Retail

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Brazilian Retailer Eyes Services for the Unbanked With Acquisition of FinTech Firm Airfox
Via Varejo snapped up the Boston-based firm to further its aim of providing financial services to millions of unbanked Brazilians.
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Fold App Helps You Earn Bitcoin and Shop Major Retailers
Fold App Helps You Earn Bitcoin and Shop Major Retailers
Leigh Cuen sits down with Fold CEO, Will Reeves to discuss their new app launching this week just in time for Black Friday.
Fold App Helps You Earn Bitcoin and Shop Major Retailers

A university research center found a blockchain tracking tool could aid retailers share product info across supply chains. (Image credit: Allan Gulley/RFID Lab)
Nike, Macy's Run Blockchain Trial With Auburn's RFID Lab
Blockchain might help major apparel brands from Nike to Macy’s better share their product data across the retail supply chain, according to a new white paper from Auburn Unive...
A university research center found a blockchain tracking tool could aid retailers share product info across supply chains. (Image credit: Allan Gulley/RFID Lab)

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OpenNode Finds Way for Retailers to Turn Fiat Payments Into Bitcoin (Using Apple Pay)
Bitcoin-loving retailers can now receive BTC from customers paying in fiat.
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Gert Sylvest, co-founder of Tradeshift (center), image via CoinDesk archives
Tradeshift Says It's Slashed Cross-Border Transaction Costs Using Ethereum
Supply chain fintech startup Tradeshift, which boasts two million firms on its platform, says it's slashed the cost of cross-border transactions between buyers and suppliers u...
Gert Sylvest, co-founder of Tradeshift (center), image via CoinDesk archives

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Mall of America to Showcase Winklevoss-Backed Crypto Payments
New retail technologies, including crypto payments app Flexa, will be on display at a McKinsey-organized store at America's largest mall.
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Walmart Wants to Patent a Stablecoin That Looks a Lot Like Facebook Libra
Retail giant Walmart has applied for a cryptocurrency patent that bears some similarities to the Libra token proposed by Facebook in mid-June.
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Russian Retailer Dixy Using Ethereum Tech to Streamline Trade Finance
Grocery chain Dixy has partnered with a blockchain startup to greatly reduce the time it takes to pay suppliers
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Coinbase's Merchant App Hits $50 Million in Volume Since 2018 Launch
Coinbase Commerce – the exchange unicorn's app for online retailers – hit a milestone after seeing an uptick in volume in Q2 2019.
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You Can Now 'Spedn' Bitcoin at GameStop, Barnes & Noble and More
Payments startup Flexa has released a crypto wallet called SPEDN to help brick-and-mortar retailers accept cryptocurrencies.
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