Rakuten Dumps $1.4B In Tech Holdings, Including Pinterest Stake
Rakuten Dumps $1.4B In Tech Holdings, Including Pinterest Stake
February 16, 2020  |  Investments

Rakuten, the Japanese eCommerce conglomerate, has sold billions of dollars’ worth in shares, including the entirety of its stake in Pinterest. The shares were from...

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Zuckerberg Talks Guidelines For How To Regulate Facebook
Zuckerberg Talks Guidelines For How To Regulate Facebook
February 16, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook is something in between a newspaper and a telecommunications company, said CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and he wants it to be regulated accordingly, The Wall...

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Is New York Fashion Week Still In Style?
Is New York Fashion Week Still In Style?
February 15, 2020  |  Retail

In many ways, 2020’s version of New York Fashion Week was much like any other year. Designers, models, fashionistas and social media luminaries descended on...

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Mexico To Tax Digital Services From Other Countries
Mexico To Tax Digital Services From Other Countries
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Mexico passed a law this week that taxes digital services from other countries, according to a report. A 16 percent value-added tax (VAT) will be...

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CIT Group Unveils New Version Of B2B POS Lending Platform
CIT Group Unveils New Version Of B2B POS Lending Platform
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

CIT Group Inc. has debuted a new version of its B2B point-of-sale (POS) lending platform to help enable real-time lending for business purchases, the company...

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New India Tax Prompts Pushback By Amazon And Flipkart
New India Tax Prompts Pushback By Amazon And Flipkart
February 14, 2020  |  International

Amazon and Flipkart are pushing back against a proposed Indian tax on the online eCommerce market, saying it will stymie growth in the industry, according...

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Banks Offer Economic Coronavirus Relief To Businesses
Banks Offer Economic Coronavirus Relief To Businesses
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

To help businesses, communities and retail clients impacted by COVID-19, or the coronavirus, Asian financial services group DBS said in an announcement that it will...

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Self-Checkout Hits A (Small) Speed Bump
Self-Checkout Hits A (Small) Speed Bump
February 14, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

There’s not much argument against self-checkout systems as a means of improving the customer experience. But at least a temporary blowback to the technology has...

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2020 Economy Off To A Slow Start
2020 Economy Off To A Slow Start
February 14, 2020  |  Economy

Both factory output and a key measurement statistic for retail sales were down in January, signaling a slow start to the economy this year, according...

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