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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls Out Instant Digital Payment System

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In today’s top payments news around the world, Checkout.com has brought its valuation to $15 billion after the closing of a $450 million Series C funding round, while Pakistan has debuted a government-run instant digital payment infrastructure. Checkout.com Closes $450 Million Series C For $15 Billion Valuation.

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Amazon Creates Its Own Black Friday

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Amazon put a new date on the calendar last week. 26, leaving the rest of the retail world to read the tea leaves on Amazon’s Q4 plans. According to Tamebay , an Amazon seller news site, Amazon Early Black Friday Deals will start and run through Nov. No it’s not Prime Day. The traditional “Black Friday” falls on Nov.

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Personal Finance Fails (and How to Fix Them)

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But hey, the good news is that we can learn from (and maybe laugh at!) We’re bombarded with the pressure to get that swanky new phone to capture those envy-inducing vacation spots that flood our Instagram feeds (after all, aren’t influencers just regular people like us? Insert eye roll* ).

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Whole Foods May Test 10 Percent Prime Discount

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One of the signs read “blue signs mean special deals just for you, yes you,” while another sign said that Prime members can save 10 percent over “hundreds of sale prices.”. The move follows a series of Whole Food upgrades Amazon has announced of late. It’s possible that Amazon Prime members may see more discounts at Whole Foods.

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Chicos: Flexible Payment Options Help Consumers Click Buy, Not Goodbye

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Shoppers in the United States have long turned to credit cards to let them get the products now while delaying payments until they have a chance to save up. A United Arab Emirates-based FinTech recently took in $23 million in Series A funding to power its delivery of such services. Around The Buy Now, Pay Later Space.

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Disney+ Accelerates Streaming, Bundled Future Of Movies And Media

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Not all that long ago, media firms, Disney among them, were trial-and-erroring their way to new offerings amid the pandemic, calibrating how movies should be released. 10) detailing the movie and series slate Disney said its Plus offering has 86.8 Call it the meta version of contextual commerce. More Eyeballs .

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How Lime Is Using Payments To Win The Global Scooter Race

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In the March edition of the Payments and the Platform Economy Playbook , PYMNTS focuses on how sellers use digital platforms to reach new customers, and how those platforms help suppliers and buyers build a sense of mutual trust in the ever-expanding sharing economy. Trust keeps the sharing economy afloat. In the U.S.,

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