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Ethiopia Softens Banking Rules To Boost Foreign Exchange Reserves

Ethiopia Softens Banking Rules To Boost Foreign Exchange Reserves
Ethiopia Softens Banking Rules To Boost Foreign Exchange Reserves
July 31, 2019  |  International

Ethiopia has softened its banking rules and opened up the financial space in the country to about five million citizens who have changed to other...

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Goldman Leads $135M Funding Round For Photo Editing App
Goldman Leads $135M Funding Round For Photo Editing App
July 31, 2019  |  Investments

Goldman Sachs is leading $135 million in Series C funding for the parent company of popular paid photo editing app Facetune, TechCrunch reported on Wednesday...

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Travelers Companies Now Sends Insurance Claim Payments Via PayPal
Travelers Companies Now Sends Insurance Claim Payments Via PayPal
July 31, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The Travelers Companies, Inc. says its insurance customers can now receive claim payments through the digital platform PayPal. Auto, property and general liability claims can...

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Spotify Soars Past Apple Music’s 60M Subscribers
Spotify Soars Past Apple Music’s 60M Subscribers
July 31, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

Sweden-based Spotify closed its second calendar quarter with 108 million paying subscribers worldwide and 232 million total monthly active users, up 31 percent compared to...

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Creating A Counterfeit-Proof Sneaker Marketplace
Creating A Counterfeit-Proof Sneaker Marketplace
July 31, 2019  |  Retail

New startups working with venture investors get all kinds of advice; some very good, some not so much. But GOAT Co-Founder Eddy Lu probably got...

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Samsung Looks To 5G Retail As Revenue Declines
Samsung Looks To 5G Retail As Revenue Declines
July 31, 2019  |  Earnings

Smartphone shipments for Samsung increased in the second quarter of 2019, the company said in its latest earnings report, thanks to retail sales of its...

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When Delivery Meets Farm-To-Table Produce And Artisanal Goods
When Delivery Meets Farm-To-Table Produce And Artisanal Goods
July 31, 2019  |  Retail

To offer local goods and artisan goods through the help of eCommerce, online platforms are connecting consumers with producers. Take Florida’s Front Porch Pickings, which...

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The Omnidirectional Payments And Commerce Expansion 
The Omnidirectional Payments And Commerce Expansion 
July 31, 2019  |  Today In Data

The world of payments and commerce appears to be growing quite literally in every direction at once: across borders and into experiences as large and...

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Amazon Unveils Personal Shopping Service
Amazon Unveils Personal Shopping Service
July 31, 2019  |  Retail

To provide consumers with fashion advice, Amazon has debuted Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe. The new service offers recommendations for clothes as well as accessories...

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