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South Korea FinTech Gets Initial Approval For Online Bank

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The bank is expected to start operating during the first six months of 2021 after it gets the final nod for a license. Viva Republic, which was founded in 2013, first launched Toss as a peer-to-peer (P2P) money transfer service, Deal Street Asia reported. Since its launch in 2015, Toss has become the only FinTech unicorn in Korea.

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Online Sports Betting Gets A Super Bowl Workout

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5), details emerged about the success and failure of the new online sports betting regime in the U.S. million worth of wages with legal New Jersey sportsbook operators, but that gambling operators lost $4.6 A clear picture of online gambling spend, losses and trends is yet to emerge, but some general data points provide detail.

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Walmart Online Chief Departs

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Online retail is known for moving fast, and sometimes, the execs pulling all the levers behind the scenes move even faster. online operations, had vacated his post effective April 1. online operations, had vacated his post effective April 1. “We’re in the process of identifying a successor.”

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OYO: Why Online Hotel Financing Could Be Key To US Expansion

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Now, the fast-growing operation is tapping into one of the growing trends in payments and commerce by offering online financing for its many partners. To get a better handle on what’s going on — and why OYO is embracing hotel financing — PYMNTS recent talked with Abhinav Sinha, chief operating officer and operating partner at OYO USA.

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Drizly To Test Online Orders, Store Pickup

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Drizly, the alcohol delivery platform startup, is testing the ability for customers to buy online and pick up their spirits in a store. Drizly isn’t a company that operates its own stores, but rather it works with liquor stores in 27 markets around the United States that give Drizly their inventory and pricing lists.

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Yelp Wins Court Ruling About Negative Online Reviews

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A recent California Supreme Court decision that essentially allows a negative Yelp post to stand about a lawyer could help determine how online reviews are treated in the future. She eventually sued Bird for libel in 2013 — but not Yelp — and won a default judgement in 2014, winning $550,000 in damages. A colleague disagreed.

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Chinese eCommerce Firm JD.Com And Google Debut Online Store

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What we can share at this stage is that we are conducting test operations during this early phase,” a JD.com spokeswoman said. Google Express was launched in 2013 in a direct challenge to Amazon, in a bid for advertising revenue. The site is called Joybuy and currently offers everything from shoes to electronics to hair extensions.

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