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Partnerships
GoDaddy and Upwork Partner to Connect Businesses and Web Designers

GoDaddy will join the Upwork Partners program to connect businesses that are looking for web services with...

Security & Fraud
Cognizant and FICO to Launch Real-Time Payments Fraud Prevention Solution

Cognizant and FICO plan to launch a cloud-based real-time payments fraud prevention solution designed for North...

Taxes
Canada Considering Digital Services Tax Targeting Largest Tech Companies

Canada’s Parliament is considering a tax on digital services revenue that would impact the...

Economy
Fed’s Beige Book Cites Weak Discretionary Spending

Eight times each year the Fed publishes what’s known as the Beige Book —...

CFPB
CFPB Finds Coding Bootcamp BloomTech Deceived Students About Loans, Jobs

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an order against coding bootcamp BloomTech, also known as the Bloom...

artificial intelligence
NSA Warns of AI Cybersecurity Risks, Urges Businesses to Bolster...

The National Security Agency (NSA) is sounding the alarm on the cybersecurity risks posed...

artificial intelligence
Small Businesses Face Uphill Battle in AI Race, Says AI...

Small and medium-sized businesses will struggle to keep pace with tech giants like OpenAI...

Technology
Digital Tools Go for Gold at Paris Summer Olympics

As the 100-day countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games begins, anticipation is not...

Loyalty & Rewards
JCPenney Launches Rewards and Credit Program

JCPenney has debuted its Rewards and Credit Program, a free loyalty program for customers....

Retail
Consumers Switch to Cheaper Retailers but Hesitant to Leave Grocers

Shoppers who are willing to leave their favorite retailers in search for better prices...

B2B Payments
Finix Launches Tool to Onboard Merchants for Payment Acceptance

Full-stack payment processor Finix has launched a solution that allows businesses to onboard merchants for...

ResTech
Fiserv Debuts Restaurant Kiosks as Self-Service Gains Ground

Payments firm Fiserv has debuted a self-service solution for the restaurant industry. The company’s new Clover...

Blockchain
This Week in Web3: Bitcoin Halving, Stablecoins, Bankman-Fried

The bitcoin halving is imminent, and crypto is on everyone’s mind this week. That’s...

Subscriptions
Recurly Adds New Dashboards to Subscription Management Platform

Subscription management firm Recurly has added new dashboard reports to its platform. The reports have built-in...

Retail
Tired of Cutbacks, Shoppers Demand Affordable Luxuries From Mass-Market Retailers

After years of being conservative in their spending in response to ongoing economic challenges,...

Banking
Mercury Expands Into Consumer Banking With Mercury Personal

Startup-focused banking FinTech Mercury is getting into the consumer banking business. The company has launched Mercury Personal,...

Earnings
United Airlines Reports Higher Travel Volumes, Expects Record Summer

United Airlines increased both its capacity and the amount of passenger travel during the...

Cryptocurrency
Crypto.com VC Arm Cautious of Outsized Valuations

Crypto.com’s venture capital unit has doubts about some of the sector’s steep valuations. That’s...

Amazon
Amazon Licenses Just Walk Out Tech in Battle for Grocery...

Amazon is pushing sales of its Just Walk Out technology even as it pulls...

Investments
Report: Flink Raising Money from Investors, Discussing Merger With Rivals

German grocery delivery startup Flink is reportedly receiving another 100 million euros ($106.7 million) from...

Earnings
Grubhub’s Campus Business Grows as Order Volumes Fall

College students aside, fewer Americans are ordering their meals from Grubhub. The food delivery platform’s...

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