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The Sky’s The Limit For Kenyan Online Marketplace Sky.Garden
The Sky’s The Limit For Kenyan Online Marketplace Sky.Garden
August 14, 2017  |  Retail

Africa is getting its own version of Amazon. Or at least, Nairobi, Kenya, is, with potential to one day see this marketplace representing all major...

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So, You Want To Be A PayFac
So, You Want To Be A PayFac
August 14, 2017  |  News

So, you want to be a PayFac? As a software platform, you’ve decided that instead of referring merchants to a third-party provider to process payments,...

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PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
PayPal Acquires Swift Financial To Expand SMB Lending Options
August 11, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The Great Recession had a crippling effect on credit markets across the board. Consumers, enterprise-sized businesses and small businesses (SMBs) all found themselves caught in...

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Local Retailers, Surviving or Dying in Retail’s Evolution?
Local Retailers, Surviving or Dying in Retail’s Evolution?
August 10, 2017  |  Retail

At the basic level of retail industry chatter online, much of the focus is on the battle between brick-and-mortar versus eCommerce. While the closing of...

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FLEETCOR Closes On Its $690M Buy Of Cambridge Global Payments
FLEETCOR Closes On Its $690M Buy Of Cambridge Global Payments
August 10, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

FLEETCOR Technologies, a global provider of commercial payment solutions, announced Wednesday (Aug. 9) that it has closed its acquisition of Cambridge Global Payments, the B2B...

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AI/BOTS: Consumer Behavior Transformation Via AI
AI/BOTS: Consumer Behavior Transformation Via AI
August 08, 2017  |  Retail

Gone are the days of mom-and-pop stores where the owner behind the counter knew what the customer wanted before he or she even spoke. Rather...

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eCommerce Finds The Cash Flow Link Between Financing And Shipping
eCommerce Finds The Cash Flow Link Between Financing And Shipping
August 04, 2017  |  B2B Payments

For eCommerce businesses, income and expenses are closely linked. After all, you have to spend money to make money, and for sellers, the costs of...

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Payworks Partners With Alipay In Europe
Payworks Partners With Alipay In Europe
August 04, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Payworks, a provider of point-of-sale (POS) payment infrastructure, announced news on Thursday (Aug. 3) that its payment gateway technology will be supporting the integration of...

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CommonSense Robotics’ $6M Funding To Help SMBs
CommonSense Robotics’ $6M Funding To Help SMBs
August 02, 2017  |  Retail

Pushing the boundaries of retailers’ capabilities has been an issue surrounding the industry for the past few years. Thanks, in part, to eCommerce giants like...

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