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Delta Variant Could Squash The Return Of Business Travel

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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Apple And Affirm Pair Up As The Buy Now, Pay Later Race Goes Global 
Apple And Affirm Pair Up As The Buy Now, Pay Later Race Goes Global 
August 04, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

There’s never a slow moment in the buy now, pay later (BNPL) race, or even much of a lull between news events at this point....

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Kroger Brings Ghost Kitchens To Stores With Kitchen United Partnership
Kroger Brings Ghost Kitchens To Stores With Kitchen United Partnership
August 04, 2021  |  Retail

On Wednesday (Aug. 4), top U.S. grocer Kroger announced a partnership with Kitchen United, one of the leading companies bringing ghost kitchens, which are off-premises-only...

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Indian Digital Payments Startup BharatPe Raises $350M
Indian Digital Payments Startup BharatPe Raises $350M
August 04, 2021  |  Investments

Indian lending and digital payments startup BharatPe has obtained $350 million in new funding, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 4) report from the Economic Times....

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Interac Launches Business e-Transfers For Real-Time Payments
Interac Launches Business e-Transfers For Real-Time Payments
August 04, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Canada-based Interac is collaborating with 13 financial institutions to introduce real-time electronic transfers (e-Transfers) to enable the transfer of business funds within seconds. Get the...

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Apple eCommerce Store Redesign Mimics App Setup
Apple eCommerce Store Redesign Mimics App Setup
August 04, 2021  |  Apple

The Apple Store has been redesigned and the company restored the dedicated Store tab in its navigation bar. The new Store web page, which includes...

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Chelsea Football Club Teams With Clover For Contactless Payments
Chelsea Football Club Teams With Clover For Contactless Payments
August 04, 2021  |  Digital Payments

England’s professional football team Chelsea Football Club is instituting contactless payments this season for food, drinks and merchandise via Fiserv’s Clover point-of-sale (POS) systems. Get...

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