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FinTech Paya To Go Public Via SPAC
FinTech Paya To Go Public Via SPAC
August 04, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Paya, an eCommerce FinTech, plans to go public through a special kind of merger with an investment company, according to a press release. The combined company...

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Yotpo Gets $75M To Help Brands Capture The Digital Shift
Yotpo Gets $75M To Help Brands Capture The Digital Shift
August 04, 2020  |  Retail

In some ways, Yotpo CEO Tomer Tagrin is the humblest executive to ever close a big funding round. Congratulate him on his $75 million take...

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Social Shopping Emerges As Hottest Digital 3.0 Trend
Social Shopping Emerges As Hottest Digital 3.0 Trend
August 04, 2020  |  Retail

Social shopping is the latest pandemic-driven trend to catch fire. With Burberry launching a social experience at its brick-and-mortar Shenzhen store and social platforms like...

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Social Media Innovations And SMB Challenges
Social Media Innovations And SMB Challenges
August 04, 2020  |  Today In Data

Burberry has created a “mini program” with Tencent that provides exclusive content and tailored experiences that can be unlocked on WeChat, at a time when China has millions of mini-communities on...

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Google Cloud Readies For Black Friday Surge
Google Cloud Readies For Black Friday Surge
August 04, 2020  |  Retail

As U.S. stores recover from double-digit losses caused by COVID-19 lockdowns, Alphabet Inc.’s Google Cloud division is expecting a surge in fourth-quarter sales as the...

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Tesla To Grow Retail Presence In US, Abroad 
Tesla To Grow Retail Presence In US, Abroad 
August 04, 2020  |  Retail

More than a year after Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk raised the possibility of shuttering its stores and selling only online, the California electric vehicle...

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Jobber Partners With Stripe To Offer Tradespeople Instant Payouts And Flexible Financing 
Jobber Partners With Stripe To Offer Tradespeople Instant Payouts And Flexible Financing 
August 04, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Contractor-software company Jobber is expanding its partnership with payments platform Stripe to include flexible financing and instant payouts to North American clients, the companies said...

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Barrons: Online Lender Kabbage Shopping For Buyers
Barrons: Online Lender Kabbage Shopping For Buyers
August 04, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

FinTech Kabbage could be seeking a sale, and in doing so, could look to garner up to $1 billion, according to sources quoted by Barron’s....

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NY Joins Other States In Amazon Antitrust Probe
NY Joins Other States In Amazon Antitrust Probe
August 04, 2020  |  Amazon

New York Attorney General Letitia James is joining in on the investigations into Amazon‘s market power, according to CNet. James’ office, according to CNet, is...

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