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JULY 2, 2020

The direct-to-consumer (DTC) trend attracted another big name this week, as Corona beer’s parent company, Constellation Brands , acquired media agency owner Gary Vaynerchuk’s Empathy Wines. The acquisition comes as states have widely varying regulations regarding on-premise dining and drinking. But the pandemic is changing that.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

One might assume the hardest part of building a product to disrupt the traditional sunscreen industry would be actually formulating a new brand of sunscreen. The problem, it turned out, was that in 2007 when this project was first lifting off the ground, regulations in most states made this model basically illegal.

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Chris Skinner

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Why The U.S.

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AUGUST 20, 2020

The round was spearheaded by New York-based investor Avenir , and Tiger Global and other existing investors also participated. The two groups are trying to be “the preeminent platform provider for online sales of regulated consumer products,” the release says.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

. “Donald’s background and extensive work with leading brands across cultures and countries will build on a strong foundation and strengthen our ongoing activities.”. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and dramatic literature, as well as a master’s degree in interactive telecommunications from New York University.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

DraftKings said in the release that it also sees a significant growth opportunity in working with B/R, calling it “the most engaged digital sports media brand in the sports betting industry.”. The deal does not include NBA programming, which rival FanDuel has an agreement with Turner Sports on.

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JULY 8, 2020

Amazon said it has made a number of avenues for merchants to provide additional details about their companies with functions such as handmade maker profile pages, brand owner pages and the seller profile page. In June, news also surfaced that Amazon could encounter European Union (EU) charges regarding its treatment of third-party merchants.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Performance was stronger in Europe, where the New York-based company noted a sales increase of 3 percent to 5 percent. In November, news surfaced that LVMH had reached an agreement to purchase Tiffany & Co. We will be proud to have Tiffany sit alongside our iconic brands.”. billion or $135 a share in cash.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

The news came Thursday (May 2) that, per a ruling in federal court in New York, the State Department of Financial Services can move forward with a suit that looks to derail national bank charters for FinTech companies. Judge Victor Marrero, presiding over the U.S.

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JULY 15, 2020

They looked at the marketplace and saw an opening for a new kind of spiked seltzer, this one with tequila instead of the malt liquor used in most seltzer brands. The regulations surrounding alcohol sales are complicated and strict. The retail distribution has been limited to a handful of stores in the New York metro area.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

Enterprise spend management company Ivalua is launching its solution designed for the public sector as criticism mounts over the firm’s contract with New York City. The offering enables end users in the public sector to customize the product and adjust to changes in regulations and policies.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

For Wirecard, the roots to greater scrutiny over what was going on behind the scenes can be traced to an early 2019 Financial Times (FT) article that said the company had forged documents connected to Wirecard’s Asian business in a bid to mislead regulators. Later coverage in the year reported that results at subsidiaries had been inflated.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2020

The New York Times is reporting that OYO, a quickly growing hotel startup that aims to be the largest hotel chain in the world by 2023, has inflated its numbers and has a toxic work culture fueled by tireless expansion. OYO has offered free rooms to police and regulators to keep the company out of trouble, the Times reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The American Dream megamall in New Jersey is preparing to open a round of retail stores after nearly two decades in waiting. Some of the brands set to open include Aritzia, Zara, Sephora, H&M, Uniqlo, Primark, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy. Mall developer Triple Five Group announced Thursday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Every year, more than a million new sellers join Amazon. It’s a world where the parent company has such as tight rein that one step out of the guidelines and regulations can merit a devastating suspension. And it’s a world where a new competitor, or even a dozen of them, can pop up overnight.

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MAY 1, 2020

The New York-based MRC was founded by Congress in the 1960s to verify that media companies are getting what they pay for when it comes to advertising. While losing certification wouldn’t have a formal consequence, it could influence how some brands spend their advertising dollars, the news service reported.

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APRIL 13, 2020

That’s ignored because we’re listening to who is plateauing … Is New York actually getting better and we see a peak? Although they don’t have to report anything by SEC regulations, GameStop will be interesting to watch this week.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Amazon recently rolled out new rules and regulations on sellers intended to limit the sale of counterfeit goods on its site but has now announced that existing sellers are exempt from paying the $1,500 gating fee, according to CNBC.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Privacy and monetary policy issues are causing regulators to tread carefully in launching electronic currencies. Areas in California and New York are expected to be affected the most by the ban. US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban. The travel ban triggered by the coronavirus outbreak in China could cost the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Facebook, Amazon and others, which are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators, trade groups and politicians the world over. Regulations. DCN, a trade organization, serves media brands. Its members include The New York Times and National Geographic , among others.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Waste is becoming ever more of a vice, especially among younger consumers, and now regulators. And that seems likely to create new opportunities for certain types of online merchants. News this week (June 5) from France supports those points. Now, regulators are getting into the game, as the news from France shows.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Its initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) this week raised some $100 million, according to reports and a PYMNTS interview with X Financial CEO Shaoyong (Simon) Cheng. Swimming against that tide is China-based P2P lending provider X Financial. The company has facilitated 1.7 million loans, and has 1.3

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

Based in Santa Monica, California, one of its missions is to change the way the entire industry details its ingredients and manufacturing processes, including an advocacy effort to update federal regulations that have stood largely unchanged since 1938. We want to meet these customers wherever and however they want to shop.

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MARCH 13, 2020

The president also noted that the emergency orders would confer “broad new authority” to the secretary of health and human services. The official will be able to waive provisions of applicable laws and regulations to give doctors, hospitals and healthcare providers “maximum flexibility to respond to the virus” and care for patients.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

The specific issue that I’m referring to is merchant surcharging – a fancy term to describe the fee charged by merchants when consumers use network-branded card products to pay for their purchases. is nothing new. And then regulators are forced to backtrack. The message that the regulator intended to send to merchants?

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JANUARY 3, 2020

In a way, the practice of payments — payments itself — is moving from the high minor leagues to the majors, and to the New York Yankees at that. Payments, of course, have always been important, but the new decade promises to be something else entirely. But in fairness, it’s going to be a big one, at least from all the signs.

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MAY 4, 2016

Just about every foreign brand is finding out how far China’s government is willing to go to make sure homegrown brands have first dibs on breathing room. It was only the explosion of online retail and the widening availability of brand-damaging imitations that spurred action.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Representative Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) is hosting a “Legislating Certainty for Cryptocurrencies” roundtable, with financial firms, venture capitalists (VCs) and cryptocurrency companies all gathering to say their piece on the shaping of crypto regulation.

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JULY 24, 2019

The world’s most valuable brand is set to publish its second quarter earnings report on Thursday (July 25), which is expected to provide insight into how Amazon’s newest acquisitions are boosting the company’s revenue. and a cashierless Amazon Go store to New York City.

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JANUARY 6, 2020

6) when news emerged, as covered by PYMNTS , that food software startup Olo, named after the phrase “online ordering,” could potentially file an initial public offering (IPO) in 2020. The company, which is based in New York, could be seeking a $1 billion valuation. That question was put under the spotlight on Monday (Jan.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

In another signal of how this new world of sports betting might develop, the NBA wants to charge royalties on each bet that gamblers place on its games, along with having veto power over “certain kinds of betting,” according to The New York Times. The new venture will have exclusive access to all U.S. GVC Joint Venture.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The move comes amid increasing global focus on matters related to online privacy and data security — and as the idea of regulating social media is gaining currency. On Wednesday, meanwhile, Sandberg “said Facebook is getting better at letting users know of fake accounts and ads,” according to an account in The New York Times.

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Jeff For Banks

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

"We want to keep our charter because the OCC is a more distinguished regulator." Perhaps there is little evidence of the benefit of your 100-year brand, so it's a difficult argument to make. But more difficult than claiming the OCC is a better regulator? On a more traditional front, I point to UNSY Bank in upstate New York.

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APRIL 19, 2017

But amid the words that fly back and forth, sometimes amid skirmishes on the above subjects, a battle is being fought on another front, too, as The New York Times noted, with cloud computing as a new(ish) theater. Regulations that are still in the draft stage mandate that foreign entities cannot use their own brands and logos.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

The response from payment providers serving this trend has varied greatly, with some startups hoping to circumvent regulations and slide under the radar and others touting partial compliance as the full solution.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The government has said that the new tax will not apply in instances when a seller’s gross sales across an eCommerce operator through the previous 12 months have been less than about 5 lakh rupees (500,000 rupees or just under $7,000 USD). These schemes are spreading around the country, and are starting to explode.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 11, 2020

But as restaurants have struggled in the midst of the global health crisis and have been forced to shut down their dining rooms by social distancing regulations, they’ve complained of feeling less than helped by delivery aggregators that often can charge commission fees as high as 30 percent.

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