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N26 Introduces New Subscription Money Management Tools

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The service also offers access to Spaces sub-accounts, Shared Spaces functionality and more, N26 said in a statement on Tuesday (Nov. Co-founded in 2013 by Stalf and Maximilian Tayenthal, the Berlin-headquartered neobank has more than five million customers in 25 markets. .

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Microsoft Azure Now Hosting SME Alt-Lender

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Folk2Folk announced Tuesday (Nov. The company, which launched in 2013, said the migration will allow the company to be hosted on the cloud and yet still focus on expansion. An alternative small business lender has now switched its hosting platform to Microsoft Azure in a move the firm says represents its strong growth trajectory.

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Snapchat’s Spotlight Dangles $1M To Lure Viral Creators From TikTok, IG Reels

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Spotlight — a new Snapchat tool to compete with TikTok and Instagram (IG) Reels — is making available at least $1 million every day to attract viral creators, Snapchat said in a statement on Monday (Nov. Continuous-loop video snippets were first conceived by Twitter’s Vine in 2013, a CNBC report indicates. and TikTok in 2018. .

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How Tencent and Ant Financial Are Rushing Into China’s Insurance Industry

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Launched in 2013, Zhong An recently raised $1.5B In 2013, Alibaba became a founding shareholder of Zhong An Insurance, China’s first online-only insurer. In 2013, Tencent became a founding shareholder of Zhong An Insurance, along with Alibaba and Ping An Insurance. Partner/Name. Description. Joint Venture. Alibaba Health.

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Two Obama Officials Are Frontrunners For Biden's Top Antitrust Job

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Also, another ex-Obama official is Juan Arteaga , who worked for the DOJ from 2013 to 2017. Biden’s transition agency review team for the Federal Trade Commission and the DOJ met Nov. She is currently a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell , a New York-based law firm. 18 with progressives to talk about antitrust ideas.

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Early Deals Pay Off For Retailers

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billion online since Nov. The last time there were so few days during the holiday shopping season was 2013, and retailers struggled to ship items on time. Amazon started Black Friday deals on Nov. Amazon started Black Friday deals on Nov. The amount represents a significant increase of 15.8 percent year over year.

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Wells CFO Not Losing Sleep Over Rising Consumer Debt

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Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer John Shrewsberry said at an industry conference on Wednesday (Nov. According to a MarketWatch report published on Tuesday (Nov. Department of Treasury, Wells Fargo failed to do so — or to do it in a timely manner — on 50 or more occasions between March 2012 and June 2013. .