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Shopify: Online’s Biggest Liability Is A Friction-Filled Checkout
Shopify: Online’s Biggest Liability Is A Friction-Filled Checkout
March 21, 2018  |  Retail

After two decades of online commerce, Mohammad Hashemi, General Manager of Financial Services at Shopify told Karen Webster, online checkout shouldn’t be a friction-filled mess...

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Marketplace Partnership Brings Competition To Healthcare
Marketplace Partnership Brings Competition To Healthcare
March 21, 2018  |  Matchmakers

At first, consumers weren’t bothered by the steep climb in healthcare costs, because their employers were covering their services. If they needed emergency care, all...

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BofA Consumers Can Add Credit, Debit Cards To PayPal From Mobile Banking App
BofA Consumers Can Add Credit, Debit Cards To PayPal From Mobile Banking App
March 20, 2018  |  Digital Banking

Bank of America announced news on Tuesday (March 20) that customers can now add multiple credit and debit cards to their PayPal account without having...

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FTC Wades Into Facebook’s Latest Data Scandal
FTC Wades Into Facebook’s Latest Data Scandal
March 20, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, the social media giant embroiled in a new consumer data scandal, is being pursued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the main agency for...

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More Than One-Quarter Of Amazon Merchant Sales Cross Borders
More Than One-Quarter Of Amazon Merchant Sales Cross Borders
March 20, 2018  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon is encouraging its eCommerce vendors to sell their goods internationally, as cross-border sales are becoming an increasingly important part of the retailer’s revenue. Get...

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Hyperwallet Teams Up With Lyric Financial For Royalty Payment Advances
Hyperwallet Teams Up With Lyric Financial For Royalty Payment Advances
March 20, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

To enable faster and more efficient royalty payment advances to recording artists working on TuneCore, Hyperwallet has signed a deal with Lyric Financial — a financial services...

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Retail Bankruptcy Tracker: Claire’s And Grocers Throw In The Towel
Retail Bankruptcy Tracker: Claire’s And Grocers Throw In The Towel
March 20, 2018  |  Retail

As sad as the end of Toys R Us may be, the iconic toy store is far from the only retailer struggling these days —...

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FedEx Mini-Stores Coming To 500 Walmart Stores
FedEx Mini-Stores Coming To 500 Walmart Stores
March 20, 2018  |  Delivery

FedEx is coming to Walmart in the form of internal shops that will help customers print, pack and ship out of 500 of the retailer’s locations...

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