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Missed Amazon Delivery Frustrate Floridians’ Irma Preparations
Missed Amazon Delivery Frustrate Floridians’ Irma Preparations
September 11, 2017  |  Retail

Retailers statewide have been disappointing Floridians in the run up and cool down from Hurricane Irma. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Data-R-Us: The Purchase And Sale Of Data
Data-R-Us: The Purchase And Sale Of Data
September 11, 2017  |  Data

Where do analysts get their data? It’s not like they can just stroll up to a retailer like Data-R-Us and buy it … can they?...

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Corporate Bond Sales Speed Past $1 Trillion
Corporate Bond Sales Speed Past $1 Trillion
September 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Corporate treasuries are continuing to take advantage of low interest rates, leading to a surge in sales of high-grade U.S. corporate bonds, according to reports in...

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Correspondent Banking Declines Amid Regulatory Pressures, Says IMF
Correspondent Banking Declines Amid Regulatory Pressures, Says IMF
September 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A new report from the International Finance Corporation, a part of the World Bank Group, finds correspondent banking relationships are down, an unintended consequence of...

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Virtual Cards’ Role In B2B Payments Digitization
Virtual Cards’ Role In B2B Payments Digitization
September 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Even as B2B payments progresses toward digitization, paper checks stick around. Analysts and industry players generally have their bets set on ACH to help guide...

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Some SMBs Dangerously Ignorant Of Cybersecurity Threat
Some SMBs Dangerously Ignorant Of Cybersecurity Threat
September 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The research is clear: Just because a business is small does not mean it survives undetected from a cyberattack. In fact, some SMBs may actually...

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Reward Finance Doubles SMB Loan Capacity With Foresight Investment
Reward Finance Doubles SMB Loan Capacity With Foresight Investment
September 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Alternative lending hasn’t completely lost its edge with investors. U.K.-based invoice and trade finance firm Reward Finance Group recently reported it had raised more than...

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Goldman Sachs Taking Its Online Deposit Business To The UK
Goldman Sachs Taking Its Online Deposit Business To The UK
September 11, 2017  |  News

Goldman Sachs is reportedly gearing up to expand its retail banking unit in the U.K. — taking a page from its efforts in the U.S....

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Equifax Blames Flaw In Database Software For Breach; Backlash Mounts From Consumers, Lawmakers
Equifax Blames Flaw In Database Software For Breach; Backlash Mounts From Consumers, Lawmakers
September 11, 2017  |  Safety and Security

Equifax, the credit scoring company that suffered a data breach that impacted as many as 143 million Americans, is blaming a vendor software flaw in...

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