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Today In Payments: Facebook Calls Out Apple; DC AG Sues Instacart

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alleges that Apple demanded it remove a message in its app that told customers about the computer giant’s 30 percent cut of online sales for its new events feature. DC AG Sues Instacart Over Fees Customers Thought Were Tips. operation in Culver City, California. Facebook Calls Out Apple on Fees, Transparency. Facebook Inc.

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Retail Pulse: Framebridge Opens DC Store; Starbucks Hits 30,000-Location Milestone

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Online brands are stepping into the world of brick-and-mortar, opening their own physical locations to help consumers experience their concepts in real life with the help of digital technology. and Bethesda, Maryland, that will work to mirror the company’s online experience. Starbucks Coffee.

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China's Financial Industry Firms Redo Plans, Funding In Wake Of More Oversight

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New rules would require online lending companies like Ant to provide 30 percent of funding for loans, and firms would be banned from operating outside provincial bases without approval from a watchdog, Bloomberg said. And those lending in multiple provinces would have to have 5 billion yuan in registered capital at a minimum.

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VW To Test Robotic Chargers For Self-Driving Electric Cars

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A robotic arm attached to a 150kW DC fast charger would perform the task of plugging into the car’s charge port. Electrify America is planning a network of nearly 3,000 chargers online across the U.S. It has 450 charging stations currently in operation, according to the company’s website.

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Five Ways QSRs Are Encouraging Diners To Skip Lines And Order Ahead

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Taziki’s Mediterranean Café , for instance, has seen its online and to-go orders increase by 200 percent over the past three years. These are just some of the ways that QSRs have recently sought to reinvent their mobile and online ordering experiences to encourage diners skip the line and order ahead: The total number of U.K.

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Dodd/Frank-CFPB: Small Business Lending Data Collection Rule

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This will include any online lender, platform lender, fintech – this is going to be everybody.” Possible operating changes In addition, some lenders will need operating changes, such as with their application process. This is much wider than just banks and credit unions,” Lucci said. Commenters have until Nov.

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Macy’s Bolsters Omnichannel Tech, Taps Into Subscriptions

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This DC operates on the Google cloud platform,” he noted, giving the company improved efficiency, speed and scale to support its off-priced business. Gennette also noted that mobile helps the company “create a better omnichannel experience” for customers by letting them shop more easily and frequently in stores and online.

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