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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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Meanwhile, Visa said that crypto-banking platform operator Ternio had joined the payments giant’s Fast Track program as a cryptocurrency-focused enablement partner. The Federal Reserve said this year that its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency.

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Today In Payments: Facebook Closes $5.7B Deal For Stake In Reliance Jio; GM Shutters Its Car-Sharing Platform

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billion deal on Tuesday (April 21) for a minority stake in Indian telecom startup Reliance Jio, giving the social media giant a larger foothold in the region. Maven had already began winding down the number of cities in which it operated, shutting down in major markets like Boston, Chicago and New York City.

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Nonprofit Supports Community Entrepreneurs Amid Pandemic

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“Quite the contrary,” says Bob Brennan, chairman of the National Expansion Council and one of the directors of a nonprofit organization called Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) based in Boston, Massachusetts. “I EforAll began operating in Holyoke in 2018 and in Roxbury in 2019. They don’t have VC funds.

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Why Health And Beauty Retailers Are Driving Digital Innovation

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In some cases, retailers are using social media tools such as Instagram to post promotions and product tutorials — or interact openly with consumers about their offerings. percent — said ordering products and services through social media was a motivation for innovation.

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

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According to Zach Hensley, vice president of operations and guest experiences for the Seahawks and CenturyLink Field, these services are changing how fans experience live games and boosting their overall enjoyment. For the 2019 NFL season – PYMNTS is based in Boston, so Go Pats! – million people in 2016 to 17.2

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

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We at PYMNTS, being writers, don’t do cakes and gifts for birthdays, but instead prefer writing retrospective stories like this, treatments that serve not only as a history of a particularly newsworthy company, but also a glimpse into the future of the industry in which it operates. Back to 2012.

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Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

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We at PYMNTS, being writers, don’t do cakes and gifts for birthdays, but instead prefer writing retrospective stories like this, treatments that serve not only as a history of a particularly newsworthy company, but also a glimpse into the future of the industry in which it operates. Back to 2012.

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