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AWS Adds Adam Selipsky, 11-Year Company Vet, As CEO
AWS Adds Adam Selipsky, 11-Year Company Vet, As CEO
March 23, 2021  |  Personnel

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has added a new CEO in Adam Selipsky, who previously worked at the company for 11 years, according to a company...

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Today In Retail: TryNow Lands $12 Million In Series A; Chipotle Plans To Grow Canadian Presence
Today In Retail: TryNow Lands $12 Million In Series A; Chipotle Plans To Grow Canadian...
March 23, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, TryNow has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, while Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to keep its growth...

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Refraction’s Bike Messenger Robots Find ‘Goldilocks Zone’ Of Autonomous Delivery
Refraction’s Bike Messenger Robots Find ‘Goldilocks Zone’ Of Autonomous Delivery
March 23, 2021  |  News

As the past year has driven demand for affordable, convenient food delivery options to unprecedented levels, grocery leaders have been racing to come up with...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Jumio Notches $150 Million; Nuvemshop Raises $90 Million
Today In Payments Around The World: Jumio Notches $150 Million; Nuvemshop Raises $90 Million
March 23, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Jumio has secured a $150 million investment from Great Hill Partners, while Nuvemshop has raised $90 million...

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Microsoft Eyes $10 Billion Acquisition Of Digital Communications Platform Discord
Microsoft Eyes $10 Billion Acquisition Of Digital Communications Platform Discord
March 23, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Voice, video and text communications platform Discord is being eyed by Microsoft for a possible $10 billion-plus acquisition, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (March 23). Get the...

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UK Competition Watchdog Cautions Young Traders On Risky Investments
UK Competition Watchdog Cautions Young Traders On Risky Investments
March 23, 2021  |  Investments

New research from the U.K.’s competition watchdog indicated that younger traders are increasingly taking part in risky investments without fully understanding the possible pitfalls and...

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In A Year Without Live Music, Streaming, NFTs Fuel Industry Growth
In A Year Without Live Music, Streaming, NFTs Fuel Industry Growth
March 23, 2021  |  Innovation

The international recorded music market expanded by 7.4 percent last year while much of the globe was on lockdown and live, in-person music was not...

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Today In Payments: Banks Wary As Fed And MIT Prep Digital Currency Report; Jumio Lands $150 Million
Today In Payments: Banks Wary As Fed And MIT Prep Digital Currency Report; Jumio Lands...
March 23, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Boston’s Federal Reserve and MIT could reveal digital dollar prototypes this summer, and Jumio raised $150 million to expand its digital...

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Y Combinator Gives SMB Digital Banking Platform NextPay $125K Boost
Y Combinator Gives SMB Digital Banking Platform NextPay $125K Boost
March 23, 2021  |  Investments

Philippine FinTech platform NextPay got a financial shot in the arm with $125,000 in pre-seed funding from Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator (YC), e27.com...

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