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UK Theater Operators Plan To Debut $200M Thriller ‘Tenet’ In July

UK Theater Operators Plan To Debut $200M Thriller ‘Tenet’ In July
UK Theater Operators Plan To Debut $200M Thriller ‘Tenet’ In July
May 06, 2020  |  Retail

Two United Kingdom cinema chains are hoping to raise the curtain at movie theaters by mid-July to begin to recoup losses from the COVID-19 pandemic,...

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Facebook’s Libra Association Hires Its First CEO
Facebook’s Libra Association Hires Its First CEO
May 06, 2020  |  Personnel

The group founded by Facebook to launch the social media company’s entry into digital currency has named a former U.S. Treasury Department executive as its...

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Treasury Prime Notches $9M In Funding To Link FinTechs With Banks
Treasury Prime Notches $9M In Funding To Link FinTechs With Banks
May 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To link banks with FinTech clients, application programming interface (API) platform Treasury Prime has notched $9 million in a Series A funding round, according to...

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Class-Action Lawsuits Demand Refunds From 25 Universities
Class-Action Lawsuits Demand Refunds From 25 Universities
May 06, 2020  |  Legal

As the coronavirus started sweeping across the U.S. in March, universities moved classrooms online and locked the doors. Many students, however, don’t feel they are...

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Today In Payments: Investigators Question Wells Fargo Over PPP Loans; Visa Leads Latest Funding For FinTech Nium
Today In Payments: Investigators Question Wells Fargo Over PPP Loans; Visa Leads Latest Funding For...
May 06, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, officials are investigating wells Fargo regarding its management of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, and Visa led the latest funding round...

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North Carolina Is Latest State To Loosen Lockdown
North Carolina Is Latest State To Loosen Lockdown
May 06, 2020  |  Economy

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper plans to ease his stay-at-home order as evidence suggests that COVID-19 cases have stabilized. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Tipalti Teams With FloQast To Help Manage Month-End Close
Tipalti Teams With FloQast To Help Manage Month-End Close
May 06, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To keep modernizing finance processes for mid-sized firms and startups, payables automation platform Tipalti unveiled three new strategic partnerships. The partners include financial close management...

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NY Fed Study: Neediest SMBs Didn’t Get PPP Loans
NY Fed Study: Neediest SMBs Didn’t Get PPP Loans
May 06, 2020  |  Loans

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was intended to extend forgivable loans to businesses struggling to pay workers and stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic. Instead,...

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Retail’s Digital Shift Stays In Gear
Retail’s Digital Shift Stays In Gear
May 06, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Will retail survive the pandemic? Of course it will – but things will be different. No one is sure exactly what “different” means or even...

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