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Social Media Will Soon Face Tough New Regulations In India

Social Media Will Soon Face Tough New Regulations In India
Social Media Will Soon Face Tough New Regulations In India
February 25, 2021  |  Regulation

The Indian government is instituting new regulations that will increase the oversight of social media platforms, streaming services and news outlets, the Financial Times (FT)...

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JPMorgan To Support Minority-Owned SMBs With $350 Million Commitment
JPMorgan To Support Minority-Owned SMBs With $350 Million Commitment
February 25, 2021  |  Banking

J.P. Morgan Chase has committed $350 million over the next five years to help Black, Latinx and women-owned small businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Varo Bank Launches Visa Program To Help People Build Credit
Varo Bank Launches Visa Program To Help People Build Credit
February 25, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

FinTech startup Varo Bank is launching a program to help people build credit or improve their scores, the digital lender said in a press release...

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Featurespace Releases Machine Learning-Based Anti-Fraud System
Featurespace Releases Machine Learning-Based Anti-Fraud System
February 25, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

U.K.-based  Featurespace, which offers anti-fraud systems for financial institutions (FIs), on Thursday (Feb. 25) released its “Automated Deep Behavioral Networks” package. In a press release,...

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Wayfair, Best Buy Outlooks Suggest Fading Of COVID Nesting Trend
Wayfair, Best Buy Outlooks Suggest Fading Of COVID Nesting Trend
February 25, 2021  |  Retail

The fourth-quarter earnings at two of the country’s largest sellers of home goods and electronics both benefited from the so-called COVID nesting trend, but the...

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Consumer Interest In Retail And Banking Innovations
Consumer Interest In Retail And Banking Innovations
February 25, 2021  |  Today In Data

Streaming commerce upstart TalkShop.Live is gaining converts and conversations, as well as a recent infusion of seed capital. In retail earnings, Lowe’s reported a rise in total sales for its...

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TJX Touts Strength Of HomeGoods Unit, Awaits Return Of ‘Revenge Shopper’
TJX Touts Strength Of HomeGoods Unit, Awaits Return Of ‘Revenge Shopper’
February 25, 2021  |  Retail

Given that roughly 15 percent, or 690, of TJX Corporation’s off-price retail stores in Europe and Canada are currently still closed due to pandemic restrictions,...

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Drinks.com CEO Says Uber-Drizly Deal Validates Growth Of Omnichannel Alcohol Sales
Drinks.com CEO Says Uber-Drizly Deal Validates Growth Of Omnichannel Alcohol Sales
February 25, 2021  |  Retail

You might think that the head of a major wine delivery service would be worried about the prospect of Uber’s $1.1 billion acquisition of 60-minute...

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Klarna Reports $53 Billion In Gross Merchandise Volume For 2020
Klarna Reports $53 Billion In Gross Merchandise Volume For 2020
February 25, 2021  |  Retail

Klarna reported record gross merchandise volume for the full year January to December 2020, with total net operating income exceeding $1 billion, according to a...

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