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Bringing 21st Century Technology To A 12,000-Year-Old Industry

Bringing 21st Century Technology To A 12,000-Year-Old Industry
Bringing 21st Century Technology To A 12,000-Year-Old Industry
July 03, 2020  |  Commerce

Robert Morris, founder and CEO of agricultural-imaging company TerrAvion Inc., is bringing modern technology to what’s perhaps the world’s oldest business — farming. All with...

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Wells Fargo On What It Will Take To Revive The SMB Economy
Wells Fargo On What It Will Take To Revive The SMB Economy
July 03, 2020  |  SMBs

Small- and medium-sized businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic, but most are scrambling into digital pivots to blunt the impact of physical stores’...

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The Great (Muted) Fourth Of July Holiday Trek
The Great (Muted) Fourth Of July Holiday Trek
July 03, 2020  |  Travel Payments

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The Six Retail CEOs Who Could Set Off Fireworks This Year
The Six Retail CEOs Who Could Set Off Fireworks This Year
July 03, 2020  |  Retail

Retail CEOs faced a parade of problems in 2020’s first six months, but some executives look ready to set off plenty of fireworks in the...

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SoftBank-Backed OPay Pauses Ride-Hailing, Logistics Services In Nigeria
SoftBank-Backed OPay Pauses Ride-Hailing, Logistics Services In Nigeria
July 03, 2020  |  Ridesharing

OPay, the SoftBank-backed African eCommerce and payments company, has suspended its Nigerian operation, citing the coronavirus pandemic and also a government ban, Bloomberg reports. Get...

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Chapter 11 Filings Are Up 43 Pct YOY
Chapter 11 Filings Are Up 43 Pct YOY
July 02, 2020  |  Economy

Almost 3,600 businesses filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the first half of 2020, marking a rise of 26 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported....

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Insurance Tech Firm Lemonade Soars 139 Pct On First Trading Day
Insurance Tech Firm Lemonade Soars 139 Pct On First Trading Day
July 02, 2020  |  Investments

Tech companies’ initial public offerings (IPOs) can be grossly mispriced, as evidenced by some companies like Lemonade and Agora which have leapt up close to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Chinese Authorities Reportedly Seized Crypto OTC Trader; Salesforce Co-founder Debuts Programmable Blockchain Platform
Bitcoin Daily: Chinese Authorities Reportedly Seized Crypto OTC Trader; Salesforce Co-founder Debuts Programmable Blockchain Platform
July 02, 2020  |  Bitcoin

In China, crypto over-the-counter (OTC) traders are being arrested in an attempt to crack down on illegal transactions, according to a report from CoinDesk. Get...

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Chinese Banks Vie For SMBs With New Virtual Bank Applications
Chinese Banks Vie For SMBs With New Virtual Bank Applications
July 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

New Chinese lender Ping An OneConnect, along with HSBC, are both working to help ease small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) into new virtual, more efficient...

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