Today In Data: Self-Employment, Finance Jobs And PayPal’s Woes
Today In Data: Self-Employment, Finance Jobs And PayPal’s Woes
February 01, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, self-employment is on the rise, finance jobs could shift out of the U.K. in the Brexit aftermath, Flywire is opening a...

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Bitcoin Dips Below $9,000 Mark
Bitcoin Dips Below $9,000 Mark
February 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Following comments from India’s minister of finance on cryptocurrency and potential price manipulation at a major cryptocurrency exchange, bitcoin dropped below $9,000 in trading on Thursday...

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Plenti Rewards Card Downfall of Loyalty Program
Plenti Rewards Card Downfall of Loyalty Program
February 01, 2018  |  Retail

The Plenti coalition loyalty rewards program has hit a bit of a rough patch, with several partners leaving the service and retailers opting out of...

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CPG Accelerator Sees Growth In Delivery Services And Beverages
CPG Accelerator Sees Growth In Delivery Services And Beverages
February 01, 2018  |  Retail

Consumer packaged goods (CPGs) entrepreneurs face many decisions as they grow their businesses. Distribution, packaging and funding can create challenges for those seeking to get...

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IKEA Tests Furniture Rentals
IKEA Tests Furniture Rentals
February 01, 2018  |  Retail

To reach more consumers and foster more eco-friendly operations, IKEA is testing out renting its furniture offerings in Japan, Curbed reported Wednesday (Jan. 31). The furniture...

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Finding The Beauty In Ugly Produce
Finding The Beauty In Ugly Produce
February 01, 2018  |  Retail

As a matter of logic, what food looks like shouldn’t matter, since humans eat with their mouths — not with their eyes. And yet — as an...

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Best Meta Explores Blockchain As A Crowdfunding Mechanism
Best Meta Explores Blockchain As A Crowdfunding Mechanism
February 01, 2018  |  Blockchain

Money can’t buy happiness, but blockchain can buy fame, and that’s kind of the same thing, right? Okay, maybe not exactly, but the two are...

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H&M Plans To Shutter 170 Stores This Year
H&M Plans To Shutter 170 Stores This Year
February 01, 2018  |  Retail

Fashion retailer H&M plans to shutter more than 170 of its brick-and-mortar locations this year through its largest store closure program in at least 10...

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UK Businesses Leave $150B In Payments Unreconciled
UK Businesses Leave $150B In Payments Unreconciled
February 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

More than $150 billion in B2B payments remain unreconciled within U.K. corporate systems, according to new research from YouGov, conducted for FinTech company Soldo. The...

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