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Soon All Content Will Be Shoppable, Says Contextual Commerce Platform Chicory

Soon All Content Will Be Shoppable, Says Contextual Commerce Platform Chicory
Soon All Content Will Be Shoppable, Says Contextual Commerce Platform Chicory
August 04, 2021  |  eCommerce

Contextual commerce is rapidly evolving, growing both in scale and in scope, growing more common and becoming integrated into more parts of consumers’ routines. One...

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Accounting Software Firm Xero Launches App Store
Accounting Software Firm Xero Launches App Store
August 04, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cloud-based accounting software company Xero launched its own app store Wednesday (Aug. 4), allowing small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers access to new apps to help...

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Former Facebook Exec Carolyn Everson Joins Instacart As New President
Former Facebook Exec Carolyn Everson Joins Instacart As New President
August 04, 2021  |  Personnel

Former Facebook advertising executive Carolyn Everson is joining Instacart as its new president and will report to CEO Fidji Simo, another executive hailing from the...

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Feedzai Buys FinTech AI Platform Revelock 
Feedzai Buys FinTech AI Platform Revelock 
August 04, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Artificial intelligence FinTech Feedzai announced Wednesday (Aug. 4) it has acquired Revelock, a behavioral biometric platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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With The Summer Event Season ‘Roaring,’ Consumers See Ticket Prices Soaring 
With The Summer Event Season ‘Roaring,’ Consumers See Ticket Prices Soaring 
August 04, 2021  |  Retail

Consumers are getting back in the live-event saddle again. As Live Nation announced Q2 earnings this week, the firm touted that its Ticketmaster just had...

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Digital Lending Platform Numerated Adds Automated Lending Features
Digital Lending Platform Numerated Adds Automated Lending Features
August 04, 2021  |  Loans

Numerated, a four-year-old FinTech digital lending platform, has added new features to automate processes for business lending products, the company announced on Wednesday (Aug. 4)....

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Delta Variant Could Squash The Return Of Business Travel
Delta Variant Could Squash The Return Of Business Travel
August 04, 2021  |  Travel Payments

As more businesses and government agencies continue to add vaccine mandates for their employees or guests because of the continuing spread of the Delta variant...

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B2B Payments Today: AI Digs Deep Into AP; Lloyds And Visa Enable Corporate Card STP
B2B Payments Today: AI Digs Deep Into AP; Lloyds And Visa Enable Corporate Card STP
August 04, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Vic.ai eyes the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in accounts payable (AP), and Lloyds teams with Visa on straight-through processing for...

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FinTech Pico Going Public By Merging With SPAC
FinTech Pico Going Public By Merging With SPAC
August 04, 2021  |  IPO

The technology services firm Pico is set to go public following a $1.75 billion merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Pico and FTAC Athena...

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