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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

PYMNTS

a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

PYMNTS

The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. Since 2018, when sports betting was only legal in the state of Nevada, 19 additional states and the District of Columbia have legalized the practice, either already allowing bets to be placed or are on the way to doing so.

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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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Saving Main Street: Fairfax County, VA Kicks Into Gear

PYMNTS

Activate Fairfax” is a relatively new department within the county’s government, coming online last October, with a focus on supporting small businesses with funding, business advice and activation of vacant spaces. We recognize small businesses are critical to the well-being of our communities and to the county’s economic recovery.”.

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SNAP Users Shut Out Of The Digital Grocery Aisles

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Looking at the past several weeks of PYMNTS consumer survey data, four times more consumers are buying groceries online instead of going into the grocery store these days. Smith suffers from a chronic medical condition affecting her connective tissue and laments the fact that she can’t use her SNAP to easily shop online.

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Building A More Compliant Cannabis Industry With The Blockchain

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Though marijuana has been decriminalized for medical or recreational purposes in 29 states (and the District of Columbia) and 64 percent of the polled voting population supports marijuana’s legalization, pot remains very much illegal on the federal level as a Schedule 1 narcotic. A very wide path.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Raptr, the online optimization platform founded by former pro gamer Dennis “Thresh” Fong a decade ago, is about to be shuttered.

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