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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

PYMNTS

Since then, the program has grown even further, and today Amazon accepts SNAP EBT in all states except Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine and Montana. The online retailing giant accepts EBT on three platforms — Amazon.com’s groceries section, Amazon Pantry and Amazon Fresh, but not at Amazon-owned WholeFoods.com.

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A Roadie For Everyone

PYMNTS

The co-founder of the FinTech firm Kabbage did something unusual when he found himself with a box full of broken bathroom tiles that were about to put him off schedule by three days. After a little under a year in business the app has 300K downloads and 22K drivers nationwide, even in far flung regions like Alaska and Hawaii.

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$1B+ Market Map: The World’s 260 Unicorn Companies In One Infographic

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The largest share of the unicorn companies are internet software & services companies (15%), followed by e-commerce (14%) and fintech (12%). China’s Lu.com ($18.5B) is the most valuable private fintech company. Out of those companies, the most represented category was fintech (8 companies). Healthcare. 9f Group. $1.

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