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BNPL Firm Sezzle Allies With Ally Lending To Expand Loan Options

BNPL Firm Sezzle Allies With Ally Lending To Expand Loan Options
BNPL Firm Sezzle Allies With Ally Lending To Expand Loan Options
September 23, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The FinTech Sezzle has struck up a partnership with Ally Lending, a digital financial services company. This will allow the Minneapolis-based Sezzle to offer more...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: OCC Issues Stablecoin Guidance For Banks; Deutsche Bank, PNC Plan Branch Closures
Today In Digital-First Banking: OCC Issues Stablecoin Guidance For Banks; Deutsche Bank, PNC Plan Branch...
September 23, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued stablecoin guidance, and Deutsche Bank intends to...

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Labor Dept Floats ‘Tests’ To Define Independent Contractors
Labor Dept Floats ‘Tests’ To Define Independent Contractors
September 23, 2020  |  Gig Economy

New tests may help companies (and regulators) determine who is an independent contractor — and who is not. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Amazon Rolls Out ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ Program
Amazon Rolls Out ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ Program
September 23, 2020  |  Retail

To help make it simple for consumers to find and buy more sustainable items, Amazon has unveiled its new Climate Pledge Friendly program. Shoppers will...

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SMB Profile: Looking Forward To Christmas In Connecticut
SMB Profile: Looking Forward To Christmas In Connecticut
September 23, 2020  |  Retail

Like all the towns on the Connecticut shoreline, Guilford is centered around a village green. On its north side stands a picture-postcard, white-steepled church. To...

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Nike CEO: Digital Is The New Normal
Nike CEO: Digital Is The New Normal
September 23, 2020  |  Retail

Nike’s earnings call on Tuesday (Sept. 22), in which it set a new standard for companies capitalizing on the digital-first economy, just might have had...

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Innovative Approaches To Supporting Remittances, Malls And CPG
Innovative Approaches To Supporting Remittances, Malls And CPG
September 23, 2020  |  Today In Data

International remittances are a lifeline for a number of households that depend on family members working in other countries to send money home. To ensure that...

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KKR Agrees To Purchase 1-800 Contacts From AEA Investors
KKR Agrees To Purchase 1-800 Contacts From AEA Investors
September 23, 2020  |  Retail

1-800 Contacts unveiled a deal through which investment firm KKR will buy the company from AEA Investors, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 23) announcement, which...

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Cloud Payment Processor Volante Teams With Goldman Sachs On Digital Transaction Banking
Cloud Payment Processor Volante Teams With Goldman Sachs On Digital Transaction Banking
September 23, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Volante Technologies Inc., the FinTech software company, announced Wednesday (Sept. 23) it is collaborating with Goldman Sachs Bank USA to provide the payments platform for the...

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