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Corporate America Steps Up To Aid COVID Vaccine Effort
Corporate America Steps Up To Aid COVID Vaccine Effort
January 21, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Some of the nation’s top executives have been reaching out to state and federal officials to offer their companies’ services to help speed the delivery...

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UnitedHealth Earnings Show Healthcare At The Crossroads
UnitedHealth Earnings Show Healthcare At The Crossroads
January 21, 2021  |  Healthcare

Every aspect of the U.S. healthcare system was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, a reality illustrated by UnitedHealth Group’s latest earnings report published Wednesday...

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Wide-Ranging Bets Cloud Return Of Business Travel
Wide-Ranging Bets Cloud Return Of Business Travel
January 21, 2021  |  Travel Payments

When it comes to predicting the return of business travel, the conventional wisdom is simply all over the map right now, ranging from this summer...

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In Blow To Amazon, Regulators In India Approve Reliance Retail Deal
In Blow To Amazon, Regulators In India Approve Reliance Retail Deal
January 21, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In a big setback for Amazon, the Securities and Exchange Board of India has reportedly approved Reliance Retail’s $3.4 billion acquisition of Future Group’s retail...

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Malaysian eWallet Provider TNG Digital Looks To Raise $150 Million For Expansion
Malaysian eWallet Provider TNG Digital Looks To Raise $150 Million For Expansion
January 21, 2021  |  Investments

TNG Digital, the venture launched by China’s Ant Group and Malaysia’s Commerce International Merchant Bankers (CIMB), is in talks to raise $150 million to fund...

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Ingo Money: Banks And Fintechs, Together At Last
Ingo Money: Banks And Fintechs, Together At Last
January 21, 2021  |  Banking

“If we look back at the last few years, we have been approaching a tipping point for banks and FinTechs to collaborate to bring instant...

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Q4 Earnings Reports Show Mobile Banking’s Surge
Q4 Earnings Reports Show Mobile Banking’s Surge
January 21, 2021  |  Banking

One common theme amid bank earnings — beyond lofty trading revenues gleaned from Wall Street — has been the increased uptake of mobile banking. Stats from...

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i2C: Embracing Connectedness And Unpredictability
i2C: Embracing Connectedness And Unpredictability
January 21, 2021  |  Economy

“Dealing with a lot of abstraction and contemplating a lot of contingencies is not easy,” noted Amir Wain, founder and CEO of i2C, in “A...

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Barneys, Pier 1 And Other Iconic-But-Bankrupt Retailers Are Coming Back To Life 
Barneys, Pier 1 And Other Iconic-But-Bankrupt Retailers Are Coming Back To Life 
January 21, 2021  |  Retail

Plenty of famous retail chains have collapsed both before and during a pandemic that has slammed brick-and-mortar stores, but some iconic names like Pier 1,...

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