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How To Get DIY Landlords To Play The Digital Payments Game

How To Get DIY Landlords To Play The Digital Payments Game
How To Get DIY Landlords To Play The Digital Payments Game
May 17, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Pain comes in many forms, including through anticipation. That holds true for the world of payments, even in this golden age of digital transactions and...

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Smaller US Cities Foster More Payments Innovation
Smaller US Cities Foster More Payments Innovation
May 16, 2019  |  Innovation

The next chapter in the history of digital payments and commerce is being written in technology incubators – but not only those shops run by...

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The Problems With Postal Banking
The Problems With Postal Banking
May 16, 2019  |  Alternative Credit

Last week presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and freshman New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a lot of headlines with the Loan Shark Prevention Act —...

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Online Retailers Face New Threats From Hackers
Online Retailers Face New Threats From Hackers
May 16, 2019  |  Retail

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing...

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Innovating New Direct Paths To Customers For DTC Startups
Innovating New Direct Paths To Customers For DTC Startups
May 16, 2019  |  Retail

The trouble with direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands is that the name belies how hard it actually is to reach and recruit the consumer. This is particularly...

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Taking A Customized eApproach To Furniture
Taking A Customized eApproach To Furniture
May 16, 2019  |  Retail

Some entrepreneurs are inspired to start companies because of their experiences: Edgar Blazona was tired of going to dinner parties and hearing how challenging it...

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Digital Marketplaces’ Growing Role In The Gig Economy
Digital Marketplaces’ Growing Role In The Gig Economy
May 16, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The gig economy has operated — and thrived — in a gray area. There has been a question as to whether workers are actually employees...

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US Senate Revives Export-Import Bank
US Senate Revives Export-Import Bank
May 16, 2019  |  B2B Payments

After a four-year hiatus, the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank) is returning to full-fledged operations as a provider of high-value trade financing and other services...

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