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On-Demand Home Services Startup Homee Raises $15M
On-Demand Home Services Startup Homee Raises $15M
August 27, 2019  |  Investments

Tampa, Florida-based startup Homee raised $15 million in series B funding led by Forté Ventures, VentureBeat reported on Tuesday (Aug. 27). Get the Full Story...

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Can Trust Fuel B2B Sharing Economy Growth?
Can Trust Fuel B2B Sharing Economy Growth?
August 27, 2019  |  Commerce

As the sharing economy continues to grow – and continues to take on new challenges – the concept of work and commerce spaces keeps evolving,...

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Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber
Ex-Google Engineer Charged With Selling Trade Secrets To Uber
August 27, 2019  |  Legal

Former Google engineer and self-driving pioneer Anthony Levandowski is being charged with stealing closely guarded secrets and selling them to Uber, The Wall Street Journal...

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Top New In Payments: Data Key To Credit Union Member Retention; Mastercard On The Opportunity For ePayables
Top New In Payments: Data Key To Credit Union Member Retention; Mastercard On The Opportunity...
August 27, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, a report shows that credit unions could be more in tune with their customers’ needs, and a senior executive...

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Ron Johnson’s Startup, Enjoy, Raises $150M
Ron Johnson’s Startup, Enjoy, Raises $150M
August 27, 2019  |  Investments

Menlo Park-based Enjoy Technology, the eCommerce startup led by Ron Johnson, former VP of retail operations for Apple, has raised an additional $150 million in...

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Facebook Offers Experts Big Bucks To Find Libra Bugs
Facebook Offers Experts Big Bucks To Find Libra Bugs
August 27, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project is working with HackerOne on a bug bounty for applications built on its blockchain, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Aug. 27). Get...

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QuickBooks Adds Employee Benefits Into Online Payroll
QuickBooks Adds Employee Benefits Into Online Payroll
August 27, 2019  |  SMBs

QuickBooks Online Payroll customers can now use the payroll platform to offer employees healthcare benefits, the company reported on Tuesday (Aug. 27) in a press...

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Lloyds To Launch Support Team To Fight Financial Abuse
Lloyds To Launch Support Team To Fight Financial Abuse
August 27, 2019  |  Safety and Security

British financial institution Lloyds Bank is putting together a team to fight domestic financial abuse by offering help to victims, according to a report by...

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Survey Finds Just 50 Pct. Of Swiss Bank Online
Survey Finds Just 50 Pct. Of Swiss Bank Online
August 27, 2019  |  Banking

A new survey of 34 banks in Switzerland showed that only about 50 percent of the population bank online, according to a report by Reuters. ...

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