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8 Connected-Economy Firms Expected To Light Up The IPO Market In 2021

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Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Popular stock-trading app Robinhood Markets reportedly recently hired Goldman Sachs to lead a possible 2021 IPO that would value the company at more than $20 billion. Robinhood ($20 Billion+) .

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Today In Payments: MineralTree Raises $50M, Buys Two Companies; Robinhood Raises $460M

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the Massachusetts-based accounts payable (AP) automation software provider, on Thursday (Sept. Trading FinTech Robinhood Markets Inc. The new funding is an outcropping of the Series G round unveiled in August for the firm, which is said to have helped millennials become interested in trading. MineralTree Inc.,

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The Wonder Of Wegmans

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Humans have to eat, which means they have to buy food at least sometimes, but generally speaking, wandering the market to fulfill that need is more felt as a chore than as a good time had by all. When its first Massachusetts store opened last year, 2,000 people lined up to get inside. Wegmans was prescient,” on grocery analyst noted.

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Chapter 11 Watch: Hockey Chain Put On Ice, California Livin’ Goes Bust In Hong Kong

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Brick-and-mortar retail will forever remember the day that Nintendo released Pokémon GO , a mobile game that has caused millions of millennials to suddenly discover outside again. Minyard was founded back in 1932 and, at one point, operated more than 80 locations throughout the South. ” Layoffs.

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From ACH To IoT: Looking Back On A Year Of Trackers

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Getting on board with this new technology is key for banks and financial institutions as they look for ways to attract millennial consumers. This year, the Digital Banking Tracker looked at millennials’ financial habits and why younger users favor digital banking solutions over traditional banking models.

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11 New Restaurant Concepts Reimagining Fast Food & Casual Dining

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Instead, new millennial-inspired and tech-infused dining trends have been emerging across the US and internationally. Many of yesterday’s casual dining brands are dying, but not because millennials “don’t eat out.” The sophisticated food hall: North 3rd Street Market (Brooklyn). Dining out. the Future of food report.

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The Dawn of Banking Voice Technology

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In partnership with Nuance Communications, the same Massachusetts-based company behind the voice of Siri, the bank is piloting the technology in order to initially promote voice-activated functionality around spending tracking. The bank opted to pilot the technology in its student app, he said, because millennials are known early adopters.