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Off The Continent And Into Puerto Rico For Online SMB Lending

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For small businesses, expansion is key, and expansion needs capital. In a partnership formed recently with Puerto Rico’s Oriental Bank, Biz2Credit said late last month that it has begun offering its digital lending platform to the bank’s commercial clients. In addition, said Arora, whose firm has arranged for $1.7

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MoneyGram Extends Relationship With Walmart

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Puerto Rico and on its digital platform at walmart.moneygram.com. In July, the company reported that its online transaction volume grew 106 percent year over year during the second quarter, as the firm capitalized on a digital transformation that began long before the pandemic. . million in revenue.

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Petco’s $864 Million IPO Beats Forecasts 

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Mexico and Puerto Rico, including a network of more than 100 in-store veterinary hospitals. Petco is controlled by CVC Capital Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which acquired the company in 2015 for $4.6 The company will be listed as WOOF on Nasdaq. Founded in 1965, the company has stores across the U.S.,

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Walgreens Teams With Postmates For Expanded Delivery

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People can place orders using the Postmates mobile app or by visiting postmates.com online. with about 8 million customers daily, either online or in the stores. 31, 2019, Walgreens had 9,277 stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. With Postmates Unlimited for $9.99 Virgin Islands.

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DOJ, State AGs Could Combine Google Investigations

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The probe is centered on whether Google’s monopoly of the online search world – and the ensuing advertising revenue it commands – represent an illegal form of market control. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico formally launched an investigation into Google. Thus far, U.S.

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This Week In Retail: Funding, Finance And Tech

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online lender Prodigy’s funding news for expansion into the U,S., Walmart’s two new partnership announcements , and the news that the CFPB is ordering American Express to pay out money to those hurt by unfair practices. based online lender Prodigy shared its funding news. Moving into lending news, U.K.-based Virgin Islands.

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Payless Approved By Bankruptcy Court To Begin Closing Stores

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Canada and Puerto Rico, and also a robust online operation. He said that Alden Global Capital, the majority stockholder in Payless, didn’t replace key personnel when old ones left, or replaced them with unqualified Alden workers. Payless has stores in the U.S.,