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Chinese eSports Provider VSPN Raises $60 Million To Expand Overseas

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Chinese eSports provider VSPN has raised $60 million in a Series B+ funding round to help it expand its operations overseas. Shanghai-based VSPN said it plans to spend the cash largely on investing in innovative eSports production technologies, creating new products and expanding its reach overseas.

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TemperPack CEO On An eCommerce Shipping Future Free Of Styrofoam

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Plastic foam has managed to spend nearly eight decades at the top of the packaging market despite the fact that it’s annoyingly squeaky and crumbles under the slightest pressure. And it doesn’t fit in with most companies’ operations very well.”. And, he noted, TemperPack is just getting started.

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Odds Are That Online Sportsbook Wins Big Post-COVID

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16) that it’s signed an exclusive multiyear arrangement with the New York Giants NFL team, making DraftKings the franchise’s “official sports betting, iGaming and daily fantasy operator.” DraftKings signed a multiyear deal in 2019 to be an authorized NBA betting operator. For instance, DraftKings announced on Wednesday (Sept.

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Nipton, Calif., Goes To Pot, Literally

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Malls operated on that theory for years: Put a few anchor stores in to draw foot traffic and the smaller ancillary stores feast on the revenue rewards of being close by. Nipton is a tiny town that sits on the border with Nevada and is home to about 20 souls. In real estate and in retail, location is everything.

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Balancing customer expectations (and risks) in real-time payments

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IBM RegTech Innovations. It’s easy to think that, since so many countries have already taken the faster payment plunge , the upcoming US initiative would be a smoother operation. However, that would mean operating under the assumption that payment activity has remained the same as it was ten years ago, which is clearly not the case.

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Balancing customer expectations (and risks) in real-time payments

Insights on Business

IBM RegTech Innovations. It’s easy to think that, since so many countries have already taken the faster payment plunge , the upcoming US initiative would be a smoother operation. However, that would mean operating under the assumption that payment activity has remained the same as it was ten years ago, which is clearly not the case.

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ICBA’s 2021 National Community Bank Service Award winners

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ICBA’s National Community Bank Service Award winners for 2021 demonstrate that when their local areas need support, community banks are there with innovative, compassionate and thoughtful responses. Independent Banker named it one of the most innovative community banks because of its technology-forward attitude. Kennebec Savings Bank.