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GM To Expand Electric Car Production In China, Add 5G To Vehicles In 2022

GM To Expand Electric Car Production In China, Add 5G To Vehicles In 2022
GM To Expand Electric Car Production In China, Add 5G To Vehicles In 2022
August 19, 2020  |  International

General Motors (GM) is retooling its China manufacturing plants to build electric cars in a country that reportedly contributes nearly one-fifth of its profit, the...

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EU Securities Regulator Takes Aim At London Fund Managers
EU Securities Regulator Takes Aim At London Fund Managers
August 19, 2020  |  Brexit

The European Union’s securities markets regulator called Wednesday (Aug. 19) for long-term extension of regulations concerning how British fund managers can operate in the European...

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Mastercard, AptPay Ink Deal To Enable Faster Cash Access For Businesses
Mastercard, AptPay Ink Deal To Enable Faster Cash Access For Businesses
August 19, 2020  |  Mastercard

Mastercard and AptPay announced on Wednesday (Aug. 19) a deal that the companies said will allow “faster access to cash” for businesses of various sizes...

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Terainium Brings B2B Spend Management To Suite With Productfy
Terainium Brings B2B Spend Management To Suite With Productfy
August 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Terainium, LLC, the developer of TERA Cloud, is teaming with Productfy, Inc. to provide complex financial technologies on its software-as-a-service (SaaS) infrastructure. The collaboration will...

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Today In Payments: Uber Mulls Franchise Model In California; Amazon Tells Sellers To Ship On Prime Schedule
Today In Payments: Uber Mulls Franchise Model In California; Amazon Tells Sellers To Ship On...
August 19, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber is considering switching to a franchise model in California to avoid reclassifying its gig workers, and Amazon wants third-party sellers...

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The Tiffany-Costco Counterfeit Dispute Is Back
The Tiffany-Costco Counterfeit Dispute Is Back
August 19, 2020  |  Legal

Counterfeit goods on online marketplaces have seen an explosion amid COVID-19 from both those who attempt to pass off fakes and the platforms that try to block...

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US Foods Helps Restaurants Start Ghost Kitchens
US Foods Helps Restaurants Start Ghost Kitchens
August 19, 2020  |  Retail

US Foods Holding Corp., an Illinois-based food service distributor, has announced an initiative to help restaurant operators launch ghost kitchens. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Navigating The COVID-19 Pandemic: Life On Lockdown
Navigating The COVID-19 Pandemic: Life On Lockdown
August 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

PYMNTS launched its first study of 1,923 representative United States consumers and how the new coronavirus pandemic had altered their daily behaviors on March 6....

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Mattress Retailer Casper Seeks To Raise $300M For A New SPAC
Mattress Retailer Casper Seeks To Raise $300M For A New SPAC
August 19, 2020  |  IPO

Mattress retailer Casper Sleep Inc. hopes to raise $300 million for a blank-check company, as shares of the New York-based firm have fallen by nearly 38...

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