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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
Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls...
January 12, 2021  |  International

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...

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Iconic Paris Bookstore Shakespeare And Company Asks For Help Amid Lockdowns
Iconic Paris Bookstore Shakespeare And Company Asks For Help Amid Lockdowns
November 06, 2020  |  Retail

A new lockdown triggered by rising COVID-19 infections has prompted the iconic Paris bookstore Shakespeare and Company to ask the public for assistance, according to...

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BIS To Open Four New Innovation Hubs Over Next Two Years
BIS To Open Four New Innovation Hubs Over Next Two Years
July 01, 2020  |  Banking

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub is planning on adding four new locations in Europe and North America, according to a press release....

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Food Delivery Companies Turn To Grocery Delivery
Food Delivery Companies Turn To Grocery Delivery
April 02, 2020  |  Delivery

As the coronavirus makes it more difficult for people to go out due to fear of infection, delivery services like Uber Eats and competitors are...

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Paris Sentences 6 In $50M Impersonation Plot 
Paris Sentences 6 In $50M Impersonation Plot 
March 12, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Six men were convicted by a Paris court in a $50 million impersonation plot that conned wealthy residents into giving money to help the government...

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Alibaba Promises To ‘Transform And Upgrade’ Olympic Games
Alibaba Promises To ‘Transform And Upgrade’ Olympic Games
January 15, 2020  |  International

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has an Olympic sponsorship deal that’s worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and the company said it plans to use its...

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Bird eScooter Startup To Hire 1K For New Hub In Paris
Bird eScooter Startup To Hire 1K For New Hub In Paris
July 12, 2019  |  Ridesharing

The Santa Monica-based eScooter rental service Bird is planning a new hub in Paris that will serve as the company’s “second European home.” The company...

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IKEA Debuts Central Paris Location
IKEA Debuts Central Paris Location
May 06, 2019  |  Retail

As IKEA moves to create a new range of stores to meet the changing habits of consumers, the furniture retailer opened its first store in...

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‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Have Cost French Retailers One Billion Euros
‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Have Cost French Retailers One Billion Euros
December 07, 2018  |  International

The “yellow vest” protests have cost French retailers about $1.1 billion dollars in revenue since they started last month, according to The French retail federation...

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