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Today In Payments: Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations; Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation

Today In Payments: Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations; Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation
Today In Payments: Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations; Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation
April 05, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, foot traffic is still down, despite an increase in vaccination distribution, and Plaid is reportedly near a $13 billion valuation with...

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Podium Unveils Card Reader For ‘Frictionless’ Payments
Podium Unveils Card Reader For ‘Frictionless’ Payments
April 05, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Podium, the communication/payments platform for local businesses, has launched a new point-of-sale (POS) device to give customers new ways to collect and manage payments. Podium...

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Social Commerce App Meesho Raises $300 Million, Valued At $2.1 Billion
Social Commerce App Meesho Raises $300 Million, Valued At $2.1 Billion
April 05, 2021  |  Investments

Meesho, an Indian social commerce startup that has the backing of Facebook, has raised $300 million in new funding, bringing its value to $2.1 billion....

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Bank Software Firm Alkami Plans IPO At $2 Billion Valuation
Bank Software Firm Alkami Plans IPO At $2 Billion Valuation
April 05, 2021  |  IPO

Alkami Technology, a provider of cloud-based digital solutions for financial institutions (FIs), is planning an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the firm at...

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New COVID Variants Delay Consumers’ Return To In-Store Shopping
New COVID Variants Delay Consumers’ Return To In-Store Shopping
April 05, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Vaccinations are rolling along in the U.S. According to recent reports, over 100 million people in the U.S. — or 30.7 percent of the U.S....

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BlackBerry Attempts A Comeback With 5G
BlackBerry Attempts A Comeback With 5G
April 05, 2021  |  Mobile

BlackBerry, the phone that got thumbs flying with the release of the 957 smartphone in 2000, has certainly faded from view, but it hasn’t disappeared...

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Grocery Supplier Launches eCommerce App For Shopify
Grocery Supplier Launches eCommerce App For Shopify
April 05, 2021  |  Retail

The events of the last year have enabled rapid growth for eCommerce platform Shopify, as stuck-at-home consumers turned to online shopping for purchases that would...

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CBDCs Start Small Before Economic Heavyweights Step In  
CBDCs Start Small Before Economic Heavyweights Step In  
April 05, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In the brave new world of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), smaller nations are taking the plunge, it seems, before the world’s largest economies...

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Underwater SPACs Could Net Investors $1.1 Billion
Underwater SPACs Could Net Investors $1.1 Billion
April 05, 2021  |  Markets

About 300 special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) launched during the first three months of 2021 could theoretically net investors big bucks, Bloomberg reported on Monday (April...

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