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Singapore FinTech Grab Mulling US IPO Of Up To $2 Billion
Singapore FinTech Grab Mulling US IPO Of Up To $2 Billion
January 18, 2021  |  IPO

Singapore-based FinTech Grab is mulling a U.S. initial public offering of at least $2 billion in the wake of failed merger talks with Indonesian rival...

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Today In Payments: Biden Taps FTC’s Chopra To Head CFPB; Marc Lore Retiring From Walmart
Today In Payments: Biden Taps FTC’s Chopra To Head CFPB; Marc Lore Retiring From Walmart
January 18, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Biden is bringing in the FTC’s Rohit Chopra to lead the CFPB, and Jet.com Founder Marc Lore is retiring from Walmart....

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Travel App Maps.me Notches $50 Million For Multi-Currency Wallet
Travel App Maps.me Notches $50 Million For Multi-Currency Wallet
January 18, 2021  |  Investments

Offline travel app Maps.me has raised $50 million in a funding round led by Alameda Research, joined by new investors cryptocurrency lender Genesis Capital and...

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Relocations And Remote Work Hit San Francisco’s Finances
Relocations And Remote Work Hit San Francisco’s Finances
January 18, 2021  |  Economy

San Francisco’s budget has been hit hard by the pandemic restrictions that have many people working remotely, with some moving to other places with lower...

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Today In Retail: Alimentation Couche-Tard Ends Effort To Purchase Carrefour; Ulta Beauty Decreases Headcount Amid Pandemic
Today In Retail: Alimentation Couche-Tard Ends Effort To Purchase Carrefour; Ulta Beauty Decreases Headcount Amid Pandemic
January 18, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Alimentation Couche-Tard has scuttled an approximately $20 billion effort to buy Carrefour SA, while Ulta Beauty has reduced its corporate and...

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India’s Reliance To Fold JioMart Into WhatsApp For One-Stop Shopping
India’s Reliance To Fold JioMart Into WhatsApp For One-Stop Shopping
January 18, 2021  |  eCommerce

India’s Reliance billionaire Mukesh Ambani is planning to embed its eCommerce app JioMart into WhatsApp within six months, according to a Mint report on Monday (Jan....

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Flipkart Lets Consumers Pay Retailers With ‘SuperCoin’ Rewards Points
Flipkart Lets Consumers Pay Retailers With ‘SuperCoin’ Rewards Points
January 18, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart-controlled Flipkart Group, which is looking to go public, will now allow its customers to use rewards points alone to pay for products — online and...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Mobile Money, bKash Collaborate With Ripple; Ant Group Revamping Operations
Today In Payments Around The World: Mobile Money, bKash Collaborate With Ripple; Ant Group Revamping...
January 18, 2021  |  News

In today’s top payments news around the world, Mobile Money and bKash have teamed with Ripple, while Ant Group is said to be quickly working...

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How Voice Is Winning Consumers By Being Everywhere They Want To Be
How Voice Is Winning Consumers By Being Everywhere They Want To Be
January 18, 2021  |  Voice Activation

While historians will have no shortage of things to write about at great length when it comes to the year 2020, one of the highlights...

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