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Digital Disruptors Need CFOs Who Can Build Teams and Infrastructure

Digital Disruptors Need CFOs Who Can Build Teams and Infrastructure
Digital Disruptors Need CFOs Who Can Build Teams and Infrastructure
August 29, 2022  |  CFO

The reinsurance business isn’t what it used to be. The space has traditionally been dominated by huge incumbents with names familiar to anybody who’s ever...

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As Prices Rise, Restaurants Reevaluate Free Food Loyalty Incentives
As Prices Rise, Restaurants Reevaluate Free Food Loyalty Incentives
August 29, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Amid ongoing food price inflation, many restaurants are finding that their loyalty programs are their best tool to combat trade-down to grocery, enabling them to...

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Seamless Payments: A Thing of Beauty
Seamless Payments: A Thing of Beauty
August 29, 2022  |  Payment Methods

The pursuit of beauty could be called universal, but how people want to pay for it varies locally. To bridge legions of buyers and sellers...

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Indian Consumers Seek Relief From Cross-Border Education, Travel Payments Friction
Indian Consumers Seek Relief From Cross-Border Education, Travel Payments Friction
August 29, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The great reopening is upon us: Travel is surging, airports are crowded and railways are congested. Cross-border travel is seeing a snapback. Get the Full...

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Growing Competition for ‘1099 Talent’ Puts Premium on Faster Contractor Payments
Growing Competition for ‘1099 Talent’ Puts Premium on Faster Contractor Payments
August 29, 2022  |  Gig Economy

With gig economy workers becoming increasingly hard to find, payments surety, transparency and speed are potent forces that can keep a company’s 1099 workers happy...

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The Data Point: 83% of Consumers Bought Groceries in July, Down 87% in June
The Data Point: 83% of Consumers Bought Groceries in July, Down 87% in June
August 29, 2022  |  Economy

With inflation and unleashed summer travel demand putting the hurt on weakened paychecks, more consumers — especially younger demos — dined out for a better...

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Affirm and Zoom’s Post-Earnings Slumps Haul CE100 Lower by 3.7%
Affirm and Zoom’s Post-Earnings Slumps Haul CE100 Lower by 3.7%
August 29, 2022  |  Connected Economy

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Emerging Market Consumers Lukewarm on Value of CBDCs
Emerging Market Consumers Lukewarm on Value of CBDCs
August 29, 2022  |  CBDC

It’s been over a year since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular prohibiting banks and other financial institutions from facilitating cryptocurrency transactions...

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GoTab: Resistance to Automation Keeps Stadium Payments Stuck in the Past
GoTab: Resistance to Automation Keeps Stadium Payments Stuck in the Past
August 26, 2022  |  Payment Methods

As digital technologies become increasingly advanced, new opportunities are emerging to unify previously disparate ecosystems within one connected payments systems and consumer-facing platform. Noting this...

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