Western Union Teams With UK’s Post Office To Digitize Global Payments
Western Union Teams With UK’s Post Office To Digitize Global Payments
July 18, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Western Union has announced a collaboration with the United Kingdom’s Post Office Ltd. to offer U.K. consumers and businesses expanded digital international payment services. Get...

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Curaleaf To Acquire GR Companies To Create World’s Largest Cannabis Co.
Curaleaf To Acquire GR Companies To Create World’s Largest Cannabis Co.
July 18, 2019  |  Retail

Cannabis operator Curaleaf Holdings has announced it will acquire GR Companies (“Grassroots”), the largest private vertically integrated multi-state operator, in a cash and stock deal...

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Mastercard: The ePayables Opportunity
Mastercard: The ePayables Opportunity
July 18, 2019  |  Digital Payments

In the quest to streamline B2B processes, and to move beyond the way things have always been done – especially when it comes to managing...

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Carsharing Platform, Turo, Raises $250M And Becomes A Unicorn
Carsharing Platform, Turo, Raises $250M And Becomes A Unicorn
July 17, 2019  |  Investments

Turo, a car-sharing startup, has raised $250 million from IAC in a Series E funding round, which puts the company’s valuation at above a billion...

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Visa Acquires Germany-Based Payworks
Visa Acquires Germany-Based Payworks
July 17, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa said early Wednesday (July  17) that it has acquired Payworks, a payment gateway based in Germany focused on the point of sale (POS). Get...

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Retailers See Big Rewards From Amazon Prime Day
Retailers See Big Rewards From Amazon Prime Day
July 16, 2019  |  Retail

Initial tallies of data from the 48-hour Amazon Prime Day show that other retailers have seen significant benefits, reporting online sales that were 64 percent...

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US Treasury Secretary Sees Libra As National Security Threat
US Treasury Secretary Sees Libra As National Security Threat
July 16, 2019  |  Facebook

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes that Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency could pose as a national security threat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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PayPal’s Xoom Goes Global And Door-to-Door
PayPal’s Xoom Goes Global And Door-to-Door
July 15, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Xoom, PayPal’s international digital money transfer service, is launching in the U.K. and 31 countries, allowing millions of users to remit in bytes and bits....

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How Starbucks Elevates Online Ordering In China
How Starbucks Elevates Online Ordering In China
July 15, 2019  |  Retail

Starbucks has designed a new store around order-ahead and delivery as the upstart coffee company Luckin Coffee takes hold in the Chinese market. Starbucks opened...

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