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Dexamethasone Reduces Coronavirus Deaths, Scientists Say

LONDON — In an unexpected sign of hope amid the expanding pandemic, scientists at the University of Oxford said on Tuesday that an...

Retail Sales Rebounded in May, but the Road Back Is Long

Retail sales rebounded sharply in May as thousands of stores and restaurants reopened after lockdowns were lifted and federal stimulus checks and tax...

Why People Are Still Avoiding the Doctor (It’s Not the Virus)

At first, Kristina Hartman put off getting medical care out of concern about the coronavirus. But then she lost her job as an...

San Francisco’s District Attorney is suing DoorDash for classifying workers as contractors instead of employees despite AB5 gig-worker law

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin is suing food delivery platform DoorDash for misclassifying its workers as contractors instead of employees.The civil lawsuit...

This Week in Fintech ending 12 June 2020

This weekly summary from our 8 experts, brings you insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. To continue receiving This Week...

Fintech pirkx lands £960,000 and gains former Google exec

pirkx, a London-based start-up which offers sole traders and contract workers employee benefit packages, has landed just shy of £1 million in a...

Earned wage access: A coronavirus fad or a turning point for payroll?

The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic could lead to the ongoing expansion of workers’ access to early, or earned wages (EWA) through...

Gig Workers Are On The Rise Post COVID. Fintech Pirkx Stands To Benefit

Jessica Ellerm is a thought leader specializing in Small Business and the Gig Economy and is the CEO and Co-Founder of Zuper, a neowealth...

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AUTOMATION: The multitrillion-dollar accounts payable market is finally digitizing — here’s how payments providers can grab a piece of it

Business Insider Intelligence The $22 trillion business-to-business (B2B) US payments market is facing a paradox. High invoice volume (a business can see anywhere from...

THE GLOBAL NEOBANKS REPORT: How 26 upstarts are winning customers and pivoting from hyper-growth to profitability in a $27 billion market

Neobanks — digital-only banks with industry-leading capabilities that don't operate physical branches or rely on legacy back-ends — have exploded onto the global...

This Week in Fintech ending 5 June 2020

This weekly summary from our 7 experts, brings you insights based on their experience as investors, entrepreneurs & executives. To continue receiving This Week...

Freelance Banking App Lili Lands $10 Million in Seed Funding

Lili, a New York-based mobile banking startup geared toward freelancers and gig economy workers, has picked up an investment of $10 million. Group...

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