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Amazon Introduces Smart Shopping Carts At LA Supermarket

Amazon Introduces Smart Shopping Carts At LA Supermarket
Amazon Introduces Smart Shopping Carts At LA Supermarket
July 14, 2020  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon has introduced the next generation shopping cart that lets customers skip checkout lines, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Citi: FIs’ Role In Creating Resilient Global Trade Finance Initiatives
Citi: FIs’ Role In Creating Resilient Global Trade Finance Initiatives
July 14, 2020  |  Banking

When Citigroup and the International Finance Corp. (IFC) teamed up more than a decade ago, the world remained in the midst of an economic crisis...

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Livestreamed Commerce Goes Glam(hive)
Livestreamed Commerce Goes Glam(hive)
July 14, 2020  |  Retail

Livestreaming eCommerce is finally picking up steam in the U.S., care of an evolving business model from a three-year-old startup called Glamhive. The company has...

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How Retailers Are Cashing In On A US Coin Shortage
How Retailers Are Cashing In On A US Coin Shortage
July 14, 2020  |  Retail

As the United States experiences a coin shortage due to the pandemic, some brick-and-mortar retailers are forcing consumers to tell cashiers to “keep the change.”...

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Google Caves On Data To Get Fitbit Merger Approval
Google Caves On Data To Get Fitbit Merger Approval
July 13, 2020  |  Google

Google, trying to meet regulators halfway, offered to pledge not to use fitness data to help it target ads in its purchase of Fitbit, Reuters...

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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand
Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand
July 13, 2020  |  Bitcoin

South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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BNPL Sezzle Raises $55M
BNPL Sezzle Raises $55M
July 13, 2020  |  Investments

Minneapolis-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Sezzle has raised $55 million in its latest capital round, according to a press release. Get the Full...

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California Goes Back Under Lockdown
California Goes Back Under Lockdown
July 13, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. surpassed 3.3 million on Monday (July 13) as the nation’s death toll exceeded 135,000, according to Johns...

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