Food Rocket Shuts Down as Ultrafast Delivery Faces Reckoning
Food Rocket Shuts Down as Ultrafast Delivery Faces Reckoning
March 13, 2023  |  Delivery

As economic pressures have many consumers reining in spending, ultrafast delivery is struggling. Ultrafast grocery delivery firm Food Rocket, backed by convenience retail giant Couche-Tard, has...

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Spring Cleaning for Alternative Banks as Crypto-Friendly Signature Bank Closes 
Spring Cleaning for Alternative Banks as Crypto-Friendly Signature Bank Closes 
March 13, 2023  |  Digital-First Banking

Crypto’s founding premise was to de-bank the world and remove third-party risk. Now, the digital asset industry is finding itself the one unbanked, as financial...

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Coupon App Ranking Shines With Savings
Coupon App Ranking Shines With Savings
March 13, 2023  |  Mobile Applications

Call them deal chasers or money-savers, but those who use coupon apps are just being smart, and the latest Provider Ranking of Coupon Apps shows...

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Dubai’s Astra Tech Forms Partnership With Mastercard
Dubai’s Astra Tech Forms Partnership With Mastercard
March 13, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Dubai-based FinTech Astra Tech says a new partnership with Mastercard has expanded its payment ecosystem. The company announced Monday (March 13) that its PayBy service had become one of the first companies...

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Truist Names Tom Hackett to Head Investment Banking Arm
Truist Names Tom Hackett to Head Investment Banking Arm
March 13, 2023  |  Personnel

Banking giant Truist has appointed a new CEO for its corporate/investment banking arm. Tom Hackett, currently serving as chief operating officer of Truist Securities, will...

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USDC Stablecoin Value Recovers After Dipping as Low as 86 Cents
USDC Stablecoin Value Recovers After Dipping as Low as 86 Cents
March 13, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The USDC stablecoin has regained its dollar peg after regulators said Silicon Valley Bank depositors would be made whole. USDC had dipped to as low...

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APEXX Global Raises $25 Million to Expand Payments Orchestration Platform
APEXX Global Raises $25 Million to Expand Payments Orchestration Platform
March 13, 2023  |  Investments

APEXX Global has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round for its payments orchestration platform. The firm will use the new funding to...

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Barriers to a Fully Connected Economy Include the Fight for Utility Pole Rights
Barriers to a Fully Connected Economy Include the Fight for Utility Pole Rights
March 13, 2023  |  Technology

Large swaths of the U.S. are still without high-speed broadband internet service at the third anniversary of the pandemic lockdowns, keeping millions from enjoying the...

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South Africa Claims Real-Time Payments Progress With PayShap
South Africa Claims Real-Time Payments Progress With PayShap
March 13, 2023  |  Faster Payments

South Africa’s central bank says the country is closer to “a more accessible national payment system.” That’s due to the Monday (March 13) launch of...

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