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Will DoorDash’s New Initiatives Be Enough In The Post-Pandemic Future?

Will DoorDash’s New Initiatives Be Enough In The Post-Pandemic Future?
Will DoorDash’s New Initiatives Be Enough In The Post-Pandemic Future?
February 24, 2021  |  Delivery

It’s been quite the year for third-party delivery companies, with consumers’ mass adoption of off-premises ordering posing an unprecedented opportunity. Yet, as some of these...

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Fed Money Sending System Goes Down For Hours
Fed Money Sending System Goes Down For Hours
February 24, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The Federal Reserve system allowing financial institutions (FIs) to send money back and forth was down for several hours on Wednesday (Feb. 24), CNBC reported....

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Didi Chuxing Plans To Bring Its Ride-Hailing Service To Europe
Didi Chuxing Plans To Bring Its Ride-Hailing Service To Europe
February 24, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Didi Chuxing Technology Co. plans to bring its ride-hailing services to Western Europe, Bloomberg reported, citing “people familiar with the matter.” Get the Full Story...

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China Hands Out Free Money, Adds Chengdu To Digital Yuan Test Cities
China Hands Out Free Money, Adds Chengdu To Digital Yuan Test Cities
February 24, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

The southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu will give out over $6 million in the latest test drive of the central bank’s digital currency, CNBC reported....

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BigCommerce Collaborates With Walmart On Marketplace Access
BigCommerce Collaborates With Walmart On Marketplace Access
February 24, 2021  |  Retail

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) online shopping platform BigCommerce has teamed with Walmart in a new partnership. The collaboration will let qualified U.S. retailers sell merchandise directly on Walmart...

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Stripe, Afterpay Join Forces To Expand BNPL To More Merchants
Stripe, Afterpay Join Forces To Expand BNPL To More Merchants
February 24, 2021  |  BNPL

Afterpay, which offers a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service, and Stripe, which works on payments infrastructure for eCommerce, are teaming up. The plan is...

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Lowes.com Sales Spike 121 Pct, Driving Q4 Results And Topping Home Depot
Lowes.com Sales Spike 121 Pct, Driving Q4 Results And Topping Home Depot
February 24, 2021  |  Retail

Lowe’s, the second-largest home improvement hardware retailer, said Wednesday (Feb. 24) that its fourth-quarter same-store sales rose 28 percent to $20.3 billion, led by a...

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Square Doubles Down On Bitcoin; Generates $1.7 Billion In Crypto Revenue
Square Doubles Down On Bitcoin; Generates $1.7 Billion In Crypto Revenue
February 23, 2021  |  Earnings

At Square, it’s getting hard to separate bitcoin from dollars. The company’s fourth-quarter financials reported on Tuesday (Feb. 23) were overshadowed by details about the...

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