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Walmart Offers Cheaper Supplier Finance For Sustainability
Walmart Offers Cheaper Supplier Finance For Sustainability
April 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Walmart and HSBC are introducing a new initiative that pegs supplier financing rates to that vendor’s sustainability performances. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Convoy Go Levels The Playing Field For Small Carriers
Convoy Go Levels The Playing Field For Small Carriers
April 19, 2019  |  Delivery

Convoy, the trucking services company, announced Thursday (April 18) the launch of Convoy Go, a nationwide drop and hook marketplace that lets carriers and owner-operators...

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Pinterest Valuation Tops Nordstrom’s
Pinterest Valuation Tops Nordstrom’s
April 19, 2019  |  IPO

Pinterest, the image search startup, made its debut as a publicly traded company Thursday (April 18) and was able to close up 28 percent from...

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Amazon Adds Music Streaming For Prime Members
Amazon Adds Music Streaming For Prime Members
April 19, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced the launch of a new music streaming service for customers with Alexa. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Chipotle Hacked, Payment Credentials Compromised
Chipotle Hacked, Payment Credentials Compromised
April 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Chipotle Mexican Grill has been the victim of a cyberattack that compromised the credit card payment information for a small number of customers. Many customers...

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Bookkeeping Startup Pilot Lands $40M From Stripe, Index Ventures
Bookkeeping Startup Pilot Lands $40M From Stripe, Index Ventures
April 19, 2019  |  Startups

Bookkeeping startup Pilot announced it has closed on a $40 million Series B round led by Index Ventures with participation from Stripe. The round values Pilot...

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Bitcoin Daily: FinCEN Penalizes P2P Currency Exchanger; Binance Announces Its Own Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: FinCEN Penalizes P2P Currency Exchanger; Binance Announces Its Own Blockchain
April 19, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A new report has found that ransomware payments increased nearly 90 percent in the first quarter of the year over the previous quarter. Get the...

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Microsoft Acquires Express Logic To Boost IoT
Microsoft Acquires Express Logic To Boost IoT
April 19, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft announced that it has acquired Express Logic, a leader in real-time operating systems (RTOS) for Internet of Things (IoT), and in edge devices powered by...

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Grab’s Superapp Ecosystem and Why It Works
Grab’s Superapp Ecosystem and Why It Works
April 19, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Ankur Mehrotra, managing director and head of financial services for Grab, still gets emotional when talking about the drivers and their dreams of owning cars....

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