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FinTech PPRO Raises $180 Million, Hits Unicorn Status
FinTech PPRO Raises $180 Million, Hits Unicorn Status
January 19, 2021  |  Investments

London-based payments infrastructure provider PPRO has pulled in new investment amounting to more than $180 million that raises the company’s value above $1 billion, according...

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Starbucks To Assist Washington State With COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Starbucks To Assist Washington State With COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
January 19, 2021  |  Retail

Starbucks will assist the state of Washington with distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. The coffee chain has tasked 11 staffers who have knowledge in R&D, operations,...

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CSI: Getting Back To ‘Normal’ Payments Is Not Good Enough
CSI: Getting Back To ‘Normal’ Payments Is Not Good Enough
January 19, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

When the pandemic hit, Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI) worked with its customers to help them adapt to newly remote working environments, and plans to continue...

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Innovating In Retail With Omnichannel Commerce And Vaccines      
Innovating In Retail With Omnichannel Commerce And Vaccines      
January 19, 2021  |  Today In Data

Virginia-based CarLotz is seeking to disrupt the used-car business and go public this week. The firm provides an omnichannel platform that sells vehicles online and also via a network...

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7-Eleven And Other Convenience Stores Go High-Tech Even As The Industry Contracts
7-Eleven And Other Convenience Stores Go High-Tech Even As The Industry Contracts
January 19, 2021  |  Retail

The number of U.S. convenience stores fell 1.6 percent during 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic depressed crucial gasoline sales and brick-and-mortar retail contracted in general,...

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Office Depot Rejects Staples’ $2.1 Billion Bid, Offering Smaller Deal Or JV Instead
Office Depot Rejects Staples’ $2.1 Billion Bid, Offering Smaller Deal Or JV Instead
January 19, 2021  |  Retail

Office Depot is rejecting a $2.1 billion offer from Staples to buy the company outright, but is offering to either sell just Office Depot’s retail...

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Goldman Sachs Thinks Beauty-Tech Firm Perfect Corp. Looks Lovely
Goldman Sachs Thinks Beauty-Tech Firm Perfect Corp. Looks Lovely
January 19, 2021  |  Retail

Alice Chang has worked as an investment banker, and helped take a company called CyberLink to a successful initial public offering (IPO) and eventual $8.5...

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Walmart Teams With Western Union For In-Store Money Transfers
Walmart Teams With Western Union For In-Store Money Transfers
January 19, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Retail giant Walmart is partnering with global money movement leader Western Union to offer in-store payments and transfers. “Walmart is much more than a place...

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Pandemic Hiring Practices Lean Into Biometrics As WFH Continues
Pandemic Hiring Practices Lean Into Biometrics As WFH Continues
January 19, 2021  |  Authentication

What if close to half of all companies surveyed said productivity during COVID-19 work-from-home (WFH) orders is actually rising, as more business is conducted efficiently...

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