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Today In Payments Around The World: Clearpay Rolls Out With Retailers In France, Spain; Deliveroo Aims To Raise $1.4 Billion Via IPO Stock Sales

Today In Payments Around The World: Clearpay Rolls Out With Retailers In France, Spain; Deliveroo Aims To Raise $1.4 Billion Via IPO Stock Sales
Today In Payments Around The World: Clearpay Rolls Out With Retailers In France, Spain; Deliveroo...
March 15, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Afterpay has rolled out its Clearpay service to merchants in France and Spain, while the U.K.’s Deliveroo...

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With Pandemic Boost, eCommerce On Track To Hit $1 Trillion By 2022
With Pandemic Boost, eCommerce On Track To Hit $1 Trillion By 2022
March 15, 2021  |  eCommerce

With the pandemic having dramatically shifted the way U.S. citizens shop, eCommerce is expected to have its first $1 trillion year in revenue by 2022,...

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Streaming Services Compete In A Crowded Subscription Race
Streaming Services Compete In A Crowded Subscription Race
March 15, 2021  |  Subscriptions

Remember the old joke about how cable offered the opportunity to have over 200 hundred channels of nothing to watch? As of today, that joke...

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GM Subsidiary Cruise Acquires Self-Driving Car Startup Voyage
GM Subsidiary Cruise Acquires Self-Driving Car Startup Voyage
March 15, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Cruise, a majority-owned subsidiary of General Motors (GM), has scooped up self-driving vehicle startup Voyage, according to a blog post on Monday (March 15). The...

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Batumbu Approved For Digital Financing License
Batumbu Approved For Digital Financing License
March 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Batumbu, the Indonesian subsidiary of Southeast Asia-based small business financing platform Validus, has now been approved as a licensed digital financing platform, according to a...

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Amazon CEO Bezos Turns Down Senate Testimony Invite From Sanders
Amazon CEO Bezos Turns Down Senate Testimony Invite From Sanders
March 15, 2021  |  Economy

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos told Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) that he won’t be testifying at the upcoming Senate Budget Committee hearing on inequality, CNN reported on Friday...

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Robinhood Adds Binc To Double Its Recruiting Capabilities
Robinhood Adds Binc To Double Its Recruiting Capabilities
March 15, 2021  |  Acquiring

In the face of a growing community of investors, the online brokerage Robinhood announced on Monday (March 15) that it will double its recruiting capabilities...

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DBS Conducts Trade Transaction On Trusple Blockchain System
DBS Conducts Trade Transaction On Trusple Blockchain System
March 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

DBS closed a trade financing transaction valued in excess of $40,000 on AntChain’s Trusple international trade and financial services system. The deal was closed for...

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Swell’s Social Platform Lets People Talk Online
Swell’s Social Platform Lets People Talk Online
March 15, 2021  |  Startups

Audio-driven social media platform Swell announced its international launch ahead of the virtual SXSW festival, which runs March 16-20. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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