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Amazon Account Suspensions Worrying Merchants
Amazon Account Suspensions Worrying Merchants
August 29, 2016  |  Amazon

For Amazon merchants, probably the biggest fear is their account being suspended, which a recent Bloomberg report said is more reality than most might believe....

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In Canada, SMB Shifts Signal Big Bank Challenges
In Canada, SMB Shifts Signal Big Bank Challenges
August 29, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Up north, SMBs are looking beyond the "Big Five" for banking business. CFIB’s Doug Bruce details the trends and challenges that lie before the biggest...

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Ethereum Woes Validate Conservative Nature Of Bitcoin Developers
Ethereum Woes Validate Conservative Nature Of Bitcoin Developers
August 29, 2016  |  Bitcoin

For some time now, some people have thought the Bitcoin Core development team is too conservative and too concerned with technical failures to take action...

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Amazon Opening Up Physical Store In Chicago
Amazon Opening Up Physical Store In Chicago
August 29, 2016  |  Amazon

Amazon is dominating in the eCommerce world, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t see value in physical store fronts, with the eCommerce retailer gearing up...

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New FinTech Federation Takes Shape
New FinTech Federation Takes Shape
August 29, 2016  |  Innovation

A federation of FinTechs is taking shape, as tech groups from as many as 20 cities are planning to band together to create hubs in...

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Google, Apple Eyeing Blockchain For Payments
Google, Apple Eyeing Blockchain For Payments
August 29, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Apple and Google haven’t shown much interest in blockchain technology, but that appears to be changing, with increasing interest in Ripple and the distributed ledger financial company’s Interledger...

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UberEATS Drivers Aren’t Having It With Price Change In London Either
UberEATS Drivers Aren’t Having It With Price Change In London Either
August 29, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

Will anyone be able to get food through an on-demand delivery app anytime soon? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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RushCard Rolls Out New Features To Lure Customers Back Post-Glitch
RushCard Rolls Out New Features To Lure Customers Back Post-Glitch
August 29, 2016  |  Financial Inclusion

Hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons rolled out RushCard about a decade ago; a year ago the pre-paid card product was swarmed by bad press after a...

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How Fraud Slips Through The Cracks Of Flashy ERP Systems
How Fraud Slips Through The Cracks Of Flashy ERP Systems
August 29, 2016  |  B2B Payments

The larger the corporation, generally, the more money it has to invest in high-tech software, like ERP systems. And as C-suite executives might assume, the...

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