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Text-Based Healthcare Platform 98point6 Nets $118M After Membership Grows 274 Pct

Text-Based Healthcare Platform 98point6 Nets $118M After Membership Grows 274 Pct
Text-Based Healthcare Platform 98point6 Nets $118M After Membership Grows 274 Pct
October 15, 2020  |  Investments

On-demand digital healthcare service 98point6 has come off a Series E funding round with $118 million, according to a press release. Get the Full Story...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto-Themed Cruise Ship To Set Sail, Nigeria Eyes National Crypto Adoption
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto-Themed Cruise Ship To Set Sail, Nigeria Eyes National Crypto Adoption
October 15, 2020  |  Bitcoin

“The Crypto Cruise Ship” is getting ready to depart from the Mediterranean and anchor in the Gulf of Panama, according to an announcement. Get the...

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Report: Hackers Hit 2,000 Robinhood Accounts
Report: Hackers Hit 2,000 Robinhood Accounts
October 15, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A recent hack compromised around 2,000 Robinhood Markets accounts, suggesting the attacks were more widespread than previously realized, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Tide Collaborates With GoCardless For SMB Invoice Payments
Tide Collaborates With GoCardless For SMB Invoice Payments
October 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

British banking platform Tide announced that it has teamed with GoCardless to roll out a service that will let members accept invoice payments through Direct...

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Bank of America, Citi, Wells Earnings Point To Uptick In Consumer Card Spend
Bank of America, Citi, Wells Earnings Point To Uptick In Consumer Card Spend
October 15, 2020  |  Earnings

Call it silver linings — maybe not yet green shoots. But bank earnings are showing that loan loss reserves were more conservative than needed (at...

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BBVA Participates In Pilot For Instant Payments In Britain
BBVA Participates In Pilot For Instant Payments In Britain
October 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

BBVA participated in an experimental payment effort to connect the SWIFT gpi with Britain’s countrywide instant payment infrastructure, and the results were shown at the...

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Secret Double Octopus Reports Investment From SC Ventures
Secret Double Octopus Reports Investment From SC Ventures
October 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Secret Double Octopus, which works in passwordless authentication for security online, has secured a strategic investment from SC Ventures, the FinTech and investment arm of...

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Finaxar, Visa Partner To Unify Spend Management For SMBs
Finaxar, Visa Partner To Unify Spend Management For SMBs
October 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Singaporean FinTech Finaxar has announced the launch of its Flex by Finaxar program, which will work with Visa to help small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)...

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Today In Retail News: Automotive Market Continues Comeback, Conversational Commerce Finds Its Voice
Today In Retail News: Automotive Market Continues Comeback, Conversational Commerce Finds Its Voice
October 15, 2020  |  Retail

In a roundup of today’s top retail stories: The automotive market continues its comeback with a digital spin, conversational commerce is the next big pandemic-fueled...

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