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UK Gov’t Says Holidays Abroad Invite Further Lockdowns

UK Gov’t Says Holidays Abroad Invite Further Lockdowns
UK Gov’t Says Holidays Abroad Invite Further Lockdowns
March 21, 2021  |  International

Tourism companies that serve British travelers seeking holidays abroad are bracing for another summer of gloomy business following a government science adviser’s warning Saturday (March...

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Bitcoin Daily: Investors Pour Over $100 Million In New Bitcoin IRA Program; Robinhood To Expand Crypto Business
Bitcoin Daily: Investors Pour Over $100 Million In New Bitcoin IRA Program; Robinhood To Expand...
March 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin IRA, a digital IRA letting users buy, sell and swap cryptocurrencies for their retirement accounts, now has over $100 million invested into its new...

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Hooray For Hollywood: Movie Theaters Draw Crowds In LA
Hooray For Hollywood: Movie Theaters Draw Crowds In LA
March 21, 2021  |  Economy

Los Angles, following New York by two weeks, reopened movie theaters this weekend (March 19 and 20) — and to the extent they were allowed...

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Toyota Leads $500 Million Round For Chinese Auto Driving Startup Momenta
Toyota Leads $500 Million Round For Chinese Auto Driving Startup Momenta
March 21, 2021  |  Investments

Momenta is now the recipient of a $500 million investment round led by Toyota in order to provide new technologies like automated HD mapping and...

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App Software Platform ironSource To Go Public Via SPAC
App Software Platform ironSource To Go Public Via SPAC
March 21, 2021  |  IPO

ironSource, which helps developers scale apps, is going public by merging with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Thoma Bravo Advantage in a transaction that values...

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Visa To Raise Interchange On EU-UK Cross-Border Transactions
Visa To Raise Interchange On EU-UK Cross-Border Transactions
March 21, 2021  |  Global Payments

Visa is preparing to increase the fees it charges on behalf of banks on transactions between the United Kingdom and European Union countries beginning in...

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NuORDER, Black Diamond Team On B2B eCommerce Platform
NuORDER, Black Diamond Team On B2B eCommerce Platform
March 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B wholesale eCommerce platform provider NuORDER will provide its digital buying platform for Black Diamond Equipment beginning this year, according to a press release. Get...

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Lawmakers Back Act To Protect FIs Working With Pro-Pot Businesses
Lawmakers Back Act To Protect FIs Working With Pro-Pot Businesses
March 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

A Colorado Congressman, with the official backing of more than 100 colleagues from both major political parties, has reintroduced the SAFE Banking Act in Congress...

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SMBs Could Help Italy Grow GDP Via Digital Innovation
SMBs Could Help Italy Grow GDP Via Digital Innovation
March 21, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Italy, which ranked fourth-to-last for digital competitiveness in Europe in 2019, could have a chance to better its standing because of the pandemic, Reuters reported....

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