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The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Siren Song of Enhanced Efficiency

The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker:  The Siren Song of Enhanced Efficiency
The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Siren Song of Enhanced Efficiency
March 22, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Shopping in the early 20th century was not a terribly efficient experience for the consumer. Buying meat was one market, seafood another, produce yet another...

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Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
March 22, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the...

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Snowe, Simplicity And (Literally) Making Bedding Out Of Air
Snowe, Simplicity And (Literally) Making Bedding Out Of Air
March 22, 2019  |  Retail

There is no shortage of direct-to-consumer (DTC) eCommerce firms offering luxurious, hotel-quality sheets to consumers — and doing so at a price that reflects a more...

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Invoice Financing Via Blockchain Targets SMB Cash Flow Problems
Invoice Financing Via Blockchain Targets SMB Cash Flow Problems
March 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are the lifeblood of many economies — Europe’s among them — and working capital is the lifeblood of SMBs. Get...

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iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business
iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business
March 22, 2019  |  Mastercard

In the U.S. and worldwide, counterfeiting is a large, lucrative business worth between $1.2 trillion and $1.5 trillion annually, according to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition...

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What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’
What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’
March 22, 2019  |  Innovation

Government moves at its own pace, for better or worse or both, but that pace can provide opportunities for fraud and expensive errors – mistakes and...

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The Shockingly Strong Staying Power Of Home Shopping
The Shockingly Strong Staying Power Of Home Shopping
March 21, 2019  |  Retail

A little under a year ago, a strange rumor began to make the rounds in the commerce ecosystem: Amazon was about to buy a TV...

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Women Driving Growth Of Legal Cannabis Commerce
Women Driving Growth Of Legal Cannabis Commerce
March 21, 2019  |  Ecosystems

The nature of cannabis commerce is changing, and not just because of spreading legalization (with New Jersey the latest state to be in the midst...

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FDA eCig Crackdown Boosts Appeal Of Online Authentication
FDA eCig Crackdown Boosts Appeal Of Online Authentication
March 21, 2019  |  Authentication

It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores)...

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