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Hinge Global Partners With NielsenIQ On CPG eCommerce Network

Hinge Global Partners With NielsenIQ On CPG eCommerce Network
Hinge Global Partners With NielsenIQ On CPG eCommerce Network
April 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

The eCommerce agency Hinge Global has joined the NielsenIQ Connect Partner Network, the two companies announced Thursday (April 15), saying the partnership “provides eCommerce expertise...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Netstars Wraps Up $60 Million In Funding; Flipkart Reportedly Plans To Buy Cleartrip
Today In Payments Around The World: Netstars Wraps Up $60 Million In Funding; Flipkart Reportedly...
April 15, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Japanese QR code payment gateway provider Netstars Co. has secured $60 million in funding, while India’s Flipkart...

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Fast-Casual Chain Rush Bowls Reckons With Evolving Health Preferences
Fast-Casual Chain Rush Bowls Reckons With Evolving Health Preferences
April 15, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The past 13 months have transformed many consumers’ appetites, with some consumers turning to indulgent comfort foods to alleviate mid-pandemic stress and others opting for...

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Spence Labs Collab Helps Banks Serve Legal Cannabis Market
Spence Labs Collab Helps Banks Serve Legal Cannabis Market
April 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

To provide a digital payment offering to financial institutions (FIs) working with cannabis-related businesses (CRBs), digital payment company Spence Labs has collaborated with cannabis banking...

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Lyft Launches Healthcare Tool For Patients’ Medical Transport
Lyft Launches Healthcare Tool For Patients’ Medical Transport
April 15, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Lyft is introducing a program to help ease medical transportation for people without rides, something that previously has been largely a time-consuming, stressful and expensive...

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Grocery Roundup: Inflation Falls, Grocers Butt Heads
Grocery Roundup: Inflation Falls, Grocers Butt Heads
April 15, 2021  |  Retail

The U.S. vaccination effort is well underway, with 37 percent of the population having received at least one dose, and businesses are starting to see...

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Amazon CEO: Amazon’s 200 Million Prime Members Save $630/Year
Amazon CEO: Amazon’s 200 Million Prime Members Save $630/Year
April 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos highlighted the rapid growth of the world’s biggest eCommerce retailer in his latest (and last) shareholder letter. Get the...

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Is The Blank Check Firm Boom Burning Out?
Is The Blank Check Firm Boom Burning Out?
April 15, 2021  |  IPO

Despite their recent popularity, special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) still can’t quite compete with traditional initial public offerings (IPOs). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Facebook Testing News Feed Features For Business Discovery 
Facebook Testing News Feed Features For Business Discovery 
April 15, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Facebook is rolling out a news feed discovery tool to enable users to click on the information that matters to them most and engage with...

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