YouTube’s Brief Outage Focuses Attention On Its Growing Commerce Role

YouTube’s Brief Outage Focuses Attention On Its Growing Commerce Role
YouTube’s Brief Outage Focuses Attention On Its Growing Commerce Role
December 14, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Google’s massive outage on Monday (Dec. 14) showed not only how much the world relies on services like Gmail, but also spotlighted the company’s YouTube...

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All Eyes On Congress As New Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
All Eyes On Congress As New Stimulus Bill Takes Shape
December 14, 2020  |  Politics

The pending release of a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus in Congress on Monday (Dec. 14) is likely to trigger further frenzied rounds of talks, as...

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DoorDash Partners With Payfare To Launch Banking Solution For Drivers
DoorDash Partners With Payfare To Launch Banking Solution For Drivers
December 14, 2020  |  Digital Banking

DoorDash and Payfare are collaborating to launch the DasherDirect banking solution for delivery drivers (Dashers), which aims to give them greater flexibility over earnings. Get...

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First Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In US
First Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccines Administered In US
December 14, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, outside of clinical trials, started being administered to healthcare workers and nursing home staffers on Monday (Dec.14)....

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Huntington Teams With TCF Financial In $22 Billion Bank Merger
Huntington Teams With TCF Financial In $22 Billion Bank Merger
December 14, 2020  |  Acquiring

Huntington Bancshares is merging with TCF Financial in a $22 billion deal that will result in the development of one of the top 10 U.S....

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Bank Of America Sees Personalized Video As Key To Rewards-Program Loyalty
Bank Of America Sees Personalized Video As Key To Rewards-Program Loyalty
December 14, 2020  |  Digital Banking

It’s been a busy year in digital banking as the pandemic has driven consumers online to manage as much of their day-to-day lives as possible....

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Silicon Valley Loses Grip On Tech Firms
Silicon Valley Loses Grip On Tech Firms
December 13, 2020  |  Real Estate

Remote work practices and policies made necessary by COVID-19 and embraced by employees and companies alike are taking a toll on Silicon Valley, The Wall...

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This Week In Payments: Regulatory Action, Big IPOs And Shifting Payments Preferences
This Week In Payments: Regulatory Action, Big IPOs And Shifting Payments Preferences
December 11, 2020  |  News

It’s always a busy week in payments and commerce. But as Karen Webster told Edison Partners’ Chris Sugden during the latest edition of “This Week...

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New Funding Values Swedish FinTech Startup Tink At $824 Million
New Funding Values Swedish FinTech Startup Tink At $824 Million
December 11, 2020  |  Fintech Investments

A new funding round for the Stockholm-based FinTech Tink boosted the startup’s valuation over 60 percent to €680 million ($825 million), according to a CNBC...

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