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

Wayfair, Home Furnishings Sector Looks Past COVID Winter
Wayfair, Home Furnishings Sector Looks Past COVID Winter
November 03, 2020  |  Retail

Go home and stay home until we sound the all-clear, they said. So, we did. Being Americans, always seeing new possibilities, it didn’t take long...

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IKEA: Second Wave Of COVID-19 Lockdowns Won’t Hit As Hard
IKEA: Second Wave Of COVID-19 Lockdowns Won’t Hit As Hard
November 03, 2020  |  Retail

IKEA said it’s ready to forge ahead, despite new COVID-19 restrictions in Europe that threaten economic recovery. Martin van Dam, chief financial officer of Inter...

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Deep Dive: How The Pandemic Is Pushing Nonprofits To Accelerate B2B Digitization
Deep Dive: How The Pandemic Is Pushing Nonprofits To Accelerate B2B Digitization
November 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

  Nonprofits’ unique revenue models are causing them to struggle more than most other businesses during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. One recent study found that...

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Deep Dive: How Understanding Open Banking Rules Can Help Merchants Gain Consumers’ Trust
Deep Dive: How Understanding Open Banking Rules Can Help Merchants Gain Consumers’ Trust
November 03, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Lingering economic uncertainty and growing fraud rates in multiple markets are prompting consumers to sharpen their focus on privacy and security. Eighty-one percent of consumers in...

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What Sticks? Digital-First Changes Show Signs Of Permanence
What Sticks? Digital-First Changes Show Signs Of Permanence
November 02, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

In years to come, it’ll be hard to find anything as studied and surveyed as COVID-19’s effects on commerce. And while most predictions are at...

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IMF Calls On G20 To Pump Money Into Global Economies
IMF Calls On G20 To Pump Money Into Global Economies
November 02, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is calling on Group of Twenty (G20) member states to continue pumping money into their economies to help offset the...

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Study: UK’s Restaurant Subsidies Helped Boost Spread Of COVID-19
Study: UK’s Restaurant Subsidies Helped Boost Spread Of COVID-19
November 02, 2020  |  Retail

The U.K.’s Eat Out to Help Out campaign — which offered a 50 percent discount at restaurants on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays during August —...

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Sprinkles Sweetens Contactless Options To Improve Customer Satisfaction
Sprinkles Sweetens Contactless Options To Improve Customer Satisfaction
November 02, 2020  |  ResTech

Few sectors have experienced such radical change in consumer purchasing habits during the pandemic than the quick-service restaurant (QSR) industry. Restaurants turned to digital channels...

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Volante: Cloud Technology’s Inherent Resiliency Is The Answer To Uncertainty
Volante: Cloud Technology’s Inherent Resiliency Is The Answer To Uncertainty
October 30, 2020  |  Innovation

With COVID putting a greater emphasis on business continuity and security than ever before, Volante believes the answer to all of the uncertainty lies in...

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