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McDonald’s Plans Digital Innovations Amid Slow Growth In 2021
McDonald’s Plans Digital Innovations Amid Slow Growth In 2021
February 03, 2021  |  Retail

McDonald’s, navigating its way out of the pandemic, has predicted mid-single digit sales growth this year, according to CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Robinhood Confronting Over 30 Civil Lawsuits For Curbing Trading
Robinhood Confronting Over 30 Civil Lawsuits For Curbing Trading
February 03, 2021  |  Legal

Digital investing startup Robinhood is looking at 30-plus civil lawsuits days after it limited stock buys for GameStop on its app, The Wall Street Journal...

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Brightwheel Early Education Platform Raises $55 Million On $600 Million Valuation
Brightwheel Early Education Platform Raises $55 Million On $600 Million Valuation
February 03, 2021  |  Investments

Early education software solution startup Brightwheel has raised $55 million in a Series C funding round that puts the company’s valuation at $600 million. The...

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Balance Rolls Out Digital Checkout System For B2B eCommerce
Balance Rolls Out Digital Checkout System For B2B eCommerce
February 03, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Balance has rolled out a self-serve online checkout system to reshape the digital payments experience for business-to-business (B2B) firms, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 3)...

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Supplier Success Helps With Facebook’s Invoice Financing Effort
Supplier Success Helps With Facebook’s Invoice Financing Effort
February 03, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Supplier finance and corporate diversity consultancy Supplier Success has been chosen by Facebook to distribute early payments on receivables to diverse suppliers, according to a...

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Apple Reportedly Putting $3.6 Billion Into Kia For Apple Car Project
Apple Reportedly Putting $3.6 Billion Into Kia For Apple Car Project
February 03, 2021  |  Apple

Apple plans to invest $3.6 billion in Kia for the manufacture of the partnership’s new electric Apple cars, Fox Business reported Wednesday (Feb. 3). Get the...

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Touchcast Notches $55 Million Series A Funding For Virtual Events Platform
Touchcast Notches $55 Million Series A Funding For Virtual Events Platform
February 03, 2021  |  Investments

Virtual experience startup Touchcast raised $55 million in a series A funding round led by Accenture Ventures, Alexander Capital Ventures, Saatchi Invest, Ronald Lauder and...

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Study: Gift Card Sales Fell More Than 30 Pct In 2020
Study: Gift Card Sales Fell More Than 30 Pct In 2020
February 03, 2021  |  Retail

Customer experience management platform provider Paytronix released its annual restaurant gift card sales report, which found that gift card sales declined in 2020. They dropped 31.8...

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Buy Now, Pay Later Startup Klarna Posts Record US Growth
Buy Now, Pay Later Startup Klarna Posts Record US Growth
February 03, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Swedish eCommerce payments platform Klarna is seeing uninterrupted growth, with record-high expansion in new users, retail partners and app downloads. Get the Full Story Complete...

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