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Los Angeles, Healthvana Link Up To Put COVID Vaccine Proof In eWallets

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Los Angeles County, a hot spot for the spread of the virus, is now offering a digital record that can be placed in an eWallet. Healthvana said its virus-tracking software was aimed initially at controlling “community spread” of the virus through contact tracing.

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Mastercard Commits $500M To Boost Black Communities, Businesses

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Mastercard said it will invest $500 million in Black communities across the U.S. We have an obligation … to be part of the positive change Black communities so rightly need now," said Ajay Banga , Mastercard CEO. "We over the next five years in a bid to address racial disparities in financial services. This is a time for action.

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Tech Center: Los Angeles On The Brink Of Becoming Tech Power Player

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However, Los Angeles has been coming into its own over the last decade or so. In this week’s Tech Center tracker, Shivani Siroya, CEO of Tala , spoke with PYMNTS on how the Los Angeles area is becoming a center for tech. Los Angeles County had an estimated population of 10 million in 2015.

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Vans Skates Into LA With Community-Driven Concept

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There’s community-based and community-driven. Youth-oriented shoe and apparel brand Vans has found the intersection of both, as seen in its most recent store opening this past week in Los Angeles. The brand is well-known for using its community of skateboarders for design ideas and marketing. Our downtown L.A.

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LA Lakers Return PPP Loan

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Treasury rolled out its latest Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding to rescue small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the Los Angeles Lakers returned $4.6 million to the fund, the team said on Monday April (27), according to the Los Angeles Times. Launched on April 3 under the $2.2

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eScooter Startup Bird Trials Payments Feature

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The new payments feature is currently being trialed with select merchants in Los Angeles and Santa Monica. . Store owners in the community often tell me, ‘Birds outside bring business inside.’ Bird Pay links its riders with local businesses to help drive purchases. There’s no handling of cards or cash. .

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eBay Repurposes LA Gas Station For Authentication Drive-Thru

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An old Los Angeles gas station is getting a new life as a drive-thru authentication hub for eBay , according to a company statement on Friday (Nov. The vintage 1941 former Texaco Station is located in the Koreatown neighborhood on Beverly Boulevard. Right now, authentication is available for sneakers and watches through Nov.

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