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Retail Tech Startup Radar Secures $170 Million Funding Round

Retail Tech Startup Radar Secures $170 Million Funding Round
Retail Tech Startup Radar Secures $170 Million Funding Round
May 19, 2026  |  Investments

Radar, an inventory management startup backed by American Eagle Outfitters CEO Jay Schottenstein, has reached a valuation of more than $1 billion following its latest...

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Plaid Launches Guaranteed ACH Payments Solution
Plaid Launches Guaranteed ACH Payments Solution
May 19, 2026  |  Digital Payments

Plaid has introduced a tool designed to help customers make smarter ACH-payment-related decisions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Mastercard Intros Strategy to Ferret Out Scam Merchants
Mastercard Intros Strategy to Ferret Out Scam Merchants
May 19, 2026  |  Mastercard

Mastercard wants to help banks and payment companies separate legitimate merchants and scammers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Ex-FTX Executive Rolls Out AI Trading Platform With ‘No-Loss’ Model
Ex-FTX Executive Rolls Out AI Trading Platform With ‘No-Loss’ Model
May 19, 2026  |  Investments

Perpetuals.com Ltd. has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered trading platform that allows users to submit trading strategies without risking their own money. This marks a...

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IKEA Turned 8,500 Call Agents Into Design Consultants
IKEA Turned 8,500 Call Agents Into Design Consultants
May 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

In 2021, IKEA had a customer service problem that it couldn’t automate away. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Merchants Eye Back-End Costs as Crypto Cards Push Into Checkout
Merchants Eye Back-End Costs as Crypto Cards Push Into Checkout
May 19, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The payments industry has become remarkably good at masking complexity from consumers. But merchants do not operate on the front end. Their concerns live in...

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Moment Raises $78 Million to Meld AI and Wealth Management
Moment Raises $78 Million to Meld AI and Wealth Management
May 19, 2026  |  Investments

Investment management-focused AI startup Moment has raised $78 million in new funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Online Sales Jump as Shoppers Hunt for Control
Online Sales Jump as Shoppers Hunt for Control
May 19, 2026  |  eCommerce

The most revealing number in the latest spate of retail data may not be how much consumers in the United States spent. Get the Full...

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