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SoftBank Leads $140M Investment In eComm Company VTEX

SoftBank Leads $140M Investment In eComm Company VTEX
SoftBank Leads $140M Investment In eComm Company VTEX
November 22, 2019  |  Investments

VTEX, an eCommerce company that has helped companies like Walmart sell online, has raised $140 million in a funding round led by SoftBank’s Latin American...

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Reading Tea Leaves – And Ripple Effects – Of Corporate Default Risk  
Reading Tea Leaves – And Ripple Effects – Of Corporate Default Risk  
November 22, 2019  |  Debt

There’s the old saying: When you owe $500,000, the lender owns you. When you owe $50 million, well, you own the lender. Get the Full...

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Elavon’s Sage Pay Acquisition, Google’s Citi Deal, Facebook Pay Top This Week’s News
Elavon’s Sage Pay Acquisition, Google’s Citi Deal, Facebook Pay Top This Week’s News
November 22, 2019  |  News

It’s the end of the workweek and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything — and that you start off...

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Google Cloud Server Left A Billion Users’ Info Vulnerable
Google Cloud Server Left A Billion Users’ Info Vulnerable
November 22, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

A database that aggregated 1.2 billion people’s personal data, which included email addresses, phone numbers and social media accounts, was discovered on an unprotected server...

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Lawmakers Question Airbnb On Non-Compliant Listings
Lawmakers Question Airbnb On Non-Compliant Listings
November 22, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Airbnb is facing questions from U.S. lawmakers who want information about hosts who go against the company’s policies and don’t comply with local laws. Six members...

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Olo Powers Restaurant Order Ahead For BMW Owners
Olo Powers Restaurant Order Ahead For BMW Owners
November 22, 2019  |  Innovation

To help diners purchase their favorite foods from Portillo’s Hot Dogs and Nekter Juice Bar, food ordering platform Olo is testing out in-car ordering. Consumers can...

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Tech Glitch Causes Late Payments For UK’s TSB Bank Customers
Tech Glitch Causes Late Payments For UK’s TSB Bank Customers
November 22, 2019  |  Banking

British bank TSB, on the heels of an IT disaster that saw its annual profits wiped out, recently dealt with an issue where customer payments...

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Cap One Cardholders Can Pay With Points On Amazon
Cap One Cardholders Can Pay With Points On Amazon
November 22, 2019  |  Banking

To provide shoppers with an eCommerce points redemption option, Capital One rewards cardholders will soon have the ability to redeem cash back as well as miles through...

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