PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. RotoGrinders is a website that provides the DFS community with various bits of data, including game-specific weather forecasts. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Ninety-four percent of consumers believe companies need to do more than just earn profits — they expect them to give back to social causes in their communities and in the world at large. Charitable donations have also proven to boost sales. eBay reduced its rate of customer attrition by 67 percent simply by supporting nonprofits.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

These discussions are important because Apple, already with a popular mobile wallet, is about to roll out online payments, which is in direct competition with PayPal. Also announced by PayPal this week is that Visa Checkout , a one-click checkout option, will be available to merchants who use Braintree for online shopping carts.

Rhode Island 100

Rhode Island North Carolina Charlotte Payments 100

CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

As internet retailers are expanding their operations into brick-and-mortar operations (think Warby Parker, Argent, Bonobos, and BaubleBar ), venture capitalists are also investing in “physical-first” startups focused on creating new brick-and-mortar business models. Funding and investor information is as of 9/6/17. .

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Australian music streaming company Guvera has reportedly stopped operating, with its co-founder and biggest financial backer walking away from the project. and a dearth of people with technical, operational experience running energy facilities. The lack of people with real operational experience “hurt KiOR a lot,” says O’Connor.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

Lawmakers held the first of several hearings into the marketplace power of online platforms such as Facebook and Google Tuesday (June 11 th ). David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island and antitrust committee chairman, said the Tuesday panel marks “the first significant antitrust investigation undertaken by Congress in decades.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 12, 2019

Lawmakers held the first of several hearings into the marketplace power of online platforms such as Facebook and Google Tuesday (June 11). David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island and antitrust committee chairman, said the Tuesday panel marks “the first significant antitrust investigation undertaken by Congress in decades.”.

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Industry Rhode Island Google Georgia 108