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Megamalls Like Mall Of America And American Dream Face Mega Problems 

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malls — Minnesota’s Mall of America and New Jersey’s American Dream mall — are struggling, with the company that owns both recently skipping a third straight payment on the Minnesota property. the Mall of America features not only 500 stores, but also some 28 amusement-park rides, an aquarium and more. The two largest U.S.

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Mobile users drive deposit growth at Bank of America

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For Bank of America, mobile and digital channels are sustaining its retail business. In a third-quarter earnings call Wednesday, CEO Brian Moynihan stressed the importance of digital banking offerings that are complemented by human support.

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Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management

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Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. Ahn added that over the summer months, Samsung Pay will introduce a tool to help people better manage their financial lives. Growth is being fueled in part because more retailers are participating.

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MercadoLibre: The ‘Amazon Of Latin America’ Spreads Its Wings

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In Latin America, such a company exists in the form of MercadoLibre , a triple-threat regional financial powerhouse based in Argentina. MercadoLibre is an eCommerce platform similar to Amazon , with its own payments infrastructure that has grown into credit, mobile payments and asset management capabilities.

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Mall of America Skips Mortgage Payments Before June Reopening

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As an indication of how much retail real estate owners are struggling amid the pandemic, The Mall of America has reportedly skipped two payments on its mortgage of $1.4 Trepp Senior Managing Director Manus Clancy told the outlet, “Next to hotel owners, retailers have been the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis.

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Bank Of America Analyst Sinks Square Rating

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Bank of America has lowered its rating of Square Inc. Bloomberg News reported analyst Jason Kupferberg said the gradual opening of states amid the coronavirus is a positive sign for retailers. Shares of the San Francisco-based mobile payment company fell by 2.29 percent at noon on Monday (May 18), according to Yahoo Finance.

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Autonomous Retail Startup AiFi Secures $30M Total Funding

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Silicon Valley checkout-free, autonomous retail startup AiFi has secured a new round of funding, bringing its total raised to $30 million, the company said in a press release on Monday (Oct. He added that Qualcomm is “very impressed” with AiFi's edge-computing solutions.

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