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AWS Unveils Amazon HealthLake Data Services For Healthcare Industry

AWS Unveils Amazon HealthLake Data Services For Healthcare Industry
AWS Unveils Amazon HealthLake Data Services For Healthcare Industry
December 09, 2020  |  Healthcare

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched Amazon HealthLake, a data services unit aimed at helping healthcare organizations store and analyze their data. Get the Full...

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PayPal’s Remittance Arm Xoom Enables Low-Fee Wallet Transfers Across Africa
PayPal’s Remittance Arm Xoom Enables Low-Fee Wallet Transfers Across Africa
December 09, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

PayPal’s money transfer arm Xoom is now offering customers in the U.S., U.K., Canada and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 countries...

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Today In Payments Around The World: iZettle Debuts QR Codes At POS For British Merchants; Ireland’s TransferMate Secures Licenses In South America
Today In Payments Around The World: iZettle Debuts QR Codes At POS For British Merchants;...
December 09, 2020  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, PayPal has unveiled quick-response (QR) codes in iZettle’s point-of-sale program, while Ireland’s TransferMate recently announced that it...

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Airbnb Sets Sights On Raising $3.3 Billion In Hot IPO Market
Airbnb Sets Sights On Raising $3.3 Billion In Hot IPO Market
December 09, 2020  |  IPO

The market’s appetite for tech companies holding initial public offerings (IPOs) of stock continues to build, as Airbnb pushes for higher prices for its IPO....

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DoorDash Goes Public At $182 Per Share
DoorDash Goes Public At $182 Per Share
December 09, 2020  |  IPO

Shares of DoorDash started trading at $182 a share on Wednesday (Dec. 9) in its New York Stock Exchange introduction, providing the food delivery company...

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DoorDash Ordered To Cut DashPass Commissions By DC Attorney General
DoorDash Ordered To Cut DashPass Commissions By DC Attorney General
December 09, 2020  |  Delivery

The attorney general of the District of Columbia, Karl Racine, has written a letter ordering DoorDash Inc. to stop charging eateries a 30 percent fee...

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Stimulus Negotiators Face Pressure From All Sides To Rapidly Approve Package
Stimulus Negotiators Face Pressure From All Sides To Rapidly Approve Package
December 09, 2020  |  Economy

Eight months, 14.8 million new cases and 275,000 deaths after Congress passed the $2.2 trillion CARES Act in late March to cushion the economic blow...

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France’s Ski Resorts Wage Legal Battle To Keep Lifts Open For Holidays
France’s Ski Resorts Wage Legal Battle To Keep Lifts Open For Holidays
December 09, 2020  |  International

French ski resorts are mounting a legal challenge against the government’s order to keep ski lifts closed at resorts this holiday season. Get the Full...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Revolut Introduces ‘Pockets’ Feature; Robinhood Markets In Discussions With Goldman On Potential IPO
Today In Digital-First Banking: Revolut Introduces ‘Pockets’ Feature; Robinhood Markets In Discussions With Goldman On...
December 09, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, U.K. FinTech Revolut has introduced its Pockets tool, while Robinhood Markets is reportedly working with Goldman Sachs for...

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