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SEC Challenges Coinbase’s Reliance on Ripple Ruling
SEC Challenges Coinbase’s Reliance on Ripple Ruling
October 03, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

A Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing in its case against Coinbase Global has reportedly raised questions about a previous ruling in a case against Ripple. The issue arose as...

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Apple’s Services Growth Dips to 5% as Ads and Games Slow
Apple’s Services Growth Dips to 5% as Ads and Games Slow
October 27, 2022  |  Apple

For Apple, the ecosystem is taking shape, but the services business shows a slowdown. FX rates are a headwind, to be sure, and so is...

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VC’s Next Great Opportunity Lies in ‘Great Unbundling’ of B2B Payments
VC’s Next Great Opportunity Lies in ‘Great Unbundling’ of B2B Payments
October 19, 2022  |  B2B Payments

“FinTech, as an investment category, has been incredibly exciting because of the size of the industry — and the size of the opportunity,” Alex Niehenke,...

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Service-Based Retailers Surpass Product-Focused Merchants
Service-Based Retailers Surpass Product-Focused Merchants
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

Storefronts that provide services have exceeded the number of those offering clothes and other merchandise. Per a JLL report, the number of service-based retailers rose...

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Walmart Taps Verizon 5G To Power In-Store Health Centers
Walmart Taps Verizon 5G To Power In-Store Health Centers
March 01, 2020  |  Walmart

Walmart and Verizon are in talks to create a 5G wireless network at Walmart locations using antennas and other such items. The experiment would be...

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Apple Embraces Paying On Installment
Apple Embraces Paying On Installment
October 31, 2019  |  Earnings

iPhone growth continues to look sluggish, but Apple’s earnings report was a mostly story about growth once one got away from the figures on the...

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The iPhone Is No Longer The Majority Of Apple’s Sales
The iPhone Is No Longer The Majority Of Apple’s Sales
July 31, 2019  |  Earnings

It’s been a good run, but even the iPhone couldn’t stay in the top spot forever. After being the majority of Apple’s revenue since 2012,...

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QSRs Supersize Their Digital Ante
QSRs Supersize Their Digital Ante
July 30, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

The second quarter of 2019 showed that the QSR digital and mobile innovation push has gained more fuel. Starbucks, McDonald’s, Dunkin and Chipotle are among...

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Nigerian Ride-Hailing Startup Raises $5.3M For Motorcycle Unit
Nigerian Ride-Hailing Startup Raises $5.3M For Motorcycle Unit
May 27, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Nigerian-based Gokada has raised a $5.3 million Series A round that it will use to expand its motorcycle business. Co-founded in 2018 by Fahim Saleh,...

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