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Consumers Pick Chain Restaurants When They Want to Spend Less

Consumers Pick Chain Restaurants When They Want to Spend Less
Consumers Pick Chain Restaurants When They Want to Spend Less
October 20, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

Food prices may be weighing heavy on consumers’ minds across the board, but when it comes to using prices to stand out from the competition,...

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Are Retail Traders Bored Now That Bitcoin is Less Volatile?
Are Retail Traders Bored Now That Bitcoin is Less Volatile?
October 20, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin’s biggest problem as a payments currency is its wild volatility, with a long history of rising and falling as much as 10% in a...

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Google Unveils ‘More Visual’ Shopping Tools
Google Unveils ‘More Visual’ Shopping Tools
October 20, 2022  |  Google

Google is continuing its efforts to enhance its shopping offerings with new features designed to provide what it calls “a more visual experience” to people...

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Today in B2B Payments: Firms Launch BNPL, Mobile App, Storefront
Today in B2B Payments: Firms Launch BNPL, Mobile App, Storefront
October 20, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Ionia and Certegy roll out a new buy now, pay later (BNPL) offering, Wave debuts a new mobile app for small...

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87% of Consumers Say Inflation Outpaces Income Growth
87% of Consumers Say Inflation Outpaces Income Growth
October 20, 2022  |  Economy

Inflation continues to take a bite out of the household budget, to whittle away earnings power. In response, the belts are getting tighter and tighter...

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Nigeria Promotes Innovation, Becomes Latest African Country to Pass Startup Act
Nigeria Promotes Innovation, Becomes Latest African Country to Pass Startup Act
October 20, 2022  |  emea

With presidential assent marking its final passage into law, the Nigeria Startup Bill has become the Nigeria Startup Act as of Wednesday (Oct. 19). Get...

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FinTech IPO Index Off 3% Amid Conflicting Signals On Consumer Spending
FinTech IPO Index Off 3% Amid Conflicting Signals On Consumer Spending
October 20, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

The FinTech IPO Index was down 3.2% heading into the end of the week and is down 10.2% headed into the final days of October....

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Instacart, Ahold Delhaize Boost Ad Sales to Augment Grocery Business
Instacart, Ahold Delhaize Boost Ad Sales to Augment Grocery Business
October 20, 2022  |  Retail

As rising food prices put additional margin pressure on businesses that rely on grocery sales, some are turning to advertising to supplement their revenue. Get...

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CFPB Guidance: Consumer Reporting Agencies Must Eliminate ‘Junk Data’ 
CFPB Guidance: Consumer Reporting Agencies Must Eliminate ‘Junk Data’ 
October 20, 2022  |  CFPB

When a credit report says that a child has a mortgage or that someone incurred a debt years before they were born, that’s obviously false...

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