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Bolt Partners with Casper to Offer Shoppers Streamlined, Frictionless Checkout

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tisdag, februari 28, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolt, a leading checkout technology company, today announced its partnership with Casper Sleep Inc. to offer its customers a streamlined, one-click checkout experience. Casper leverages Bolt's API-based, modular checkout experience without replacing its existing user interface. Bolt powers passwordless login and a seamless checkout for Casper's own checkout experience that's currently hosted on Salesforce Commerce Cloud.

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  • Enabled by solution integrator Fēnom Digital, Casper launches its own checkout experience powered by Bolt
    SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolt , a leading checkout technology company, today announced its partnership with Casper Sleep Inc. to offer its customers a streamlined, one-click checkout experience.
  • Bolt powers passwordless login and a seamless checkout for Casper's own checkout experience that's currently hosted on Salesforce Commerce Cloud.
  • By offering merchants the flexibility to power end-to-end checkout or plug into their existing checkout with APIs, Bolt is paving the way for major retailers with their own custom checkout solutions to move quickly to improve conversion and offer a superior checkout experience.
  • "Bolt's modular checkout offering is a unique unlock for all retailers looking for a flexible way to embed Bolt into their existing checkout to turn more guest shoppers into logged-in shoppers."

Nearly Half of Shoppers Would Rather Sit in the Middle Seat of an Airplane Than Keep Track of All Their Online Accounts and Passwords, According to New Survey

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tisdag, februari 21, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Store accounts are a great way for retailers to create lifetime customers, but according to new research from leading checkout technology company Bolt, shoppers are frustrated by having to keep track of their login information for different stores. Instead, 62% of consumers prefer to sign up for one store account they can use to shop online everywhere. Consumers' irritation levels are so high that nearly half of people surveyed (44%) say they'd rather sit in the middle seat of an airplane than keep track of all their online shopping accounts and passwords.

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  • Instead, 62% of consumers prefer to sign up for one store account they can use to shop online everywhere.
  • Consumers' irritation levels are so high that nearly half of people surveyed (44%) say they'd rather sit in the middle seat of an airplane than keep track of all their online shopping accounts and passwords.
  • Bolt's findings are based on the results of an online survey of 994 adults that was fielded January 3–4, 2023.
  • The figures have been weighted and are representative of all US adults (ages 18+).

EQS-News: Eleving Group S.A.: Eleving Group reports unaudited results for the twelve months ended 31 December 2022

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onsdag, februari 22, 2023

The negative trend observed in the annual consumer loan revenue mainly stemmed from the run-down of the Ukrainian portfolio.

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  • The negative trend observed in the annual consumer loan revenue mainly stemmed from the run-down of the Ukrainian portfolio.
  • The initiative is still in its early stages of development, yet the first electric motorcycle customers have already been financed.
  • During Q4, Eleving Group continued its course towards a more sustainable future and achieved several milestones aligned with its ESG strategic objectives.
  • “Last quarter ended the best year for Eleving Group in terms of EBITDA, revenue, net profit, and other fundamental business indicators.

BetDEX Announces DisBet as Winner of Solana Hackathon 'Sports Betting UX' Track

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tisdag, februari 7, 2023

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BetDEX Labs Inc. ("BetDEX") today announced  DisBet as the winner of the Solana Sandstorm Hackathon, Sports Betting UX track. The Sports Betting UX track was sponsored by BetDEX and PoolProps with over $4,500 in prizes. All submissions are compatible with the Monaco Protocol, an open-sourced on-chain matching algorithm and orderbook available for developers to build upon.

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  • DisBet is a Discord application that allows for users to place bets on the Monaco Protocol from Discord servers; Receives a $3,000 USDT investment
    EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BetDEX Labs Inc. ("BetDEX") today announced  DisBet as the winner of the Solana Sandstorm Hackathon, Sports Betting UX track.
  • The Sports Betting UX track was sponsored by BetDEX and PoolProps with over $4,500 in prizes.
  • Bolt added, "It's an honor to be selected as the winner of the Sports Betting UX track.
  • BetDEX and its contributors have developed an incredible platform in the Monaco protocol and we look forward to developing DisBet further.

Washington, D.C. Auto Show Continues To Shape Legislation

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torsdag, januari 26, 2023

Currently under a lot of pressure and scrutiny, President Biden’s economic plan has made impressive strides in the short two years of his term.

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  • Currently under a lot of pressure and scrutiny, President Biden’s economic plan has made impressive strides in the short two years of his term.
  • With the backing from major U.S. auto manufacturers, Biden’s goal for electric vehicles to make up 50% of sales in the United States by 2030 looks promising.
  • The Washington, D.C. Auto Show remains open to the public through Sunday, January 29.
  • Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased on the Auto Show’s website at www.washingtonautoshow.com .

South Africa Minibus Taxi, Bus Services and Metered Taxi Market Report 2022: State of the Industry, Influencing factors, Competitive Analysis, Outlook, industry Associations - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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onsdag, januari 11, 2023

The "The Minibus Taxi, Bus Services and Metered Taxi Industry in South Africa 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • The "The Minibus Taxi, Bus Services and Metered Taxi Industry in South Africa 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • This report focuses on the minibus taxi, bus and coach and metered taxi services industry.
  • The taxi industry, including street-hailing and e-hailing services, was severely affected by the pandemic and continues to struggle to recover to sustainable levels.
  • Rising fuel and vehicle purchase and operating costs have amplified calls by minibus taxi associations for government to subsidise the sector.

Ridge Ventures Names David F. Anderson Partner

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onsdag, januari 11, 2023

Today, Ridge Ventures , a seed and early-stage, enterprise-focused venture capital firm whose investments include Bolt , Braze , and Discord , named David F. Anderson Partner.

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  • Today, Ridge Ventures , a seed and early-stage, enterprise-focused venture capital firm whose investments include Bolt , Braze , and Discord , named David F. Anderson Partner.
  • Anderson will act as a liaison between Ridge and its current and prospective Limited Partners (LPs), leaning on his nearly two decades of experience in institutional capital management.
  • “Adding David to Ridge further strengthens the talented senior team we have assembled to partner with the best enterprise founders at the earliest stages of their companies’ development,” said Alex Rosen , Managing Partner at Ridge Ventures.
  • In 2022, Ridge Ventures added Partner Akriti Dokania and Principal Alayzain “Zain” Rizavi to its investment team, along with three Venture Partners , while providing more than 300 qualified customer intros for its companies via the Ridge Revenue Network—a 30 percent increase from 2021.

Modelit launches Bolt, fast-hiring platform for Salesforce talent

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tisdag, januari 17, 2023

Since the process for obtaining quality Salesforce professionals can be time consuming and costly, the Modelit team developed a new platform for seamless staff augmentation services.

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  • Since the process for obtaining quality Salesforce professionals can be time consuming and costly, the Modelit team developed a new platform for seamless staff augmentation services.
  • From Jan. 17, 2023, the Bolt platform will offer businesses an alternative method for acquiring talent when they need it.
  • Through Bolt, companies can confide in Modelit to take care of the vetting and onboarding of Salesforce experts for nearshore outsourcing.
  • Modelit CEO Danny Teng says: "We envision that our Bolt service can assist businesses needing to hire Salesforce talent or build a Salesforce team fast.

Predicta’s AI Produces a Quick Parent Guide for Buying an EV for Christmas

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måndag, december 19, 2022

To help parents figure out which EV to get, Predicta ( https://www.predicta.com/blog ) put the task to its AI engine.

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  • To help parents figure out which EV to get, Predicta ( https://www.predicta.com/blog ) put the task to its AI engine.
  • Predicta’s AI engine analyzed the vehicle features that people mention unprompted in their own words as they review their vehicles.
  • Here’s what Predicta’s AI found:
    Comfort: Leaf and the Bolt owners speak more positively than other EV owners about how comfortable they are in their vehicle.
  • If you’re a parent looking for an EV for a holiday gift, you’ve got some great choices - by going electric you can enjoy a win-win!

Foundation Devices Announces Completion of $7M Seed Round to Accelerate Development of its Sovereign Computing Platform

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måndag, december 19, 2022

Foundation Devices (“Foundation”), a sovereign computing company that develops Bitcoin-centric tools that empower users to reclaim their digital sovereignty, today announced the close of its $7 million seed round led by Polychain Capital.

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  • Foundation Devices (“Foundation”), a sovereign computing company that develops Bitcoin-centric tools that empower users to reclaim their digital sovereignty, today announced the close of its $7 million seed round led by Polychain Capital.
  • Other investors participating in the round include new investors Greenfield Capital and Lightning Ventures, and existing investors Third Prime, Warburg Serres, Unpopular Ventures, and Bolt.
  • Founded in April 2020, Foundation builds products that make Bitcoin and decentralized technologies accessible to everyone, enabling users to reclaim their digital sovereignty.
  • Additionally, Foundation is continuing to develop its mobile app, Envoy, as a standalone sovereignty toolkit complete with a Bitcoin software wallet.