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Afterpay Reports 123 Pct Sales Spike, Explores US Public Listing

Afterpay Reports 123 Pct Sales Spike, Explores US Public Listing
Afterpay Reports 123 Pct Sales Spike, Explores US Public Listing
April 20, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Afterpay Limited saw record sales for the quarter ending March 30 (Q3 FY21), the buy now pay later (BNPL) platform said on Tuesday (April 20),...

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Today In Retail: BJ’s Wholesale Appoints New President And CEO; Advance Auto Parts Forecasts Comp Growth
Today In Retail: BJ’s Wholesale Appoints New President And CEO; Advance Auto Parts Forecasts Comp...
April 20, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, BJ’s Wholesale Club has named Bob Eddy as its new president and CEO, while Advance Auto Parts is forecasting comparable-store...

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Latest Credit Card App Provider Rankings A Study In Nuance
Latest Credit Card App Provider Rankings A Study In Nuance
April 20, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Some rankings pack in the thrills and spills so much that they might as well be amusement park rides. Others are more resolute, like the...

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Restaurant Digital Ordering Platform Expands Into Live Events
Restaurant Digital Ordering Platform Expands Into Live Events
April 20, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Before the pandemic, fear of touching items that others had touched was the near-exclusive purview of germaphobes. Now, living through a pandemic, even those of...

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Fundraising Software Firm Classy Lands $118 Million In Venture Capital
Fundraising Software Firm Classy Lands $118 Million In Venture Capital
April 20, 2021  |  Investments

San Diego-based Classy, which builds fundraising software for nonprofits, said on Tuesday (April 20) that it has raised $118 million in venture funding. In a...

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WeWork Will Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
WeWork Will Now Accept Cryptocurrency Payments
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

WeWork has begun accepting some forms of cryptocurrency for inbound and outbound transactions, the shared office space provider announced on Tuesday (April 20). Get the...

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United Airlines Reports Decrease In Cash Burn Amid Pent-Up Demand For Air Travel
United Airlines Reports Decrease In Cash Burn Amid Pent-Up Demand For Air Travel
April 20, 2021  |  Earnings

United Airlines reported that Q1 2021 operating revenue was down 66 percent from Q1 2019, although the air carrier reported improved average core cash burn from...

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Facebook’s Diem Could Launch Stablecoin In 2021
Facebook’s Diem Could Launch Stablecoin In 2021
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook-backed digital currency project Diem could launch its first stablecoin in 2021 as a small-scale pilot, CNBC reported on Tuesday (April 20), citing sources. Get the Full...

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Afterpay, New Entries Keep BNPL Sector Moving Forward
Afterpay, New Entries Keep BNPL Sector Moving Forward
April 20, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

It was a good third financial Q3 for Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) pioneer Afterpay, as confirmed when its North American earnings went out...

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