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Global Markets Put a Local Spin on Black Friday Sales
Global Markets Put a Local Spin on Black Friday Sales
November 24, 2022  |  Retail

On the international stage, Thanksgiving is up there with baseball and the star-spangled banner as among the most instantly recognizable emblems of Americana by which...

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Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
November 23, 2022  |  Disbursements

Solopreneurs and micro-businesses are the lifeblood of Africa’s informal and semiformal economies, but when it comes to accessing working capital loans, they are typically underserved...

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What the Taylor Swift Ticket Crash Says About Life in a Digital World
What the Taylor Swift Ticket Crash Says About Life in a Digital World
November 23, 2022  |  Connected Economy

The pandemic-fueled rise of online shopping and its hyper adoption across all commerce categories has made “adapt or die” the calling card for emergent card...

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9 in 10 CFOs Focused on Payments Automation and Transformation
9 in 10 CFOs Focused on Payments Automation and Transformation
November 23, 2022  |  Accounts Payable

The benefits of streamlining and modernizing the payment experience through digital tools and forward-looking investments appear to have sunken in. New research shows nine out...

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Retailers Say BNPL Boosts Sales, Consumers Say It Keeps Them Coming Back
Retailers Say BNPL Boosts Sales, Consumers Say It Keeps Them Coming Back
November 23, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

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ALDI Turns to Social Media to Boost Loyalty Program
ALDI Turns to Social Media to Boost Loyalty Program
November 23, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As grocers compete for shoppers’ loyalty across digital and physical channels, the bar for building relationships with customers is getting higher. Yet, a traditional rewards...

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Partnerships Take the Guesswork out of Merchants’ Crypto Acceptance
Partnerships Take the Guesswork out of Merchants’ Crypto Acceptance
November 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With FTX dominating digital currency headlines and bitcoin and stablecoin prices gyrating, Daniel Escobar, chief technology officer of crypto tax service provider ZenLedger, said it’s...

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Staffing and Wage Access Get Digital Do-Over as Healthcare Delivery Changes
Staffing and Wage Access Get Digital Do-Over as Healthcare Delivery Changes
November 23, 2022  |  Healthcare

As healthcare delivery models expand, questions around facility needs, staff demands over shifts, wage access and more are advancing rapidly, and digital platforms are leaning...

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Main Street SMBs Are 4.6% ‘Healthier’ Than They Were Pre-Pandemic
Main Street SMBs Are 4.6% ‘Healthier’ Than They Were Pre-Pandemic
November 22, 2022  |  SMBs

No one quite knows what life after the pandemic might look like, as we’re all still in a state of returning to “normal.” Get the...

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