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SEC Accounting Guidance Prompts SPACs To Add Disclaimers

SEC Accounting Guidance Prompts SPACs To Add Disclaimers
SEC Accounting Guidance Prompts SPACs To Add Disclaimers
April 23, 2021  |  Markets

New guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) scrambling to add explanatory information to filing statements, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 23)....

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Former Barclays Exec Chosen To Lead Citi Commercial Bank; Trade Group Looks For Greater Crypto Entity Oversight
Today In Digital-First Banking: Former Barclays Exec Chosen To Lead Citi Commercial Bank; Trade Group...
April 23, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, a former Barclays executive has been named to serve as head of Citi Commercial Bank (CCB), while the...

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Business Travel Drags On Amex Earnings; Consumer Spend Up
Business Travel Drags On Amex Earnings; Consumer Spend Up
April 23, 2021  |  News

The business travel and entertainment space is still lagging, but spending on goods and services has been on the rebound. And pent-up demand is waiting...

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Southwest Airlines Now Offers Uplift’s BNPL Services
Southwest Airlines Now Offers Uplift’s BNPL Services
April 23, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Uplift has formed a new partnership with Southwest Airlines, a move that the company says will allow customers...

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Former Barclays Exec Selected To Lead Citi Commercial Bank
Former Barclays Exec Selected To Lead Citi Commercial Bank
April 23, 2021  |  Banking

Tasnim Ghiawadwala has been named as head of Citi Commercial Bank (CCB). Ghiawadwala succeeds Sunil Garg, who was recently appointed to serve as Citibank, N.A.’s...

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Amazon Pilots Merchant-Enabled Customer Engagement Tool
Amazon Pilots Merchant-Enabled Customer Engagement Tool
April 23, 2021  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon is piloting a new merchant-enabled customer engagement tool that allows brands to directly interact with shoppers. This is a first for the eCommerce giant,...

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Olympics Go Digital With First-Ever Virtual Series
Olympics Go Digital With First-Ever Virtual Series
April 23, 2021  |  International

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will work with five international sports federations (IFs) and game publishers to produce the Olympic Virtual Series (OVS), the first-ever...

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Today In Retail: Panasonic Agrees To Purchase Blue Yonder; Skechers Cashes In On Pandemic-Era Walking Trend
Today In Retail: Panasonic Agrees To Purchase Blue Yonder; Skechers Cashes In On Pandemic-Era Walking...
April 23, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Panasonic announced it has agreed to acquire Blue Yonder, while Skechers said its first-quarter sales climbed by 15 percent. Plus,...

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Restaurant Roundup: SBA, FinTechs Team Up As Restaurants Rebuild
Restaurant Roundup: SBA, FinTechs Team Up As Restaurants Rebuild
April 23, 2021  |  Restaurant Roundup

As restaurants look to rebuild and recover from the oftentimes devastating events of the last 13 months, many are applying for federal aid from the...

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