For Cybersecurity, Independent Contractors Should Think Like Big Businesses
For Cybersecurity, Independent Contractors Should Think Like Big Businesses
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The cyber insurance market is expected to grow, by a lot. Researchers at PricewaterhouseCoopers predicted in 2015 that the market would hit $7.5 billion in...

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Small Businesses Eyed In MYOB’s Profit Boost
Small Businesses Eyed In MYOB’s Profit Boost
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Accounting software firm MYOB, based in Australia, has released its six-month financial reports, posting $22.4 million in after-tax profits. According to reports, the company’s small...

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Microsoft Accelerator Chooses All-B2B Cohort
Microsoft Accelerator Chooses All-B2B Cohort
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Microsoft Accelerator, which launched in 2012, has so far accelerated 129 startups across 10 cohorts. For its 11th group of startups, however, Microsoft Accelerator has...

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First Bitcoin Capital Trading Suspended By SEC
First Bitcoin Capital Trading Suspended By SEC
August 25, 2017  |  Bitcoin

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Thursday (Aug. 24) it has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Canada-based company First Bitcoin Capital Corp. (BITCF). In...

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Five Year Jail Term Handed Down For Samsung Head Lee
Five Year Jail Term Handed Down For Samsung Head Lee
August 25, 2017  |  News

A five-year jail term looms for Jay Y. Lee, the head of Samsung Group, in the wake of a bribery scandal and trial that also...

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Starbucks To Shut Down Online Store This Fall
Starbucks To Shut Down Online Store This Fall
August 25, 2017  |  Retail

Starbucks is planning to permanently shut down operations for its online store, effective Oct. 1. In preparation for the eCommerce closure, the website is offering...

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Federal Reserve Names New Payments Strategy Director
Federal Reserve Names New Payments Strategy Director
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. Federal Reserve has named a new payments strategy director tasked with heading the agency’s payment system improvement initiatives. The Fed first announced Dave Sapenaro as the...

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Retail Sales In UK Continue To Drop
Retail Sales In UK Continue To Drop
August 25, 2017  |  Retail

British consumers appear to be curbing their spending as the impact of the U.K.’s June 2016 Brexit vote continues to take hold throughout the country....

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InComm Buys Amex’s Serve Prepaid Card Tech
InComm Buys Amex’s Serve Prepaid Card Tech
August 25, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Credit card giant American Express (AmEx) has announced it is selling its Serve platform to InComm, in a deal that gives the latter firm exclusive...

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