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DHL is teaming with Shopify to expand international shipping for U.S.-based merchants.
The collaboration, announced Monday (Aug. 25), lets Shopify merchants access DHL eCommerce’s Parcel International Direct and Parcel International Standard services, and DHL Express Worldwide.
This arrangement, the company said in a news release, is designed to provide “reliable and cost-effective...
BJ’s Wholesale Club says memberships have jumped 55% since the company went public.
The warehouse retailer released earnings on Friday (Aug. 22) showing a new membership milestone of 8 million, with 90% of those members renewing their subscription.
The company’s comparable store sales were down 0.3% when factoring in fuel because of declining fuel costs but rose 2.3% without fuel due...
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini and blockchain company Ripple collaborated to release an XRP Edition of the Gemini Credit Card.
The credit card offers crypto rewards in the form of XRP, which is the digital currency built into the XRP Ledger (XRPL), and is issued by WebBank on the Mastercard network, Gemini said in a Monday (Aug. 25) company blog post.
The XRP Edition of the Gemini...
An organization representing the world’s largest stock exchanges is calling for a regulatory crackdown on tokenized stocks.
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), a United Kingdom-based industry association for exchanges and clearinghouses, said blockchain-based tokens pose an additional risk to investors and could compromise the integrity of the market, Reuters reported Monday (Aug...
Artificial intelligence startup Perplexity has announced a new subscription program called Comet Plus that it said gives users access to premium content from trusted publishers and journalists, while providing publishers with a better compensation model.
“Comet Plus transforms how publishers are compensated in the AI age,” the company said in a Monday (Aug. 25) blog post. “As users...
A trio of digital assets firms is reportedly seeking $1 billion to accumulate Solana.
Galaxy Digital, Multicoin Capital and Jump Crypto are in discussions with potential investors on the effort, which would create the largest treasury centered around the Solana token, Bloomberg reported Monday (Aug. 25), citing unnamed sources.
A deal would join three major players in the crypto sector...
Banks are reportedly campaigning to close what they call a loophole in newly adopted stablecoin legislation.
Industry groups such as the American Bankers Association, the Bank Policy Institute and the Consumer Bankers Association are warning that the legislation contains language that will allow some cryptocurrency exchanges indirectly pay interest to stablecoin holders, the Financial...
Meta reportedly plans to introduce its new smart glasses at next month’s “Connect” conference.
Those glasses, Meta’s first to feature a consumer-ready display, will be announced at the annual conference along with a wristband that lets users control the glasses via hand gestures, CNBC reported Friday (Aug. 22), citing sources familiar with the matter.
The glasses, codenamed “Hypernova...
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For several years, small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the United States have lived under a cloud of uncertainty.
From pandemic shutdowns to runaway inflation and supply chain chaos, the expectation has been that Main Street could crack under the weight of global pressures. Now, with tariffs reshaping the cost structure of imported goods, many analysts have assumed the smallest...