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Facebook Launches App To Help SMBs With Social Commerce

Facebook Launches App To Help SMBs With Social Commerce
Facebook Launches App To Help SMBs With Social Commerce
September 17, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is accelerating its push into eCommerce as the coronavirus pandemic upends shopping habits across the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Facebook’s Libra Hires HSBC Veteran As Managing Director
Facebook’s Libra Hires HSBC Veteran As Managing Director
September 17, 2020  |  Personnel

The Libra Association has named James Emmett as managing director of Libra Networks, the association’s operating company subsidiary. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Facebook Reality Labs Says AR Glasses Still Years Away
Facebook Reality Labs Says AR Glasses Still Years Away
September 17, 2020  |  Facebook

A day after Facebook generated headlines with twin announcements about smart glasses and upcoming work on wearable augmented reality, the company’s chief scientist said in a...

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Tonal Raises $120M For Connected Fitness Growth
Tonal Raises $120M For Connected Fitness Growth
September 17, 2020  |  Investments

Tonal, a fitness company that sells what it calls “the smartest home gym,” announced on Thursday (Sept. 17) that it has raised $120 million in...

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Uber Looks To Sell Some Shares In China’s Didi Chuxing
Uber Looks To Sell Some Shares In China’s Didi Chuxing
September 17, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies Inc. wants to shed part of its minority stake in Didi Chuxing, the Beijing vehicle-for-hire company that calls itself the world’s leading mobile transportation platform. Get...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Delivery Hero Buys Glovo’s LATAM Operations; Telefónica Teams With Rakuten For OpenRAN
Today In Payments Around The World: Delivery Hero Buys Glovo’s LATAM Operations; Telefónica Teams With...
September 17, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news in payments around the world, Delivery Hero said it has acquired Glovo’s Latin America operations, and Telefónica is teaming with Rakuten...

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Australia Central Bank Sees No ‘Public Policy’ Case For CBDC (For Now)
Australia Central Bank Sees No ‘Public Policy’ Case For CBDC (For Now)
September 17, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

The race to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) is underway, but it seems the Reserve Bank of Australia may not be in the running....

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Virgin’s Richard Branson Raising Capital For Acquisition Opportunities
Virgin’s Richard Branson Raising Capital For Acquisition Opportunities
September 17, 2020  |  International

A company recently created by billionaire Virgin Atlantic Founder Richard Branson plans to raise between $400 million and $460 million to acquire a yet-to-be identified...

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Mastercard Commits $500M To Boost Black Communities, Businesses
Mastercard Commits $500M To Boost Black Communities, Businesses
September 17, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

Mastercard said it will invest $500 million in Black communities across the U.S. over the next five years in a bid to address racial disparities...

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