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Rubio To Biden: Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks For Pandemic Relief

Rubio To Biden: Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks For Pandemic Relief
Rubio To Biden: Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks For Pandemic Relief
January 13, 2021  |  Economy

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida wrote in a letter that he wants President-elect Joe Biden to focus immediately on getting $2,000 checks out to Americans...

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Medius And Pagero Team On Digital Invoice Management
Medius And Pagero Team On Digital Invoice Management
January 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Expense management technology provider Medius and international eDocument service company Pagero have collaborated to help companies handle digital invoices. The new collaboration lets their joint...

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Failing Restaurants Risk Fines To Open Doors In The Face Of Dining Ban
Failing Restaurants Risk Fines To Open Doors In The Face Of Dining Ban
January 13, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Health officials across the U.S. have been forced to level fines against already-struggling restaurants that blatantly violated pandemic-related indoor dining bans, the Associated Press reported...

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US Government Won’t Ban Investments In Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu
US Government Won’t Ban Investments In Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu
January 13, 2021  |  International

The U.S. government will allow Americans to keep investing in Chinese tech firms Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu after the economic impact of banning them was...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Mynt Lands $175 Million In Funding; Airtel Teams With Amazon On Video
Today In Payments Around The World: Mynt Lands $175 Million In Funding; Airtel Teams With...
January 13, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Globe Fintech Innovations has landed $175 million in additional venture funding, while Airtel has teamed with Amazon...

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Business T&E Management Firm TravelPerk Buys NexTravel
Business T&E Management Firm TravelPerk Buys NexTravel
January 13, 2021  |  B2B Payments

International travel management company TravelPerk has unveiled its acquisition of California-based NexTravel to help with its continuing growth roadmap in the American market. The deal...

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Tim Cook Will Allow Parler’s App Store Return With Compliance
Tim Cook Will Allow Parler’s App Store Return With Compliance
January 13, 2021  |  Apple

Social media app Parler can return to the App Store if it complies with Apple’s terms of service, Apple CEO Tim Cook said on CNBC’s...

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Worker Re-Lo Stats Support Argument That Remote WFH Is Here To Stay
Worker Re-Lo Stats Support Argument That Remote WFH Is Here To Stay
January 13, 2021  |  Economy

Whether it’s Tesla CEO Elon Musk moving to Austin, Texas or large tech companies like Oracle pulling out of Silicon Valley, news of the great...

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Apple Unveils Over $60 Million In Projects To Support Racial Equity
Apple Unveils Over $60 Million In Projects To Support Racial Equity
January 13, 2021  |  Apple

Apple is contributing $25 million to a new tech education hub in Atlanta to support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and is building an...

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