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Five At Five: Even Financial Gets New Funding Round

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Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes Even Financial raising additional funding , Mattress Firm considering bankruptcy , the New York City Council planning to limit ridesharing licenses, Visa buying a stake in Israeli-startup Behalf and Microsoft Pay supporting MasterPass.

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UBS Leads New Blockchain Settlement Group

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Credit Suisse Group AG, Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Banco Santander SA, Commerzbank AG, ING Groep NV, KBC Group NV, Lloyds Banking Group PLC, Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group Inc. Among the big banks included in the gang of 14 are, apart from UBS, Barclays PLC, Nasdaq Inc., and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

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New Big Tech Attacks, Uber Subscriptions Dominate Week’s News

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No one would ever mistake a marijuana dispensary for a food truck, but that is what one shop in Reno, NV calls itself when charging customers’ credit cards. Either way, Wall Street was down on PayPal’s growth forecasts when the payments giant reported earnings, sending shares skidding roughly 7 percent. Trackers and Reports.

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Retail Pulse: Mattress Firm Mulls Bankruptcy; Walmart Plans Robotic Grocery Pickup

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Steinhoff International Holdings NV, which acquired the company in 2016, has reportedly sought to restructure some of its subsidiaries’ debt. A 20,000-square-foot extension, which will be connected to the store, will be home to the new system and also serve as the grocery pickup point with drive-thru lanes for customers.

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Where are they now? A look at FinovateSpring 2015 Best of Show Winner Successes

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What they’ve been up to: March 2016: Presented at FinDEVr New York. September 2015: Demoed at FinovateFall in New York. HQ: Las Vegas, NV. HQ: New York, NY. February 2016: Featured in Gartner report. February 2016: Featured in Gartner report. MoneyAmigo. MoneyAmigo. Demo video ).