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The Power Of THREE: Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s New SMB InsurTech Platform

The Power Of THREE: Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s New SMB InsurTech Platform
The Power Of THREE: Inside Berkshire Hathaway’s New SMB InsurTech Platform
December 23, 2019  |  SMBs

When people joke about boring professions and industries, one can bet that insurance will almost always be one of the top targets of such humor....

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The Week In Payments: Acquisitions, Partnerships And A Team Of Rivals Unite Over Standards
The Week In Payments: Acquisitions, Partnerships And A Team Of Rivals Unite Over Standards
December 20, 2019  |  Commentary

The year may be winding toward a close and slowing down, but this week the world of payments showed signs of neither as big players...

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Why Rent The Runway Wants To Become The Amazon Prime Of Retail
Why Rent The Runway Wants To Become The Amazon Prime Of Retail
December 20, 2019  |  Retail

A decade ago, the concept of building a retail operation around shopping in other people’s closets was something of a hard sell. In 2009, the...

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Giving Layaway A Digital Reboot
Giving Layaway A Digital Reboot
December 20, 2019  |  Retail

In the 1930s, in the era of the Great Depression, when consumers had little extra cash, retailers nationwide came up with an innovation to make...

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Why Cloud Storage May Be Payments’ Stealth Game-Changer
Why Cloud Storage May Be Payments’ Stealth Game-Changer
December 20, 2019  |  Innovation

Everyone is always looking for some secret sauce for innovation, disruption and growth. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Why Main Street SMBs Are A Greenfield For InsurTech
Why Main Street SMBs Are A Greenfield For InsurTech
December 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Insurance may not be the most flashy or exciting of industries, but its continued reliance on paper and inefficient underwriting processes makes the market a...

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Navigating Merchants’ Bumpy Ride To SCA Compliance In 2020
Navigating Merchants’ Bumpy Ride To SCA Compliance In 2020
December 19, 2019  |  Regulation

The revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulation rollout in the EU has been a little bit on the bumpy side so...

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Demystifying Russia’s Digital Payments Landscape
Demystifying Russia’s Digital Payments Landscape
December 19, 2019  |  eCommerce

For eCommerce firms targeting emerging markets, the opportunities are vast, as millions of consumers continue to go online to buy, and eCommerce sales soar by...

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When The Text Message From The Bank Isn’t From The Bank
When The Text Message From The Bank Isn’t From The Bank
December 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

In business – and especially in financial services and banking – trust is built up over decades, and can be destroyed in an instant. Get...

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