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Bessemer Venture Partners’ Birnbaum On Why It’s Go-Time For FinTech

Bessemer Venture Partners’ Birnbaum On Why It’s Go-Time For FinTech
Bessemer Venture Partners’ Birnbaum On Why It’s Go-Time For FinTech
August 14, 2020  |  News

There’s been no shortage of big payments and FinTech announcements over the past few days, such as Apple’s bundle bet, Goldman Sachs’ move to bid...

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WEX Adds Alexa Capabilities To ClearView Snap To Further Help Fleet Managers
WEX Adds Alexa Capabilities To ClearView Snap To Further Help Fleet Managers
August 13, 2020  |  B2B Payments

FinTech service provider WEX has introduced a new ClearView Snap capability with Amazon Alexa to help fleet managers look at insights and improve decision making...

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DOJ Moving Forward On ‘Major Priority’ Big Tech Antitrust Probe
DOJ Moving Forward On ‘Major Priority’ Big Tech Antitrust Probe
August 13, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is moving forward with its investigation into Big Tech firms based on antitrust complaints, according to Deputy Attorney General Jeff...

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Fed Analysts Say Authenticating Digital Cash Can Be Difficult
Fed Analysts Say Authenticating Digital Cash Can Be Difficult
August 13, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

A post from Liberty Street Economics, a research blog of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, posited that the usual distinction between “token-based” and...

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Bitcoin Daily: DOJ Breaks Up 3 Crypto-Raising Campaigns Funding Terrorist Groups; 1M Drivers In S. Korea Have Digital Licenses Using Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: DOJ Breaks Up 3 Crypto-Raising Campaigns Funding Terrorist Groups; 1M Drivers In S....
August 13, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) interceded three cryptocurrency campaigns that were funding Hamas, al-Qaeda, and the Islamic State group in the largest seizure of...

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Airlines Prepare For Layoffs, Flight Cuts As Benefits End
Airlines Prepare For Layoffs, Flight Cuts As Benefits End
August 13, 2020  |  Economy

Robin Hayes, JetBlue‘s CEO, is adding his voice to the chorus of airline officials in need of more federal help for the airline industry, Bloomberg...

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Impossible Foods Closes $200M Funding Round
Impossible Foods Closes $200M Funding Round
August 13, 2020  |  Investments

Impossible Foods, which specializes in non-meat-based alternative foods, has closed a funding round and come away with $200 million, according to a press release. Get...

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Brinker CEO Sees Permanent Shifts In QSRs, Fast-Casual
Brinker CEO Sees Permanent Shifts In QSRs, Fast-Casual
August 13, 2020  |  ResTech

Saying “I don’t think we’ll ever go back to the mix we ran prior,” Brinker International CEO Wyman Roberts this week indicated his belief that the months-long season of mobile...

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