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Western Union Links Puerto Rico Entrepreneurs To Cross-Border Payments

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Western Union (WU) is bridging small businesses (SMBs) and entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico to cross-border payment services, the financial institution (FI) said on Monday (March 11). Business Solutions’ expansion in Puerto Rico via the TuChequera.com partnership could signal an end to any possible divestment efforts.

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Amazon, Cano Illustrate Growing Need For Senior Healthcare Creates Opportunity For Innovation

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The firm, founded in 2009, bills itself as a value-based care platform offering services for more than 103,000 members through its network of 564 primary care physicians across 14 markets in Florida, Texas, Nevada and Puerto Rico. The $800 million cash infusion will allow the firm to continue its expansion into more geographies.

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China, Alibaba Are Big Players On The Blockchain Patent Block

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In tech, innovation is everything. In innovation, intellectual property is, well, almost everything — it can be the hardware, the software, the processes that come from creative endeavor. Puerto Rico is looking at ways to beef up the performance and security of the electric grid itself, following hurricanes that struck last year.

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NEN Widens USAT Partnership For Cashless Payments Growth

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For more than 30 years, NEN has grown its business by bringing the best service and most innovative amusement machines to our customers, while keeping pace with the changing needs and preferences of consumers,” said Jim Sevalt, president and chief operating officer of NEN. and Puerto Rico.

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PetSmart Continues Brick-And-Mortar Expansion With More Store Openings

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This quarter, for example, we launched The Groomery by PetSmart, our innovative new store concept focusing exclusively on pet grooming services.”. Canada and Puerto Rico, and the company operates another 207 in-store PetSmart PetsHotel dog and cat boarding facilities. The 1,600 stores are located in the U.S.,

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Lease-To-Own Services Make A Comeback With Overstock.com

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The company wrote in a blog post , “To build on this success, we are now making it easier to lease products not just in-store, but across our digital channels, including Sears.com, Kmart.com, the Sears and Kmart apps and our Puerto Rico sites, Sears.com/pr and Kmart.com/pr.”.

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Rent-A-Center Rolls Out End-To-End eCommerce Solution

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Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico. Since our customers engage with us across all channels, this type of innovation expands our ability to serve our customers, deepen those relationships and to reach new customers in the ever-evolving market.”.