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Here’s Why Discount Retailers are Still Adding New Stores: They Make Shopping Fun

Here’s Why Discount Retailers are Still Adding New Stores: They Make Shopping Fun
Here’s Why Discount Retailers are Still Adding New Stores: They Make Shopping Fun
January 13, 2022  |  Retail

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TikTok Sets 2022 Target of $12B in Sales
TikTok Sets 2022 Target of $12B in Sales
January 13, 2022  |  Social Commerce

After taking in close to $4 billion in advertising revenue in 2021, TikTok is planning to reach triple that number in 2022. Get the Full...

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Salesforce Announces Tools for Social Commerce, More 
Salesforce Announces Tools for Social Commerce, More 
January 13, 2022  |  Commerce Connected

Salesforce on Thursday (Jan. 13) debuted several new innovations and partnerships it will use to help companies support social commerce capabilities and connect data across...

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FIS: 2021 was the Year of Perseverance
FIS: 2021 was the Year of Perseverance
January 13, 2022  |  Opinion

Financial institutions stepped up to the challenges of 2021, says Kelly Beatty, executive vice president and head of payments at FIS, meeting changing cardholder demands...

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Deep Dive: Why Automation and Other Technologies Are Critical to Instant Payments’ Continued Growth
Deep Dive: Why Automation and Other Technologies Are Critical to Instant Payments’ Continued Growth
January 13, 2022  |  Disbursements

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FinTechs Provide Solutions to Small Exporters Struggling to Access Finance
FinTechs Provide Solutions to Small Exporters Struggling to Access Finance
January 13, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Small exporters struggle to get access to finance. Large international banks are not interested in bearing the cost of onboarding small and midsize businesses, and small banks that do know these smaller businesses do not understand...

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UK Parliament Committee Sees More Risks Than Benefits in CBDCs
UK Parliament Committee Sees More Risks Than Benefits in CBDCs
January 13, 2022  |  CBDC

The Economic Affairs Committee at the U.K. House of Lords published a report on January 13 casting doubts about the benefits of creating a retail...

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Visa Teams with ConsenSys for Central Bank Digital Currency Pilot
Visa Teams with ConsenSys for Central Bank Digital Currency Pilot
January 13, 2022  |  CBDC

Visa is collaborating with the blockchain software company ConsenSys to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot program to test retail applications like cards...

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Post-Lockdown Liberation and the End of ‘the Tyranny of Distance’
Post-Lockdown Liberation and the End of ‘the Tyranny of Distance’
January 13, 2022  |  Connected Economy

After a long career stalking and investing in Silicon Valley startups, David Blumberg says he used the pandemic lockdown to liberate himself, move to Miami...

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