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Mumbai Bus Operator To Test India’s National Transit Card

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India’s One Nation One Card will be test-piloted with Mumbai bus operator BEST in November, NFCWorld reported on Tuesday (Aug. The national transit card system uses a bank-issued card that will run on India’s RuPay payments network, the news outlet said. Bagde said the central government will foot the bill for the Mumbai pilot project.

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Hainan Golden Raises $141M In Funding Round Led By Tencent

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Hainan Golden Technology Co. Founded that same year as a subsidiary of Tencent, Hainan Golden provides solutions to businesses — including catering, hospitality, retail and property management, with clients such as Didi Chuxing, China Unicom, China Telecom, China Mobile and FedEx. Shenzhen Capital Group Co., billion in 2022.

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Why Rural Shoppers Need Digital Innovation Too

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Mostly because that is where innovations tend to get their start — ridesharing, delivery on demand, one-day shipping, buy-online pick up in-store, experimental experiential retail locations, pop-up shops and the list goes on (and on). But what every big digital upgrade of the last decade or so has in common is an urban home base.

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American Apparel And Postmates Pair Up

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“The combination of American Apparel’s real-time, local inventory paired with Postmates’ superior delivery technology and national footprint is changing the way customers can access their favorite brands,” Luedorf said in a statement.

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Banco BASE Taps Volante For Payments; Azimo Receives Dutch Central Bank License

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Coverage includes Mexico ‘s Banco BASE selecting Volante Technologies Inc. Banco BASE has tapped Volante Technologies Inc. Volante said in the announcement that “Banco Base expects to expand the VolPay implementation to cover domestic bulk MXN payments, and digital retail payments.” Outside the U.K.,

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Kroger’s Quiet Digital Grocery Push

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The operator of over 2,000 grocery stores nationwide, the company is the second-largest physical retailer in the U.S., according to a National Retail Federation ranking. With its size, Kroger packs a private label punch: The retailer carries around 30,000 SKUs (stock keeping units) for 8.2 The Power of Size .

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Shipt Gets $20 Million In Funding To Challenge Amazon, Google

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Since then, Shipt has grown from its 1,000-person initial offering to ship to customers in 27 metro areas and nine states, with its rapid expansion mainly powered by word of mouth from satisfied customers. Under CEO Bill Smith’s leadership, Shipt has quickly become a nationally recognized company in the home grocery delivery space.

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