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Nium Begins Offering Google Pay Options For Its Visa Cards
Nium Begins Offering Google Pay Options For Its Visa Cards
August 12, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Nium, the global FinTech platform, announced in a press release emailed to PYMNTS that users will be able to make payments through Google Pay with...

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How COVID-19 Is Redefining Luxury Spending
How COVID-19 Is Redefining Luxury Spending
August 12, 2020  |  Retail

Face masks have become a part of most people’s day-to-day lives as the physical world reopens with some restrictions amid COVID-19. The fact that the masks rapidly...

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Lyft Highlights Improving July Figures After Q2 Ridership Plunges
Lyft Highlights Improving July Figures After Q2 Ridership Plunges
August 12, 2020  |  Earnings

Ride-hailing firm Lyft said Wednesday (Aug. 12) that its active ridership plunged 60 percent year over year during Q2 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but...

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New York Yankees, TikTok Sign Multiyear Deal
New York Yankees, TikTok Sign Multiyear Deal
August 12, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

TikTok has inked a partnership with the New York Yankees along with the YES Network. The social media company said in a Wednesday (Aug. 12)...

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ShipStation, SAP Collab On ERP Software For SMBs In eCommerce
ShipStation, SAP Collab On ERP Software For SMBs In eCommerce
August 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

ShipStation, which works in eCommerce shipping, has collaborated with SAP to launch new enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, according to a press release. The software...

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Square’s Cash App Tests Small-Dollar, Short-Term Loans
Square’s Cash App Tests Small-Dollar, Short-Term Loans
August 12, 2020  |  Loans

Cash App, Square Inc.’s mobile payment app, has launched a pilot program to offer short-term loans of up to $200, TechCrunch reported. “We are always...

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Ascendant Joins Up With SWIFT Network For Cross-Border Benefits
Ascendant Joins Up With SWIFT Network For Cross-Border Benefits
August 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

AscendantFX Capital, which works in technology-based payment innovations, has joined the SWIFT Network for the benefits it offers, including better transparency and faster payments, the...

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Broadway’s ‘Diana’ Coming To Netflix In Absence Of Live Theater
Broadway’s ‘Diana’ Coming To Netflix In Absence Of Live Theater
August 12, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

The Broadway musical “Diana” will be heading to Netflix in lieu of live performances for now, due to the ongoing pandemic, the Associated Press reported. The...

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Sneakers, Athleisure And Post-Pandemic Chic Look Healthy
Sneakers, Athleisure And Post-Pandemic Chic Look Healthy
August 12, 2020  |  Retail

Looking at spring 2020 sales figures, people pretty much stopped buying everything from bras to pants, as lockdowns turned ubiquitous video staff meetings into virtual...

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