Canada Seeks Digital Tax On Google, Netflix And Other Global Web Giants
Canada Seeks Digital Tax On Google, Netflix And Other Global Web Giants
December 02, 2020  |  Taxes

Facing a growing budget deficit and the cries from local businesses about fairness, the Canadian government is proposing a new digital tax on foreign web...

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Basware Unveils AP Software Tools For ‘Power Users’
Basware Unveils AP Software Tools For ‘Power Users’
December 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Basware has added a collection of functionalities meant for “power users” to its Accounts Payable (AP) Automation offering, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 2) announcement....

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Activist Shareholder Starboard Urges ACI Worldwide To Put Itself Up For Sale
Activist Shareholder Starboard Urges ACI Worldwide To Put Itself Up For Sale
December 02, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Activist investor Starboard Value wants payments firm ACI Worldwide to put itself up for sale. Starboard is a significant shareholder with a 9 percent stake in...

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Quick-Service, Fast-Casual Restaurant Gift Card Sales Outpace Upscale Competitors, Study Finds
Quick-Service, Fast-Casual Restaurant Gift Card Sales Outpace Upscale Competitors, Study Finds
December 02, 2020  |  Payment Methods

With fine dining having taken a hit amid the pandemic, quick service and fast-casual restaurant gift cards are holding steady and even seeing a bit...

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Visa Teams With Circle On USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card
Visa Teams With Circle On USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card
December 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Visa is linking its 60 million-merchant-strong international payments network to the U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC), which Circle Internet Financial built, Forbes reported. Visa will provide...

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BNPL Firm Afterpay Tops $2 Billion In Sales For November
BNPL Firm Afterpay Tops $2 Billion In Sales For November
December 02, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay Later (BNPL) company Afterpay surpassed $2.1 billion in sales for the month of  November, a new milestone that more than doubled last...

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Today In Retail: Colgate Teams With Headspace; Blendid, Jamba Team Up On Robotic Smoothie Kiosk
Today In Retail: Colgate Teams With Headspace; Blendid, Jamba Team Up On Robotic Smoothie Kiosk
December 02, 2020  |  News

In today’s top retail news, hum by Colgate and meditation/mindfulness program Headspace have joined forces to help individuals “stress less and smile more,” while Blendid...

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Facebook And Celebrities Like Justin Timberlake Join $50 Million Series B For FinTech Startup Step
Facebook And Celebrities Like Justin Timberlake Join $50 Million Series B For FinTech Startup Step
December 02, 2020  |  Investments

Silicon Valley FinTech startup Step has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Wednesday (Dec. 2). The funding round was led...

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P97 Networks Teams With Visa’s Cybersource To Fuel Digital-First Payments Adoption
P97 Networks Teams With Visa’s Cybersource To Fuel Digital-First Payments Adoption
December 02, 2020  |  VISA

P97 Networks and Cybersource, Visa’s international payment and fraud management platform, have unveiled a new multi-year international partnership to provide mobile payment acceptance tools that...

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