Editor’s Picks

Microlending Bridges Gaps For Recent Immigrants

Microlending Bridges Gaps For Recent Immigrants
Microlending Bridges Gaps For Recent Immigrants
July 02, 2019  |  Alternative Credit

Karla Ogaro was a certified pharmacist in the Philippines before emigrating to Canada. Mohammed Aly, also an immigrant to Canada, was a dentist who ran a clinic...

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Same-Day Delivery Wars Heat Up
Same-Day Delivery Wars Heat Up
July 02, 2019  |  eCommerce

You know things are getting real – really real – when booze enters into the mix. And that’s what’s happening with same-day delivery, among the...

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Reinventing Pizza Powered By The LeBron Bump
Reinventing Pizza Powered By The LeBron Bump
July 02, 2019  |  Retail

Pizza is a surprisingly controversial subject — even among people who love it. New York style or Chicago; plain cheese or with toppings; if toppings,...

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Uber Ups Its Game With Scooters
Uber Ups Its Game With Scooters
July 02, 2019  |  Retail

One of the biggest stories in retail continues to be Uber’s effort to move well beyond its core offering of automotive ridesharing. Now the company,...

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Do Bigger Budgets Mean More Innovation?
Do Bigger Budgets Mean More Innovation?
July 02, 2019  |  Banking

Smaller banks and large financial institutions have been subject to a paradox where smaller banks are known to be more consumer-friendly, but the trade-off has...

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Tech Stumbles As Banks’ Compliance Pressure Rises
Tech Stumbles As Banks’ Compliance Pressure Rises
July 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

When reports last week in the Financial Times (FT) highlighted the thousands of offshore bank accounts frozen by Lloyds Banking Group, the news thrust the...

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A New Divide In Business Banking?
A New Divide In Business Banking?
July 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The 2008 global financial crisis forced traditional banks to pull back from small businesses (SMBs) considered too risky and unprofitable to finance, leaving a gap...

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Mastercard: Why Nordic Countries Could Fuel RTP Push
Mastercard: Why Nordic Countries Could Fuel RTP Push
July 02, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Real-time payments (RTP) is a global initiative that’s been a decade in the making and counting, one that has gained momentum over the last several...

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