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Mortgage Lender Better Plans SPAC Deal On $7.7 Billion Valuation

Mortgage Lender Better Plans SPAC Deal On $7.7 Billion Valuation
Mortgage Lender Better Plans SPAC Deal On $7.7 Billion Valuation
May 10, 2021  |  IPO

Better, a startup mortgage lender, is going public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), the startup announced in a press release Tuesday...

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Marriott CEO Expects Consumers To Blend Leisure, Business Travel
Marriott CEO Expects Consumers To Blend Leisure, Business Travel
May 10, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Marriott International CEO Tony Capuano said he thinks the lines between business and leisure travel are becoming more blurred, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story...

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Simon Mall’s CEO ‘Encouraged’ By Suburban Shoppers
Simon Mall’s CEO ‘Encouraged’ By Suburban Shoppers
May 10, 2021  |  Earnings

It was a far more upbeat tone in an earnings report than has been heard in some time out of the nation’s largest mall owner,...

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OCBC Bank Taps Visa Commercial Pay To Digitize B2B Payments
OCBC Bank Taps Visa Commercial Pay To Digitize B2B Payments
May 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

OCBC Bank announced that it is harnessing the Visa Commercial Pay Mobile solution as part of its first virtual purchasing card product, according to a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ether Climbs 7 Pct To Record; Babel Finance Nets $40 Million In Funding For Crypto Financial Services
Bitcoin Daily: Ether Climbs 7 Pct To Record; Babel Finance Nets $40 Million In Funding...
May 10, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency Ethereum surged past $4,000 on Monday (May 10), CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Newsom Unveils California Stimulus Plan That Would Give Triple Payments
Newsom Unveils California Stimulus Plan That Would Give Triple Payments
May 10, 2021  |  Economy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed a $100 billion stimulus plan to triple the state’s direct cash assistance program and reach around two-thirds of the...

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REPAY Buys BillingTree For $503 Million In Cash, Stocks
REPAY Buys BillingTree For $503 Million In Cash, Stocks
May 10, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

REPAY, which works in vertically-integrated payment solutions, will be acquiring BillingTree for $503 million, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Affirm Sees Sharp Snapback In Travel Spending, Growth In Shop Pay Installments
Affirm Sees Sharp Snapback In Travel Spending, Growth In Shop Pay Installments
May 10, 2021  |  Earnings

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform Affirm’s fiscal third quarter earnings results posted Monday (May 10) showed continued embrace of BNPL and pointed toward a...

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WHO: India Has ‘More transmittable’ COVID Strain
WHO: India Has ‘More transmittable’ COVID Strain
May 10, 2021  |  Coronavirus

A coronavirus strain first spotted in India was classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a “variant of concern,” and preliminary studies have shown...

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