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

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Plus, Klarna reported mixed results for the first half of 2020. 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.

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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. The 20 largest brands notched a 1.2

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

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With regulators cracking down in China, FinTech leaders are scrambling for capital and trying to plan their futures, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. Earlier this month, China debuted drafts for new rules for eCommerce companies, with the goal of trying to cut down on monopolistic power, PYMNTS reported.

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VW To Test Robotic Chargers For Self-Driving Electric Cars

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Electrify America, a subsidiary of Volkswagen Group of America, has announced a pilot project to test the viability of robotic fast-charging systems for self-driving electric vehicles (EVs), CNBC reported on Monday (Aug. A robotic arm attached to a 150kW DC fast charger would perform the task of plugging into the car’s charge port.

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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.” It included a new requirement to collect and report to the CFPB small business lending data regarding applications for credit for women-owned, minority-owned, and small businesses. Commenters have until Nov. public utilities credit.

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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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