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How SaaS Can Help Optimize eCommerce In A Digital-First World

How SaaS Can Help Optimize eCommerce In A Digital-First World
How SaaS Can Help Optimize eCommerce In A Digital-First World
August 28, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The past several months have been a wild ride for just about every business, but Chief Financial Officer Mark Lambert of FastSpring, an eCommerce partner...

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What The Amazon Fresh Store Says About The Future Of Grocery Shopping
What The Amazon Fresh Store Says About The Future Of Grocery Shopping
August 27, 2020  |  Retail

Amazon has in recent years been expanding its U.S. grocery business, and the eCommerce giant made its next big step forward on Thursday (Aug. 27) by...

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Seated CEO: It’s Time For Fine Dining To Join The Digital-First Fray
Seated CEO: It’s Time For Fine Dining To Join The Digital-First Fray
August 27, 2020  |  ResTech

When Brice Gumpel and his girlfriend were successful New York food bloggers a few years back, the city was the Big Apple Tart for them —...

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Are Banks Ready For The ‘Lifestyle Change’ Of Cloud Technology?
Are Banks Ready For The ‘Lifestyle Change’ Of Cloud Technology?
August 27, 2020  |  Banking

The pandemic has accelerated modernization efforts among banks across the globe, but not all banks are created equal when it comes to cloud adoption. Get...

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Afterpay: What Retailers Are Now Learning To Do Differently
Afterpay: What Retailers Are Now Learning To Do Differently
August 27, 2020  |  BNPL

The retail world has been forced to radically rethink almost everything it does amid COVID-19. Melissa Davis, Afterpay’s North American division head, told Karen Webster...

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Why Virtual Cards Are The Future Of Controlling And Securing Business Spend
Why Virtual Cards Are The Future Of Controlling And Securing Business Spend
August 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Virtual cards have long been associated with corporate travel and expense (T&E), because their advantages fit nearly hand-in-glove with the significant pain points that firms’...

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The Specs on SPACs – And Why Blank-Check Firms Get Backing
The Specs on SPACs – And Why Blank-Check Firms Get Backing
August 26, 2020  |  IPO

As U.S. stock-market indices make new highs, an acronym that’s perhaps less familiar to investors — “SPAC” — is gaining traction. It represents a different...

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How AI Helps Visa ‘Step In’ (Smartly) When Issuers Go Offline
How AI Helps Visa ‘Step In’ (Smartly) When Issuers Go Offline
August 26, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Getting transactions done — particularly card transactions — requires a seamless flow of card-level data between cardholders, card networks, acquirers and issuers. Get the Full Story...

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