has been updated with new comments from VW)  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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SpotOn Supports Restaurant Recovery With Future-Minded Technology
SpotOn Supports Restaurant Recovery With Future-Minded Technology
June 11, 2021  |  ResTech

Restaurants are beginning to recover from the devastating events of the past 15 months, but the road is rocky. As the public sector aims to...

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Today In Retail: SIGNA Sports United To Go Public Via SPAC; Signet Jewelers Revenue Almost Doubles
Today In Retail: SIGNA Sports United To Go Public Via SPAC; Signet Jewelers Revenue Almost...
June 11, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, SIGNA Sports United (SSU) struck a deal to go public by combining with a blank-check company, while Signet Jewelers reported...

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Restaurant Roundup: Wendy’s Gets The GameStop Treatment
Restaurant Roundup: Wendy’s Gets The GameStop Treatment
June 11, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

The meme traders are back, and this time they are going for “Wendys [sic] Chicken Tendies.” Wendy’s stock prices jumped up about 26 percent on Tuesday (June 8) after a...

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Didi IPO Filing Shows Rebound From Pandemic Lows, Mobility Market Potential 
Didi IPO Filing Shows Rebound From Pandemic Lows, Mobility Market Potential 
June 11, 2021  |  IPO

The parade of listings from platform companies, and digital disruptors aiming and streamlining everyday activities, continues. To that end, Didi Chuxing Technology Co. filed its...

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How Removing Paper Check Payment Friction Can Open The Door To B2B Payment Digitization
How Removing Paper Check Payment Friction Can Open The Door To B2B Payment Digitization
June 11, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Businesses’ migration to online payment tools has accelerated over the past year, but that does not mean they are ready to completely relinquish the B2B...

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State Street Mulls Crypto Exchange-Traded Funds
State Street Mulls Crypto Exchange-Traded Funds
June 11, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As firms such as ETC Group and 21Shares launch, or plan to launch, bitcoin exchange-traded products (ETPs), State Street’s exchange-traded funds business is mulling how it...

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ResTech Startup Popmenu Notches $65 Million Led By Tiger Global
ResTech Startup Popmenu Notches $65 Million Led By Tiger Global
June 11, 2021  |  Investments

The restaurant software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup Popmenu raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Tiger Global, according to a press release on...

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Dorsey: Lightning Network May Be Coming To Twitter
Dorsey: Lightning Network May Be Coming To Twitter
June 11, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Will Twitter integrate the bitcoin layer 2 payments protocol Lightning Network? CEO and Founder Jack Dorsey seemed to indicate as much on the social media...

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