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Coty Plans To Buy Controlling Stake In Kylie Cosmetics

Coty Plans To Buy Controlling Stake In Kylie Cosmetics
Coty Plans To Buy Controlling Stake In Kylie Cosmetics
November 18, 2019  |  Retail

As part of a wave of fledgling cosmetics lines capitalizing on social media and celebrity founders, Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Cosmetics is on pace for approximately $200...

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SoftBank To Hold 50 Pct. Of Yahoo Japan/LINE JV
SoftBank To Hold 50 Pct. Of Yahoo Japan/LINE JV
November 18, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

SoftBank’s Yahoo! Japan is merging with Naver Corp’s Japanese messaging app LINE in a deal that will give each company a 50 percent stake, The...

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ByteDance To Roll Out Music Streaming Service
ByteDance To Roll Out Music Streaming Service
November 18, 2019  |  Retail

With the rollout of its own competing service, the Chinese firm behind the popular TikTok video app is set to rival players such as Apple...

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Walmart Taps Kathryn McLay To Lead Sam’s Club
Walmart Taps Kathryn McLay To Lead Sam’s Club
November 18, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart-owned Sam’s Club has appointed Kathryn McLay to serve as president and chief executive officer, replacing John Furner, who this month succeeded the departing Greg...

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Data Dive, The New Financial Services Edition: Google, Apple And Facebook
Data Dive, The New Financial Services Edition: Google, Apple And Facebook
November 18, 2019  |  Data Dive

The quest to disrupt the mainstream banks of the past is not exactly a new headline — any number of FinTechs big and small have...

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Big Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
Big Tech Antitrust Examination By AGs Gathers Steam
November 18, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Antitrust headlines dominated the regulatory sphere this past week – focused, of course, on marquee names such as Facebook and Google. Get the Full Story...

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Corporates Brace For BEC Scam Ramp-Up
Corporates Brace For BEC Scam Ramp-Up
November 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Cybersecurity experts are warning that the next year, and beyond, will continue to present an elevated threat level to businesses at risk of payments fraud...

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How APIs, The Gig Economy Drive Payroll-Accounting Connectivity
How APIs, The Gig Economy Drive Payroll-Accounting Connectivity
November 18, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With open banking business models inspiring FinTech innovators to explore other use cases for data integrations, the B2B financial services market has seen a swath...

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Elavon Spends $300M For Sage Pay
Elavon Spends $300M For Sage Pay
November 18, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

U.S. Bancorp subsidiary Elavon is acquiring U.K. payments gateway Sage Pay for $300 million, according to reports on Monday (Nov. 18). Get the Full Story...

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