How Secondhand Apparel Marketplaces Evolved From Brick-And-Mortar Consignment
How Secondhand Apparel Marketplaces Evolved From Brick-And-Mortar Consignment
April 18, 2018  |  Retail

The resale clothing trade is becoming fashionable: One in three women are reporting that they shopped secondhand within the past year, according to research by thredUP....

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Best Buy And Amazon’s Surprise Smart TV Team-Up
Best Buy And Amazon’s Surprise Smart TV Team-Up
April 18, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Retail makes for strange bedfellows at times — and in this week’s odd annals is the pair-up of putative rivals Best Buy and Amazon. The...

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Getting A Glimpse Under The Payments And Commerce Hood
Getting A Glimpse Under The Payments And Commerce Hood
April 18, 2018  |  Today In Data

Appearances can be deceiving, which is why avoiding assumptions is often the better part of valor. One might assume major banks are out of subprime home...

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Home Depot’s High-Tech Hiring Spree
Home Depot’s High-Tech Hiring Spree
April 18, 2018  |  Retail

Home Depot, unique among the big-box store retailers, has not only survived in the age of the Amazon-effect, but thrived. Stock prices have grown 135...

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What To Do When The Fraud Call Comes From Inside The House
What To Do When The Fraud Call Comes From Inside The House
April 18, 2018  |  Startup Check-In

In the age of data breaches, there’s a lot of talk and tools emerging in the fraud prevention and risk mitigation spaces, but many merchants...

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Blockchain’s Unassuming Threat To Banks
Blockchain’s Unassuming Threat To Banks
April 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

FinTech innovation is often seen as a threat to the traditional banking status quo – at least, that is, until traditional FIs begin acquiring, partnering...

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Delinquencies Up, But Canadian Firms Prove Resilient Through Market Turmoil
Delinquencies Up, But Canadian Firms Prove Resilient Through Market Turmoil
April 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Two trends uncovered in PayNet’s Canadian Small Business Lending Index may be cause for concern: the first, loan origination remains weak; the second, short-term delinquencies...

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Accounting Scandals Lead UK To Review Watchdog Powers
Accounting Scandals Lead UK To Review Watchdog Powers
April 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A slew of accounting scandals in the U.K. has led the government to launch an inquiry into the powers of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the...

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Australia Outpaces US In FinTech Adoption, OnDeck Says
Australia Outpaces US In FinTech Adoption, OnDeck Says
April 18, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Australia’s adoption of alternative finance and FinTech is outpacing that of the U.S., according to OnDeck Capital Chief Executive Noah Breslow. Get the Full Story...

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