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Today In Data: Cash Flow Concerns, Holiday Spending Bumps And Amicus Briefs
December 19, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, employees are stealing from their employers, Amazon’s voice-activated virtual assistant Alexa is contributing to contextual commerce, Australian small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are experiencing cash flow concerns, data shows holiday shopping is seeing its best year yet and amicus briefs are...

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Today In Data: Alexa Skills, Bitcoin Highs And Self-Serve Car Buying
December 18, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, Alexa keeps learning new skills, cryptocurrency is reaching ever-higher, all-time highs, car buyers save money with self-serve purchasing options, chief financial officers (CFOs) believe large companies will benefit from tax reform and credit unions are partnering with digital security firms to...

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Today In Data: Alt FIs Raise Funding, SMBs In The US And AI Gets Backing
December 15, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have won the alternative financial venture capital (VC) funding rounds, millions of SMBs are in operation in the U.S. — and they all have very different needs, artificial intelligence (AI) firms are receiving major backing, industry...

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Today In Data: Increased Shipping, Bitcoin Whirlwind And GDPR Non-Compliance
December 14, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, delivery firms will ship more packages than ever this holiday shopping season, bitcoin is having another whirlwind week, financial institutions (FIs) are working toward better innovations to create higher customer satisfaction, B2B digital procurement tools are not being used to their...

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Today In Data: VC For Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Records And Virtual ID Verification
December 13, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, venture capital (VC) funding is backing digital currency operations, bitcoin is edging up on record highs, identity (ID) verification solutions providers are helping merchants verify customers’ ideas, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are reporting they trust their payment providers and banking...

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Today In Data: Opioid Addiction, Same Day ACH And Women Shoppers
December 12, 2017

Today, in PYMNTS’ data, major retailers are implementing stricter return policies to help fight drug addiction, loan firms are using venture capital (VC) funding to better serve consumers, Same Day ACH was a huge hit for consumer-to-business (C2B) clients, women are dominating the holiday shopping...

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Today In Data: Consumer Spend, Venture Capital And Bitcoin Reach Record Highs
December 11, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, consumers are spending billions on holiday preparations, venture capital (VC) funding is helping luxury eTail expand, subscription-based fitness class models are helping gyms fill classes and fitness enthusiasts try new things, bitcoin is projected to reach newer and higher heights and...

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Today In Data: Nonprofit Donations, Cross-Border Payments Acquisitions And Mobile Delivery
December 08, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, the value of online charitable donations to nonprofits is increasing every year, acquisitions in B2B cross-border payments are giving some firms an advantage, the mobile delivery market is booming, venture capital (VC) firms are backing all types of business-focused solutions providers...

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Today In Data: Digital Ordering For QSRs, Retail Closures And High Cyber Fraud
December 07, 2017

Today in PYMNTS’ data, fast food chains are reporting consumer satisfaction following implementation of mobile order-ahead offerings, retail stores are closing at a near-record pace, “unthinkable” numbers of executives share their companies have experienced cyber fraud, real-time faster payments finally make their way to the...