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Small Businesses Need Credit, Lenders Need a Better Way to Assess That Risk
Small Businesses Need Credit, Lenders Need a Better Way to Assess That Risk
February 11, 2022  |  SMBs

Traditional credit scores — for decades, the prime metric to be granted or denied financing — is a bit of a relic, and in the...

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CPGs Turn to Cloud Data to Cut Waste and Costs as Inflation Surges
CPGs Turn to Cloud Data to Cut Waste and Costs as Inflation Surges
February 11, 2022  |  Supply Chain

More than half of the world’s people live in cities. They have no connection to how food is produced or distributed. They just expect it...

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BNPL’s Ease and Speed at Checkout Catch the Eye of Would-Be Thieves
BNPL’s Ease and Speed at Checkout Catch the Eye of Would-Be Thieves
February 11, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

New and trendy payment methods are popular with fraudsters, too. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Report: Paper Still Plagues Bill Payment Processes for 88% of Utility, Consumer Finance Firms
Report: Paper Still Plagues Bill Payment Processes for 88% of Utility, Consumer Finance Firms
February 11, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

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Western Union’s Digital Money Transfer Business Now 24% of C2C Revenues
Western Union’s Digital Money Transfer Business Now 24% of C2C Revenues
February 10, 2022  |  Earnings

Western Union posted fourth-quarter results that showed continued momentum in digital transactions, up double-digit percentages year over year. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Today in FinTech: Venture Capitalists Made It Rain for FinTechs in 2021; Will 2022 See More of the Same?
Today in FinTech: Venture Capitalists Made It Rain for FinTechs in 2021; Will 2022 See...
February 10, 2022  |  Investments

Cash rained down on FinTechs in 2021, with venture capitalists almost doubling funding in both transaction value and volume, according to data from S&P Global...

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EMEA Daily: L’Oréal eCommerce Growth Sparks 2021 Sales Spike; Delivery Hero Sees Record Decline Amid Gloomy Outlook
EMEA Daily: L’Oréal eCommerce Growth Sparks 2021 Sales Spike; Delivery Hero Sees Record Decline Amid...
February 10, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, L’Oréal singled out its eCommerce growth of 25.7% as key to its strong 2021; and Germany’s...

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Mark Cuban, Las Olas Venture Capital Invest in Supply Chain Tech Firm Leverage
Mark Cuban, Las Olas Venture Capital Invest in Supply Chain Tech Firm Leverage
February 10, 2022  |  Investments

Las Olas Venture Capital (LOVC) led a $5 million seed financing round into Leverage.ai, its third Fund II investment, according to a Thursday (Feb. 10)...

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Dogecoin’s Race: Is Elon Musk’s Favorite Crypto Being Out-Memed By Its Shiba Inu Sibling?
Dogecoin’s Race: Is Elon Musk’s Favorite Crypto Being Out-Memed By Its Shiba Inu Sibling?
February 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Dogecoin has gotten a lot of mainstream attention, but another dog-faced memecoin, Shiba Inu, seems to be getting more love lately. Get the Full Story...

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