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BNY Mellon Launches Digital Assets Platform Featuring Bitcoin
BNY Mellon Launches Digital Assets Platform Featuring Bitcoin
February 11, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

BNY Mellon is introducing a new unit focused on advancing the growth of bitcoin, cryptocurrency and other digital assets. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Today In Payments: Microsoft Mulled $51 Billion Pinterest Acquisition; Uber Earnings Show Delivering Food Beats Delivering People
Today In Payments: Microsoft Mulled $51 Billion Pinterest Acquisition; Uber Earnings Show Delivering Food Beats...
February 11, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Microsoft was reportedly in talks to acquire Pinterest, and Uber showed optimism for recovery amid the digital shift in its Q4...

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India’s BharatPe Notches $108 Million In Funding, Valued At $900 Million
India’s BharatPe Notches $108 Million In Funding, Valued At $900 Million
February 11, 2021  |  Investments

Indian lending and digital payments startup BharatPe raised $108 million in a Series D funding round at a valuation of $900 million led by Coatue...

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Indian Online Supermarket Grofers Eyes Going Public Via SPAC
Indian Online Supermarket Grofers Eyes Going Public Via SPAC
February 11, 2021  |  Investments

Grofers, an Indian online grocer, is looking at taking itself public in the U.S. by merging with a blank-check company. Such a move would be...

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FinTech Northmill Pulls In $30 Million, Plans Expansion To Norway
FinTech Northmill Pulls In $30 Million, Plans Expansion To Norway
February 11, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Stockholm-based Northmill Bank has pulled in 250 million in Swedish krona (about $30 million). The financial technology company (FinTech) said in a press release that...

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Yellen Sounds Alarm On Crypto Fraud; Puts ID Verification In Spotlight
Yellen Sounds Alarm On Crypto Fraud; Puts ID Verification In Spotlight
February 11, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Rampant cyberattacks. Crypto in the service of dark money. The risks of bad actors using digital means to steal and to sow carnage across the...

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The Future Of Grocery, eCommerce And Short-Term Lending
The Future Of Grocery, eCommerce And Short-Term Lending
February 11, 2021  |  Today In Data

Discount grocery retailer ALDI plans to expand its store count this year, with expansion focused on California, Arizona, Florida and the Northeast. In eCommerce, Seattle-based headless commerce startup Fabric, which enables...

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DICK’S Sporting Goods Adds Stores Amid Surge In Home Gyms, Athleisure
DICK’S Sporting Goods Adds Stores Amid Surge In Home Gyms, Athleisure
February 11, 2021  |  Retail

The rise of “sweatpant nation” and other COVID-era lifestyle trends are prompting the country’s largest sporting goods retailer to expand its footprint. DICK’S Sporting Goods...

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Verizon, Deloitte Unveil ‘Seismic’ 5G-Powered Retail Productivity And Efficiency Platform
Verizon, Deloitte Unveil ‘Seismic’ 5G-Powered Retail Productivity And Efficiency Platform
February 11, 2021  |  Retail

A new high-tech, high-speed digital solution being launched by Verizon and Deloitte is promising to transform retail operations and re-stocking inefficiencies via a new 5G-powered...

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