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Metro Bank Moves Away From Mortgages After Reporting Error

Metro Bank Moves Away From Mortgages After Reporting Error
Metro Bank Moves Away From Mortgages After Reporting Error
February 26, 2020  |  Banking

After a reporting error that caused the exit of its chief executive and chairman in 2019, Metro Bank has announced that it is scaling back...

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Open Banking FinTech Enfuce Fights Fraud With Featurespace
Open Banking FinTech Enfuce Fights Fraud With Featurespace
February 26, 2020  |  B2B Payments

U.K. fraud prevention firm Featurespace announced on Wednesday (Feb. 26) that Enfuce — Finland’s largest FinTech startup — is implementing the Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub to...

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Toyota Backs Chinese Autonomous Driving Startup Pony.ai With $400M
Toyota Backs Chinese Autonomous Driving Startup Pony.ai With $400M
February 26, 2020  |  Investments

Toyota has backed Chinese firm Pony.ai with a $400 million investment, according to the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Badi Rolls Out AI Room Booking App In NY
Badi Rolls Out AI Room Booking App In NY
February 26, 2020  |  Real Estate

As it joins the bevy of firms aiming to change the home rentals market, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered long-term room rental app Badi has rolled out...

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Klarna Posts $113M Loss
Klarna Posts $113M Loss
February 26, 2020  |  Alternative Finances

Klarna, a Swedish FinTech that allows customers to pay for items through installments, has posted its first annual loss after years of being profitable, according...

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Today In Payments: Coronavirus Decimates US Stock Market; Ex-Microsoft Engineer Guilty Of 18 Felonies
Today In Payments: Coronavirus Decimates US Stock Market; Ex-Microsoft Engineer Guilty Of 18 Felonies
February 26, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the stock market takes its biggest hit since 2015 due to mounting fears over the coronavirus, and an ex-Microsoft engineer is...

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Walmart Looks For Partners In UK Grocer Asda
Walmart Looks For Partners In UK Grocer Asda
February 26, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart and its U.K. supermarket arm Asda are reportedly looking for an investment from a third party, after a failed attempt to merge with competitor...

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Grubhub Subscription Service Aimed At Boosting Slumping Market Share
Grubhub Subscription Service Aimed At Boosting Slumping Market Share
February 26, 2020  |  Subscriptions

Grubhub’s 2020 start has been a bit bumpy thus far — it was passed by DoorDash in late January in terms of food delivery market...

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Customer Experience Surpasses Brand, Price
Customer Experience Surpasses Brand, Price
February 26, 2020  |  Real Estate

This is the year that customer experience surpasses brand and price as the most important factor in retail, according to several studies, including one that...

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