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MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

New York-based online ordering startup Lunchbox has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Coatue and a mix of new and previous investors, according to a press release. The startup strives to empower restaurants “to reclaim ownership of their digital commerce,” the release stated.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

24) that it enjoyed a 61 percent jump in online sales during its fiscal third quarter ended Oct. Old Navy continued to experience meaningful acceleration in its online business as strong customer response to product was further bolstered by compelling and relevant digital marketing investment,” management said. said Tuesday (Nov.

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MAY 20, 2020

Travala.com CEO Juan Otero said in the announcement, “We couldn’t be more excited to join forces with TravelbyBit, which is backed by Binance and have constantly been achieving and pushing crypto adoption by providing blockchain-based online travel booking services.”

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MAY 31, 2020

Uber has been approved by the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), Chile’s antitrust regulator, to acquire the Chilean grocery shopping app Cornershop, according to an FNE statement. The agency ultimately decided the acquisition would not affect competition.

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MARCH 30, 2018

bank said it will be switching off access to 24 million customers as the bank restructures itself as required by national regulation. Barclays customers across Europe will not be able to use their mobile banking app this weekend. The major U.K. These changes were established by the Bank of England in 2011, and is referred […].

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FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Blockchain is increasingly being separated from cryptocurrency, with an eye toward disparate use cases — some done at the national level. which aims to improve productivity in its trade operations by testing modules, such as Receivable Finance and Payment Commitment (Payment Undertaking),” said the release.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8 In a microcosm of the national expansion, New Hampshire’s newly online sports gambling program raked in $2.31

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MARCH 21, 2019

It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores) of eCigarettes , with their different flavors attractive to younger consumers — including underaged ones. While the FDA decision shows that the U.S., Authentication Process.

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JUNE 5, 2020

Citi ‘s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) customers have increased their utilization of the firm’s digital banking technology, while firms globally implemented continuity plans and telecommuting to stay in operation amid the pandemic. Digital onboarding is more complicated for corporates than consumers.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

The Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) model enables organizations to start using Kadena’s blockchain by quickly provisioning it online, significantly reducing the cost and time-to-market associated with the on-premise installation of other blockchain solutions.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

The companies are testing the service in four California and Oklahoma markets, with an eye toward a national launch in 2021. The first big move was the introduction this month of an online marketplace to enhance the popular Kroger Ship service and widely expand the digital assortment of private-label products that Kroger has on offer.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Caesars Entertainment announced that it has reached an agreement to offer DraftKings , the leading sports-tech entertainment brand in the country, providing market access for its online gaming products. The access is exclusive to Caesars locations across select states where the company operates casino properties. and Australia.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Automotive sales are increasing going digital — and more consumers are buying more used products of all types online. Carro, which operates in Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia, said more than $500 million worth of vehicles were sold last year on its platform, up from $250 million in 2017 and $120 million the year before.”.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

With more financial institutions (FIs) turning to external third-party FinTechs to strengthen their small- to medium-sized business (SMB) and corporate offerings, the collaboration model is proliferating across national borders. National Australia Bank Chooses Eedenbull. ní banka Taps Temenos. The Czech Republic’s Komer?ní

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AUGUST 17, 2017

16) that it has been named the official payment processing partner of the National Golf Course Owners Assn. In a press release, TSYS said the not-for-profit organization is the only trade association dedicated exclusively to owners and operators of daily-fee, semi-private, private and resort golf courses.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2017

New York Venture Bank, a new financial institution (FI) created by big names in the financial services industry, has applied for a national bank charter. There will also be deposit products and online banking, among other offerings. According to a Wednesday (Nov. Citing documents filed with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

It started online and soon added stores where people could go and try on clothes and then place orders for them to be delivered. Walmart has begun the process of letting go of some of those acquisitions, and earlier in the year it folded Jet.com into already existing operations. The decision for the layoffs came from Bonobos, she said.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

India has seen a steady stream of digital payments since it locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 , but the nation of 1.3 To address grievances, the central bank will require payment system operators to introduce an online dispute resolution center. In July, the National Payments Corp.

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JUNE 24, 2016

India led the competition with the most funding rounds, as investors supported the nation’s efforts to develop the digitization and sophistication of more traditional business operations: eProcurement, eInvoicing, logistics and supply chain management. market struggles with investor doubt and regulatory scrutiny. But the U.S.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

22) the Justice Department unsealed an indictment —spanning 252 counts — against 80 defendants for alleged online scams that bilked firms and individuals of tens of millions of dollars. As reported, many of those indicted are Nigerian nationals. Late this past week, on Thursday (Aug. The indictment was unsealed by the U.S.

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MAY 12, 2017

According to Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats, smart devices are more than an attractive target for hackers for profit — they could also be the launching ground for attacks on U.S. intelligence efforts in the future. “Russia is a full-scope cyber actor that will remain a major threat to U.S.

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JULY 3, 2018

As startups such as DadeSystems , FitPay and Jewel Paymentech expand across devices and functions, Tipalti , AvidXchange and Emailage announce new growth for their local, national and global footprints. Activity in the online gambling space has been heating up, especially since the World Cup began. Chargehound. DadeSystems.

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JULY 1, 2016

The accepted wisdom of the current retail reality is that no formerly brick-and-mortar brand can operate in a vacuum from the destabilizing effects of online sales. Take companies like Ulta Beauty or Sephora ,” Davidowitz told NREI. “They are insulated from Amazon.com. Amazon can’t put makeup on you.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Walmart also expanded its buy online/pick up in store capacity, grew its digital payments platform ( Walmart Pay ) and generally re-centered its focus on integrating its massive physical scale with its upgraded eCommerce efforts. We had a few operational issues from an inventory replenishment perspective.”. and around the world. “We’ll

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MAY 18, 2016

Ever since consumers made it clear that they weren’t going to give traditional brands the benefit of the doubt if they couldn’t pivot toward online sales, it’s largely been big-box merchants, like Target and Macy’s, that have blamed supply chain issues for empty shelves, delayed delivery estimates or overflowing stock rooms.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The tie-up connects one of the globe’s top online shopping platforms with one of the globe’s top cloud point-of-sale (POS) firms, according to the announcement. Our customers must move to capitalize on the growing demand for online retail,” Epos Now Chief Growth Officer Barbara Staruk said in the announcement.

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MARCH 19, 2020

The National Restaurant Association, for its part, forecasts that 5 million to 7 million restaurant positions will be lost over the three months to come. Eateries throughout the nation are laying off staffers as consumers prepare food in their residences and the outbreak shutters dining rooms.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

(The Paypers) Malaysia has launched a national biometric digital identification platform that will allow its 32 million residents to conduct online operations in ‘a safe and seamless manner’

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APRIL 4, 2019

As far as made-up, non-holiday holidays go, you could probably do worse than National Burrito Day , which takes place on Thursday (April 4). Part of the growth in digital came from online marketing, Niccol told investors when discussing the latest Chipotle financials. Digital sales increased 65.6 percent and accounted for 12.9

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

The same premise holds true today and poses a knotty question in online commerce and FinTech: How do you know the person on the other end of a transaction is really who they say they are? Trust would be the operative word in the relationship between individuals and the firms with which they seek to do business.

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APRIL 27, 2020

The number of orders placed online and picked up at stores surged 208 percent between April 1 and April 20 compared to a year ago, according to Adobe Analytics, CNBC reported. The latest data on customer behavior comes as the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and National Retail Federation released a Blueprint for Shopping Safe.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, digital Filipino payments platform PayMongo has come off a funding round with $12 million, while ALDI is taking another big step in the world of online shopping. s license to operate. ALDI To Test Online Grocery Ordering At UK Stores. EU Businesses Could Face Historic Recession.

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AUGUST 4, 2016

How cumbersome and annoying do you find the return process for items that you ordered online? The growth of online commerce continues at a rapid pace. The online shopping experience gets better every day. All online returns today are some version of ‘put in mail.’ shopping malls. One area has lagged behind — returns.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms. The proposal also mandates more disclosure on "online advertising and on the algorithms used to recommend content to users.". The seeming intent across the pond to reign in Big Tech’s scope also is echoed in the U.K.

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JULY 21, 2020

In a deal expected to create the world’s largest online classifieds company, eBay Inc. has agreed to sell its ad division to Adevinta ASA, the Norwegian online marketplace, for $9.2 Adevinta operates in 15 countries and its portfolio includes nearly three dozen digital products and websites.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

Dimon’s comments come at a time of aggressive growth and gains by numerous digitally native startups that have modernized and streamlined online banking and payments for the masses. unveiled its next generation of operating software for ATMs, designed to integrate the now decades-old cash-dispensing machines into the digital age.

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