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Project Repat And A Second Life For Old Shirts
 

Breaking up with old and beloved T-shirts can be hard to do — but Project Repat looks to take the sting out of parting, by offering consumers a way to turn their old shirts into new quilts. Textiles need a better recycling path than we have today in the U.S. — and Project Repat thinks that finding a better solution means offering goods that are beautiful and functional to inspire consumer to waste less and want less.

 
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How Local Food Delivery Aggregators Compete With Larger Platforms
 

Uber Eats and Seamless are not the only aggregators in the food delivery space: Local food delivery services such as Chop Chop have taken hold in cities across the U.S. These platforms seek to compete on service and customization — and knowledge of the needs of individual restaurants. Chop Chop Owner Chris Chandler explains how the platform works and benefits restaurants beyond delivery.  Read More...

 
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The Apple Pay/PayPal Transaction Story
 

While there were many shiny stats featured in yesterday's earnings announcement from Apple — particularly about its mobile payment service, Apple Pay — the most eye-catching claim was that Apple is outdrawing PayPal in a big way when it comes to mobile transactions. But are they? As it turns out, Tim Cook's claim was factually accurate, but perhaps not exactly an "apples to apples" comparison.  Read More...

 
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Today In Data: The Best Time Is Real Time
 

Speeding up the payments of payments and commerce is in everyone’s interest, as it is to everyone’s benefit for funds to flow faster. But better isn’t always easier – and securing the fast flow of funds and understanding how to manage them are the stumbling blocks that persistently keep tethering back much-desired speed.  Read More...

 
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