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NCR Looks To Buy ATM Operator Cardtronics For $1.7 Billion

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He added that Cardtronics’ debit network complements NCR’s payments platform and the combined new entity will offer a comprehensive connection of retail and bank customers “while capitalizing on the banking industry’s transition toward infrastructure outsourcing.”.

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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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24 were in Hawaii (9.9), California (8.9), New Mexico (8.5), Nevada (8.2), the Virgin Islands (7.1), Massachusetts (7.0), Puerto Rico (6.9), Georgia (6.8), District of Columbia (6.5) The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1). The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1).

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Walmart Forms Company To Sell Insurance Amid Healthcare Push

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As it grows its healthcare offerings beyond low-cost clinics and technology to help patients manage their medications, Walmart has formed a new company to sell insurance policies called Walmart Insurance Services LLC. Walmart opened clinics in Springdale, Arkansas and Loganville, Georgia in June.

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B2B FinTechs Start 2020 Strong With More Than $1B In VC Funding

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While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts are urging small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to take a strategic approach to their fundraising efforts — often by combining a variety of funding sources to mitigate risk.

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B2B eCommerce Tips The VC Scales

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India’s FinBox landed an undisclosed amount of pre-Series A funding, reports in Inc42 said this week, with investors at Arali Ventures leading the investment in the credit risk management technology startup. India-based expense management startup Fyle announced $4.5 Australia’s ANZ Bank led a $1.56 SaaSOptics.

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Clover Health Files To Go Public

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Clover Health , a tech-driven provider of Medicare Advantage insurance plans, plans to go public through a merger with a blank-check company called Social Capital Hedosophia, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday (Oct. The transaction, set to close in early 2021, values Clover at about $3.7

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The Russian Connection (To Alt Lending Globally)

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educated entrepreneurs met while working abroad at Renaissance Capital and Deutsche Bank. such as Zopa and Lending Club, they saw an opportunity in emerging markets that had been ignored by the big banks, such as Russia, Georgia and Kazakhstan. Observing the rise of disruptive companies in Europe and the U.S.,

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