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Shipt Says Shortened Delivery Times The New ‘Normal’

Shipt Says Shortened Delivery Times The New ‘Normal’
Shipt Says Shortened Delivery Times The New ‘Normal’
January 13, 2021  |  Retail

If there are any certainties in online commerce they may boil down to these statements: Contactless is here to stay, and the last mile might...

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Gett Raises $115 Million For On-Demand Business Ride-Hailing Platform
Gett Raises $115 Million For On-Demand Business Ride-Hailing Platform
January 12, 2021  |  Investments

Ground travel software company Gett has completed a funding round with $115 million, the company wrote in a blog post. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Adobe: Holiday Online Shopping Topped $188.2 Billion
Adobe: Holiday Online Shopping Topped $188.2 Billion
January 12, 2021  |  eCommerce

The 2020 holiday season was rife with online shopping, which hit a record $188.2 billion, or two years’ worth of growth, according to an analysis...

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Affirm IPO Now On Track To Raise More Than $1.1 Billion
Affirm IPO Now On Track To Raise More Than $1.1 Billion
January 12, 2021  |  IPO

Affirm, which provides installment payments to online consumers, priced its planned initial public offering (IPO) at $49 per share, higher than its marketed range of...

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Few (Though Intriguing) Shifts In Latest Provider Ranking Of Aggregator Apps
Few (Though Intriguing) Shifts In Latest Provider Ranking Of Aggregator Apps
January 12, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Aggregators like to aggregate, clearly. They do it better than ever these days. And as goes the business of platform aggregators, so goes PYMNTS’ latest...

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Birmingham Bank Launches From Bira Bank To Serve SMBs
Birmingham Bank Launches From Bira Bank To Serve SMBs
January 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Birmingham Bank is launching in the U.K. to help serve small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), according to a report from BDaily. Get the Full Story...

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Billtrust To Make NASDAQ Debut, Trading As BTRS
Billtrust To Make NASDAQ Debut, Trading As BTRS
January 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Billtrust, which works in accounts receivable automation and integrated B2B payments, has completed a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with South Mountain Merger Corp.,...

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Bitcoin Daily: 20 Pct Of Bitcoin Trapped In ‘Lost’ Wallets; Goldman Says Bitcoin Is Maturing
Bitcoin Daily: 20 Pct Of Bitcoin Trapped In ‘Lost’ Wallets; Goldman Says Bitcoin Is Maturing
January 12, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs Global Head of Commodities Research Jeff Currie told CNBC the bitcoin market is maturing. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs
Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs
January 12, 2021  |  Investments

Starbucks announced on Tuesday (Jan. 12) that it is investing $100 million from now through 2025 to support small businesses located in minority neighborhoods. Get...

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