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Online Home Seller Opendoor To Go Public Via $4.8B SPAC Deal

Online Home Seller Opendoor To Go Public Via $4.8B SPAC Deal
Online Home Seller Opendoor To Go Public Via $4.8B SPAC Deal
September 15, 2020  |  IPO

Real estate platform Opendoor is set to go public via a merger with blank-check company Social Capital Hedosophia II in a deal that will value...

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Stripe To Give $20K Bonus, Then Pay Cut For Workers Who Leave New York City, San Francisco Or Seattle
Stripe To Give $20K Bonus, Then Pay Cut For Workers Who Leave New York City,...
September 15, 2020  |  Personnel

As a number of companies have provided workers with greater flexibility with the location and method of work, Stripe Inc. intends to provide a $20,000...

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Microsoft Game-Streaming Service Goes Live
Microsoft Game-Streaming Service Goes Live
September 15, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday (Sept. 15) announced that its game-streaming service XCloud is now available to users of Google’s Android service, but not to Apple...

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Square Launches On Demand Payroll
Square Launches On Demand Payroll
September 15, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Square Inc. on Tuesday (Sept. 15) announced the launch of two new features the company says will make payroll easier for employers and employees alike....

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Starbucks Sweetens Rewards As Coronavirus Takes Toll On Membership Program
Starbucks Sweetens Rewards As Coronavirus Takes Toll On Membership Program
September 15, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

It’s official — you no longer have to use a Starbucks card in order to earn your stars and get free lattes, expressos and other...

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Square Sees Dramatic Hike In Cashless Transactions
Square Sees Dramatic Hike In Cashless Transactions
September 15, 2020  |  Digital Payments

The COVID-19 pandemic is fueling contactless payments as one financial mobile app company says without a public health crisis, it would have taken three years...

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Facebook India Targets Small Businesses With $4.3M In eCommerce Grants
Facebook India Targets Small Businesses With $4.3M In eCommerce Grants
September 15, 2020  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook will dole out millions in cash and advertising credits to small businesses across India, while also helping merchants launch online gift cards, as the...

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Flipkart To Add 70K Hires For India’s Diwali Holiday-Shopping Season
Flipkart To Add 70K Hires For India’s Diwali Holiday-Shopping Season
September 15, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Walmart’s Indian subsidiary, Flipkart, reportedly plans to hire 70,000 new employees and indirectly employ many more in needed delivery work as it gears up for...

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