COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

(source: cdc.gov)

Amazon To Open COVID-19 Inoculation Location In Washington State
Amazon To Open COVID-19 Inoculation Location In Washington State
January 22, 2021  |  Retail

In a bid to vaccine thousands of individuals, Amazon will bring a “pop-up” inoculation location to Seattle during the weekend, the New York Post reported....

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J.P. Morgan: Rapid Digitization And A New Focus On ESG Considerations
J.P. Morgan: Rapid Digitization And A New Focus On ESG Considerations
January 22, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

“Digital solutions simply had to be up and running swiftly in order to enable clients to continue to do business at a crucial point, and...

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VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets
VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets
January 22, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Sergi Herrero co-CEO of VEON, explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the acceleration of cashless payments, and how that has posed a challenge to...

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Corporate America Steps Up To Aid COVID Vaccine Effort
Corporate America Steps Up To Aid COVID Vaccine Effort
January 21, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Some of the nation’s top executives have been reaching out to state and federal officials to offer their companies’ services to help speed the delivery...

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Wide-Ranging Bets Cloud Return Of Business Travel
Wide-Ranging Bets Cloud Return Of Business Travel
January 21, 2021  |  Travel Payments

When it comes to predicting the return of business travel, the conventional wisdom is simply all over the map right now, ranging from this summer...

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Ingo Money: Banks And Fintechs, Together At Last
Ingo Money: Banks And Fintechs, Together At Last
January 21, 2021  |  Banking

“If we look back at the last few years, we have been approaching a tipping point for banks and FinTechs to collaborate to bring instant...

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i2C: Embracing Connectedness And Unpredictability
i2C: Embracing Connectedness And Unpredictability
January 21, 2021  |  Economy

“Dealing with a lot of abstraction and contemplating a lot of contingencies is not easy,” noted Amir Wain, founder and CEO of i2C, in “A...

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GIACT: It’s Time To Fight Back Against Fraud
GIACT: It’s Time To Fight Back Against Fraud
January 21, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Melissa Townsley-Solis, head of GIACT, discusses one of the negative effects of COVID-19: the escalation of fraud in the payments arena. In “A Look Forward:...

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GeoGuard: Forget Space — 2021 Is A Digital Odyssey
GeoGuard: Forget Space — 2021 Is A Digital Odyssey
January 21, 2021  |  Digital Payments

David Briggs, founder and CEO of GeoGuard, explores how the pandemic has triggered the acceleration of digital in the payments arena, and why he believes...

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