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Retailers Nationwide Eye Vacant Space As Growth Opportunity

Retailers Nationwide Eye Vacant Space As Growth Opportunity
Retailers Nationwide Eye Vacant Space As Growth Opportunity
March 19, 2021  |  Real Estate

Retailers across the U.S. are eyeing vacant storefronts as an opportunity for growth as numerous national brands make plans for new brick-and-mortar locations, CNBC reported...

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Motion Picture Association: Streaming Soars Amid Box Office Free Fall
Motion Picture Association: Streaming Soars Amid Box Office Free Fall
March 18, 2021  |  Subscriptions

A new report from the Motion Picture Association (MPA) showed that, although the pandemic decimated 2020 box office numbers, subscriptions for streaming services topped 1...

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German Flying Taxi Startup Volocopter Mulls SPAC, New Funds
German Flying Taxi Startup Volocopter Mulls SPAC, New Funds
March 18, 2021  |  Startups

Germany’s flying taxi startup Volocopter is looking to raise new capital as it ponders the possibility of going public via a special purpose acquisition company...

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Mobile Wallet Provider Citcon Adds 100+ New Payment Methods
Mobile Wallet Provider Citcon Adds 100+ New Payment Methods
March 18, 2021  |  Payment Methods

CITCON, a mobile wallet company, has added the most popular mobile wallets and local payment methods in Latin America (LATAM) and Asia Pacific (APAC) on...

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Hold Please: Online Gambling Firm 888 CEO Weighs IPO
Hold Please: Online Gambling Firm 888 CEO Weighs IPO
March 18, 2021  |  IPO

888 Holdings, an online gambling outlet, is looking at ways to tap U.S. investors, including the possibility of going public, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full...

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Ant-Backed Chinese Robo Adviser BangNiTou Tops Million Users
Ant-Backed Chinese Robo Adviser BangNiTou Tops Million Users
March 18, 2021  |  International

BangNiTou, a robo-adviser service backed by Vanguard and Ant Group, has reached 1 million users, according to Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Project44 Launches Supplier Visibility Feature
Project44 Launches Supplier Visibility Feature
March 18, 2021  |  Innovation

According to a Thursday (March 18) press release, supply chain technology startup project44 has launched Supplier Visibility, which will give shippers a new way to see prepaid...

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Vivid Seats Gets Ticket To SPAC Craze; Opens Talks With Horizon Acquisitions
Vivid Seats Gets Ticket To SPAC Craze; Opens Talks With Horizon Acquisitions
March 18, 2021  |  IPO

Digital ticketing marketplace Vivid Seats has been in advanced talks to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Bloomberg reported. Get the Full...

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AdvicePay Introduces Mobile Check Deposit For Enterprise Customers
AdvicePay Introduces Mobile Check Deposit For Enterprise Customers
March 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Fee-payment processing platform AdvicePay, created just for financial advisors, rolled out a new mobile check deposit feature for large businesses. Enterprises can now let their...

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