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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. DC AG Sues Instacart Over Fees Customers Thought Were Tips. Report: Walmart Joins Microsoft on TikTok Bid. operation in Culver City, California. Report: How ING Group Is Using AI to Fight Financial Crime. Facebook Calls Out Apple on Fees, Transparency.

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

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The coffee chain, which operates in 78 global markets, opened its first store in Seattle in the 1970s. The opening of Starbucks 30,000 th store is a proud moment for all Starbucks partners,” company president and CEO Kevin Johnson said, according to reports. Starbucks Coffee. The 20 largest brands notched a 1.2 stores, per Nielsen.

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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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FinCEN and OCC address cryptocurrency: responsible innovation and pervasive hype

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Hsu discussed vulnerabilities in the cryptocurrency framework and recent volatility with stablecoins in pointed remarks at the DC Blockchain Summit 2022. Hsu discussed vulnerabilities in the cryptocurrency framework and recent volatility with stablecoins in remarks at the DC Blockchain Summit 2022.

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Cardtronics Posts 22 Percent Revenue Growth

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Cardtronics , the world’s largest ATM owner and operator, revealed that it has exceeded earnings expectations for the third quarter of 2017. The company, which is based out of Houston, TX and operates globally, had total revenues of $402 million in the quarter ending September 30, 2017 – a 22 percent increase from $328.3 million ($193.5

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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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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® Senior Vice President of Operations Aidan Hay said in a press release at the time, “When people want coffee or tea, they want it now and we want their orders to be ready when they are.” The total number of WeWork locations to offer sweetgreen mobile order pickup is reported to be 50.