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Report: Digital Lender SoFi Eyes IPO Via SPAC

Report: Digital Lender SoFi Eyes IPO Via SPAC
Report: Digital Lender SoFi Eyes IPO Via SPAC
December 07, 2020  |  IPO

Social Finance (SoFi), a San Francisco-based online lending startup, is holding talks about selling to a blank-check acquisition company, Reuters reported, to help it debut...

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Mastercard, Create & Cultivate Launch Digital Store For Women-Owned SMBs
Mastercard, Create & Cultivate Launch Digital Store For Women-Owned SMBs
December 07, 2020  |  SMBs

Mastercard is working with Create & Cultivate, which caters to working women, to create a new “digital holiday experience that spotlights womxn-owned” small- to medium-sized...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Regulators To Form Digital Markets Unit; Italy Fines Apple $10 Million Over Claims About iPhone Water Resistance
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Regulators To Form Digital Markets Unit; Italy Fines Apple $10...
December 07, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments around the world. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Paydek Collaborates With Thunes On X-Border Payments
Paydek Collaborates With Thunes On X-Border Payments
December 07, 2020  |  B2B Payments

British payments firm Paydek has teamed with Thunes, the international payments network, to offer a wider global reach and bolstered payment choices to clients, according...

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UK Government To Aid Exporters To Encourage Free Trade After Brexit
UK Government To Aid Exporters To Encourage Free Trade After Brexit
December 07, 2020  |  B2B Payments

British exporters will receive additional help from the government in order to take advantage of new free trade agreements and bolster trade after Brexit, as...

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Adflex Unveils Payment Links To Help Supply Chain Merchants
Adflex Unveils Payment Links To Help Supply Chain Merchants
December 07, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Adflex has unveiled a new initiative aimed at boosting supply chain merchants’ ability to accept card payments from buyers as eCommerce booms amid the coronavirus...

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Retroactive Jobless Payments A Sticking Point In Coronavirus Stimulus Talks
Retroactive Jobless Payments A Sticking Point In Coronavirus Stimulus Talks
December 07, 2020  |  Economy

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle continue to haggle over what should be in the next coronavirus stimulus bill, with the question of whether...

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Facebook Could Be Hit By Federal, State Antitrust Lawsuits
Facebook Could Be Hit By Federal, State Antitrust Lawsuits
December 07, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Federal and state antitrust regulators could file lawsuits against Facebook very soon, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Dec. 7), citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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New York Indoor Dining Will Likely Be Halted If Hospitalizations Don’t Stabilize
New York Indoor Dining Will Likely Be Halted If Hospitalizations Don’t Stabilize
December 07, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Amid growing COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York, officials are revising indoor dining guidelines to include new restrictions if the rate doesn’t stabilize. Get the Full...

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