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Today In Payments: Amazon Care Launching Nationwide; US Travel Takes $1.1 Trillion Hit
Today In Payments: Amazon Care Launching Nationwide; US Travel Takes $1.1 Trillion Hit
March 18, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon Care will be expanded to employees in all 50 states this summer, and the U.S. travel industry slumped 42 percent...

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Snap Ecosystem Builds For The New Digital Local Economy
Snap Ecosystem Builds For The New Digital Local Economy
March 18, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Snap Inc.’s ecosystem play has come into sharper and sharper focus as Q1 2021 has worn along. As PYMNTS reported last week, from a new...

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Snap Snaps Up Fit Analytics, Deepens eCommerce Push
Snap Snaps Up Fit Analytics, Deepens eCommerce Push
March 17, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Social media company Snap has acquired Fit Analytics, a German firm that helps shoppers make sure they’re chosen the right sizes when they buy shoes...

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GameStop’s eCommerce Transformation, ID Verification, Installment Plans Top This Week’s News
GameStop’s eCommerce Transformation, ID Verification, Installment Plans Top This Week’s News
March 12, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw Chewy’s founder selected to head up GameStop’s eCommerce transformation, in addition to new insights on ID verification and installment...

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Snap Makes Quick Pivot Toward Super Apps
Snap Makes Quick Pivot Toward Super Apps
March 08, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Though long known and described in the media as a social media platform, Snap Inc., parent of the popular social media portal Snapchat, has always...

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Pinterest, Snap, Twitter Compete To Monetize Social Media
Pinterest, Snap, Twitter Compete To Monetize Social Media
February 05, 2021  |  Social Commerce

Lockdowns create fairly optimal conditions for social media platforms from a user engagement point of view, as consumers who can’t go out to see their...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Travel Platform Klook Lands $200 Million; Gojek Aims To Become International Player
Today In Payments Around The World: Travel Platform Klook Lands $200 Million; Gojek Aims To...
January 27, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Klook has closed a Series E funding round headed up by Aspex Management, while Gojek is aiming...

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Snap Buys UK Tech Startup Ariel AI, Signaling Push Into AR
Snap Buys UK Tech Startup Ariel AI, Signaling Push Into AR
January 26, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology company Ariel AI has been acquired by Snap. Ariel AI had been concentrating on a type of AI called computer vision,...

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Snap To Buy Digital Mapping Startup StreetCred; Adds To Location Strategy
Snap To Buy Digital Mapping Startup StreetCred; Adds To Location Strategy
January 11, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Snap, parent of social media company Snapchat, has bought New York City-based StreetCred, which is working on a platform for location data, according to a...

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