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Lease-To-Own Business Fueled By Acima Acquisition; Company Boasts Triple-Digit Growth

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For its part, Acima has been playing — and growing — in the lease to own (LTO) market since 2013. In 2019, it placed 64th on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, and energy tech companies in North America. Its revenues are pegged to top $1.25

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Thyngs Teams With CDS Global; Alipay Partners With Turkish FinTech

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Coverage includes Thyngs work with CDS Global to support contactless payments for subscriptions of magazines in the U.K. Thyngs is working with CDS Global to support contactless payments for subscriptions of magazines, Thyngs said in an announcement. and Australia. In Australia and the U.K., And, in the U.K., And, in the U.K.,

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Apple Ups its Bets on Streamed Content and Subscription Retail

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Magazine Subscriptions. During the Monday event, Apple also said it would offer a more muscular online news subscription service — one that not only includes newspapers but some 300 magazines and costs $9.99 The service reportedly also will offer recommendations for other news stories based on the magazines being read by subscribers.

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Apple Banks On Oprah For A Leg Up In Chasing Amazon On Content

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In case you haven’t heard: Apple and the famous Oprah Book Club have announced a partnership to, in the words of the technology company, “build a vibrant, global book club that has the power to both transport and transform people – turning every book into an opportunity for self-discovery, and bringing the world together through reading.”.

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Can Oprah Give Apple A Leg Up As It Chases Amazon?

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In case you haven’t heard: Apple and the famous Oprah Book Club have announced a partnership to, in the words of the technology company, “build a vibrant, global book club that has the power to both transport and transform people – turning every book into an opportunity for self-discovery, and bringing the world together through reading.”.

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Bitcoin Daily: Turkey Includes Crypto Development In New Economic Plan

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Turkey has unveiled a new economic plan that includes the use of blockchain technology, as well as the creation of a central bank digital currency. The plan reveals that the legal and technology infrastructure will be supported by the government to utilize blockchain for “transport and customs” purposes.

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How Subscriptions Complicate Cross-Border B2B Payments

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Companies like Netflix and Spotify have burst the doors open to the subscription economy beyond magazines and newspapers. “The bar these days is to have a full complement of local payment methods, and the relevant currency in each market,” he told PYMNTS of the challenge in cross-border recurring payments. .

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