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Ford, Kia Allow Motorists to Link Connected Cars to Insurers for Better Rates

Ford, Kia Allow Motorists to Link Connected Cars to Insurers for Better Rates
Ford, Kia Allow Motorists to Link Connected Cars to Insurers for Better Rates
September 14, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

The ability for safe drivers to share their actual on-the-road data with their insurance company and then be compensated in the form of lower auto...

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Healthcare Payments Firm Zelis Buys Sapphire Digital
Healthcare Payments Firm Zelis Buys Sapphire Digital
September 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Healthcare payment company Zelis has announced an agreement to acquire Sapphire Digital, a platform for provider selection, patient access, price transparency and digital consumer navigation...

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JPMorgan: US Debit, Credit Card Spend Up About 19% Over 2019
JPMorgan: US Debit, Credit Card Spend Up About 19% Over 2019
September 14, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

U.S. consumer spending is still going strong despite the delta variant’s prominence, according to executives from J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo, the Financial Times (FT)...

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Australia’s Zip to Allow Merchants to Accept Bitcoin Payments, Adds Crypto Trading
Australia’s Zip to Allow Merchants to Accept Bitcoin Payments, Adds Crypto Trading
September 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Zip, an Australia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm, has begun working in cryptocurrency, the Financial Review reported. The company compared the innovation in the...

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Bitcoin Daily: China’s Hebei Province Aims to Punish Crypto Miners; Crypto Hedge Funds See Nearly 24% Gains in August
Bitcoin Daily: China’s Hebei Province Aims to Punish Crypto Miners; Crypto Hedge Funds See Nearly...
September 14, 2021  |  Bitcoin

China’s cyberspace commission in the Hebei province has confirmed it will work alongside other government departments to help crack down on digital currency trading and...

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Goldman CFO Scherr to Retire; Investment Banking Exec Denis Coleman Gets Nod for Job
Goldman CFO Scherr to Retire; Investment Banking Exec Denis Coleman Gets Nod for Job
September 14, 2021  |  Personnel

Goldman Sachs has named Denis P. Coleman III, co-head of the bank’s Global Financing Group, as the bank’s new chief financial officer, according to a...

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Food Digest: GrubMarket Serves Digital Farmers With Farmigo Tie-Up; MarginEdge Lands Funds to Cater to Eatery Operators
Food Digest: GrubMarket Serves Digital Farmers With Farmigo Tie-Up; MarginEdge Lands Funds to Cater to Eatery...
September 14, 2021  |  Retail

In the latest food happenings, farmers get access to advanced digital tools thanks to the acquisition of farming eCommerce platform Farmigo by food tech supply...

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B2B Payments Today: Investments Keep Flowing; Grovara Marketplace Hits 1K Buyers
B2B Payments Today: Investments Keep Flowing; Grovara Marketplace Hits 1K Buyers
September 14, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments: Grovara hits quadruple digits in online B2B marketplace buyers. Plus, investors sink big bucks into LevaData, Sayari Labs and Melio. Get...

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As SMBs Invest in Digitization, Consumerization of B2B Commerce Takes Shape
As SMBs Invest in Digitization, Consumerization of B2B Commerce Takes Shape
September 14, 2021  |  SMBs

With traditional sources of funding proving hard to come by during the height of the pandemic, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) responded by investing into digital payment solutions in...

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