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Chinese Smartphone Buyers Driving iPhone 12 Demand

Chinese Smartphone Buyers Driving iPhone 12 Demand
Chinese Smartphone Buyers Driving iPhone 12 Demand
October 20, 2020  |  Apple

Chinese smartphone users are driving the record pre-orders of Apple’s new iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Oct. 20), citing data...

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Is The Pandemic Apple Pay’s Big Opportunity, Or Will In-App Payments Push Past?
Is The Pandemic Apple Pay’s Big Opportunity, Or Will In-App Payments Push Past?
October 20, 2020  |  Mobile Wallets

Tuesday (Oct. 20th) is Apple Pay’s sixth birthday – a day that finds the digital payment method carrying a bit of the same air of...

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Anti-Bias Lending Software Developer Zest AI Lands $15M
Anti-Bias Lending Software Developer Zest AI Lands $15M
October 20, 2020  |  Investments

Zest AI, which is developing software that it claims will help wring the bias out of lending, just got a multimillion-dollar vote of confidence. Get...

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Holiday 2020: Consumers Will Spend Less Overall, Spend More Time Online
Holiday 2020: Consumers Will Spend Less Overall, Spend More Time Online
October 20, 2020  |  Retail

It’s just a week into the earlier-than-usual 2020 holiday selling season and already three facts are clarifying the retail picture: consumers are going to spend...

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AT&T Offers iPhone 12 For Free When Paired With Unlimited 5G Plan
AT&T Offers iPhone 12 For Free When Paired With Unlimited 5G Plan
October 20, 2020  |  Mobile

AT&T is offering new and existing customers a free Apple iPhone 12 — with a trade-in and the selection of an unlimited 5G network plan....

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InComm Partners With Mom’s Meals To Serve Medicare Advantage Seniors
InComm Partners With Mom’s Meals To Serve Medicare Advantage Seniors
October 20, 2020  |  Healthcare

Global payments technology firm InComm is partnering with home-delivered meals provider Mom’s Meals to offer Medicare Advantage members the option of ordering nutritious, homemade meals,...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Google Cloud AI Tech Digitizes Mortgage Doc Processing; Fed Chair Calls For In-Depth Vetting Of CBDCs
Today In Digital-First Banking: Google Cloud AI Tech Digitizes Mortgage Doc Processing; Fed Chair Calls...
October 20, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Google Cloud is aiming to fuel innovation in the mortgage industry, while Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell sounded...

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Etsy To Offer Klarna’s Buy Now, Pay Later Payment Option
Etsy To Offer Klarna’s Buy Now, Pay Later Payment Option
October 20, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Etsy, the online marketplace for creative gifts, is set to roll out use of the Klarna buy now, pay later (BNPL) shopping payment solution. Get...

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P&G’s Personal Cleansing Segment Sees 30+ Pct Growth Amid Pandemic
P&G’s Personal Cleansing Segment Sees 30+ Pct Growth Amid Pandemic
October 20, 2020  |  Earnings

The Procter & Gamble Company reported on Tuesday (Oct. 20) that organic sales in its beauty segment rose 7 percent compared to a year prior,...

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