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Trump Executive Order Bans Transactions With Alipay, 7 Other Chinese Companies
Trump Executive Order Bans Transactions With Alipay, 7 Other Chinese Companies
January 05, 2021  |  Regulation

President Donald Trump has banned transactions with eight Chinese software applications, including Ant Group‘s Alipay, which will escalate tensions with Beijing as he prepares to...

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Twitter Absorbs Podcast App Breaker; Breaker Operations Will Be Handled By Maple Media
Twitter Absorbs Podcast App Breaker; Breaker Operations Will Be Handled By Maple Media
January 05, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The team behind podcast app Breaker is joining Twitter‘s team and its operations will now be handled by Maple Media, according to a company blog...

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Opportunity Fund Teams With CUs For SMB Lending Campaign
Opportunity Fund Teams With CUs For SMB Lending Campaign
January 05, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Longtime small business microlender Opportunity Fund is teaming up with a trio of credit unions (CUs) as part of the nonprofit’s bid to invest $1...

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US Government Aid Lessened Bankruptcies In 2020, Study Finds
US Government Aid Lessened Bankruptcies In 2020, Study Finds
January 05, 2021  |  Economy

Government pandemic aid helped bankruptcy filings hit a 35-year low in 2020, according to legal service firm Epiq. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Unanet Debuts New Functionalities For ERP Software
Unanet Debuts New Functionalities For ERP Software
January 05, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) company Unanet has rolled out a number of functionalities to add to its platform for architecture and engineering firms (A/E) in...

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Neat Launches Visa Card For Businesses In Hong Kong
Neat Launches Visa Card For Businesses In Hong Kong
January 05, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Neat said Tuesday (Jan. 5) that it has become a member of the Visa network and will issue its own Neat Visa card for Hong...

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New Year, New Wage: Minimum Wage Hikes Implemented Across US
New Year, New Wage: Minimum Wage Hikes Implemented Across US
January 05, 2021  |  Economy

As a record 52 cities, counties and states rang in the New Year with higher minimum wage requirements last week, business and labor activists are...

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Affirm Aims At $9 Billion Valuation In New SEC Filing
Affirm Aims At $9 Billion Valuation In New SEC Filing
January 05, 2021  |  IPO

Affirm Holdings, Inc. has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) that could...

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World Bank’s Projected 4 Pct Global Economic Growth Hinges On Vaccinations
World Bank’s Projected 4 Pct Global Economic Growth Hinges On Vaccinations
January 05, 2021  |  Economy

The global economy is anticipated to grow 4 percent this year, providing COVID-19 vaccines are widely launched, according to The World Bank’s January 2021 Global...

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