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Etsy Requires US Sellers to Verify Bank Accounts
Etsy Requires US Sellers to Verify Bank Accounts
August 28, 2022  |  eCommerce

Etsy will be requiring sellers on its platform to either self-verify their bank accounts or do it through a another platform, so as to comply...

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Meta’s VP of Horizon Vivek Sharma Steps Down
Meta’s VP of Horizon Vivek Sharma Steps Down
August 28, 2022  |  Personnel

Vivek Sharma, the vice president of Meta’s virtual reality (VR) social platform Horizon, is leaving the company for a new opportunity. Get the Full Story...

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Netflix Considers Pricing Ad-Supported Tier Below $10
Netflix Considers Pricing Ad-Supported Tier Below $10
August 28, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Netflix’s new ad-supported payment plan, a cheaper alternative to its regular model, could be priced between $7 and $9 per month, Bloomberg wrote Friday (Aug....

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Chinese FinTech Stocks Climb; US Lenders Tumble
Chinese FinTech Stocks Climb; US Lenders Tumble
August 28, 2022  |  Stock Index

In the past week, three of the biggest gainers in financial stocks have been Chinese FinTechs, boosted by an agreement that gives U.S. authorities access...

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BLIK Goes International With VIAMO Acquisition
BLIK Goes International With VIAMO Acquisition
August 26, 2022  |  International

Polish Payment Standard (PPS), the operator of Poland’s popular mobile payment solution BLIK is set to acquire the Slovakian mobile transaction service provider VIAMO, marking...

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FTC Warns Public About Student Loan Forgiveness, Payment Pause Scams
FTC Warns Public About Student Loan Forgiveness, Payment Pause Scams
August 26, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The federal government’s plan to forgive some student loans isn’t up and running yet, but it’s certainly been getting a lot of coverage in the...

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Report: $150B+ in Mergers and Acquisitions Halted This Summer
Report: $150B+ in Mergers and Acquisitions Halted This Summer
August 26, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Since the start of June, mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $150 billion have either been postponed or canceled as financing becomes scarce. Get the...

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Report: DOJ Preps Apple Antitrust Suit
Report: DOJ Preps Apple Antitrust Suit
August 26, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly readying an antitrust complaint against Apple, a potential sign that the government’s ongoing investigation of the tech...

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Bunq’s CapitalFlow Picks Up $10M for Green Financing
Bunq’s CapitalFlow Picks Up $10M for Green Financing
August 26, 2022  |  Investments

Ireland-based Capitalflow Group, owned by neobank Bunq, has secured 10 million euros (about $10 million) from the low-cost Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (EELS) of the...

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