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Japan’s M3 Rides Wave Of Change In Medical Care
Japan’s M3 Rides Wave Of Change In Medical Care
August 31, 2020  |  Healthcare

After the pandemic, will the healthcare system get back to normal? The stupendous growth of Japan’s M3 Inc. indicates some changes made during the crisis are...

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Report: TikTok Sale Could Come Tuesday
Report: TikTok Sale Could Come Tuesday
August 31, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The winning bidder for TikTok’s U.S., New Zealand and Australian operations could be announced as soon as Tuesday (Sept. 1), sources told CNBC. But the source...

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Reliance Retail Fires Shot Against Amazon In Battle For India
Reliance Retail Fires Shot Against Amazon In Battle For India
August 31, 2020  |  Retail

There’s a storm brewing in the Indian retail scene, with Amazon at its center. Over the weekend, Reliance Industries – the company owned by India’s...

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Walmart Gambles On Youth And Ad Revenue With TikTok Bid
Walmart Gambles On Youth And Ad Revenue With TikTok Bid
August 31, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart, Microsoft and TikTok. At the beginning of the year it was an unthinkable combination. As the pandemic set in, anything digital seemed like a...

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Building An Accessible Digital World
Building An Accessible Digital World
August 31, 2020  |  Today In Data

As PYMNTS has heard often over the last several months, the COVID-19 virus has taken trends good and bad and pushed them into overdrive, as consumers’ needs have...

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Sally Beauty Unveils Credit Cards With Rewards For Cardholders
Sally Beauty Unveils Credit Cards With Rewards For Cardholders
August 31, 2020  |  Retail

In a move that provides customers with more ways to receive rewards, Sally Beauty Supply and Cosmo Prof unveiled their inaugural credit card program. The...

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Fashionphile Snags $38.5M In Series B To Boost reCommerce
Fashionphile Snags $38.5M In Series B To Boost reCommerce
August 31, 2020  |  Retail

Pre-owned online shopping firm Fashionphile has raised $38.5 million in NewSpring Growth-led Series B funding. The infusion comes after the April 2019 minority investment of...

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Chase Debuts New Freedom Flex Cashback Card With Mastercard
Chase Debuts New Freedom Flex Cashback Card With Mastercard
August 31, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Chase has introduced a new credit card and improved the cash incentives for another. Starting Sept. 15, the Wilmington, Delaware-based financial institution will introduce the Freedom Flex...

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Credit Unions Are Betting On Microbusinesses
Credit Unions Are Betting On Microbusinesses
August 31, 2020  |  Credit Unions

Microbusinesses, from food trucks to housepainters, tend to be sole proprietorships pulling in $250,000 to $1 million per year top-line. In the developing world, financing...

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