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Online Health Startup Ro Raises $200M On $1.5B Valuation
Online Health Startup Ro Raises $200M On $1.5B Valuation
July 27, 2020  |  Investments

Online health startup Ro is valued at $1.5 billion after a new funding round, furthering its business of offering customers digital medical advice, CNBC reported....

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US Firms Expected To Lower Cash Holdings Amid Pandemic
US Firms Expected To Lower Cash Holdings Amid Pandemic
July 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Businesses have responded to the pandemic by tapping into their cash reserves, as around 32 percent of businesses plan to diminish their cash holdings in...

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Coupa Bolsters Controlled Spending, Risk Management Capabilities
Coupa Bolsters Controlled Spending, Risk Management Capabilities
July 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Coupa, which works in business spend management, is rolling out new capabilities to help with businesses’ spend visibility while lowering risk, through a cloud-based platform,...

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Mastercard Enrolls With Pay.UK To Speed Up B2B Payments
Mastercard Enrolls With Pay.UK To Speed Up B2B Payments
July 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard has officially enrolled in the Pay.UK‘s Request to Pay service, which aims to allow customers to view and pay bills in a more streamlined,...

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NFL Set To Penalize Players For Taking Unnecessary COVID-19 Risks
NFL Set To Penalize Players For Taking Unnecessary COVID-19 Risks
July 27, 2020  |  Coronavirus

NFL teams pay athletes millions of dollars a year to risk crushing hits from 285-pound defensive tackles, but under a new policy, any player who...

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Pizza Is The Food Of The Pandemic
Pizza Is The Food Of The Pandemic
July 27, 2020  |  Retail

Pizza sales – and pizza-chain hiring – are both going through the roof during the pandemic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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GOP COVID-Relief Plan Includes New Stimulus Checks And PPP, But Lower Jobless Benefits 
GOP COVID-Relief Plan Includes New Stimulus Checks And PPP, But Lower Jobless Benefits 
July 27, 2020  |  Economy

The opening salvo in what is sure to be a contentious fight for a new economic stimulus package was unveiled Monday (July 27). Senate Republicans...

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Visa, Mastercard Fined Wirecard Millions
Visa, Mastercard Fined Wirecard Millions
July 27, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Long before alarm bells sounded at Wirecard AG, the now-insolvent German payments processing company, there were red flags. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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CEO Davies Exits Revolut After One Year
CEO Davies Exits Revolut After One Year
July 27, 2020  |  Personnel

Banking veteran Richard Davies is leaving his role as CEO of banking at digital-banking shop Revolut, one year after coming aboard to bring his seasoned...

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