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Pandemic Will Linger Into 2022, Say Consumers, Before We’re ‘Back to Normal’
Pandemic Will Linger Into 2022, Say Consumers, Before We’re ‘Back to Normal’
August 18, 2021  |  Coronavirus

“If it be not now, yet it will come — the readiness is all,” wrote the Bard. And when it comes to the pandemic, the seemingly...

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Old Navy To Revamp Plus-Size Line With Integrated Shopping Experience
Old Navy To Revamp Plus-Size Line With Integrated Shopping Experience
August 18, 2021  |  Retail

Old Navy on Friday (Aug. 20) will unveil a new integrated shopping experience that brings together all of its women’s styles in sizes 0 to...

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Lowe’s Sales Sag Amid Decrease In Home Improvement
Lowe’s Sales Sag Amid Decrease In Home Improvement
August 18, 2021  |  Retail

North Carolina-based Lowe’s saw its comparable sales slip by 1.6 percent in the second quarter, the company said on Wednesday (Aug. 18), led by a...

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T-Mobile Offers Free ID Protection After Breach Exposed Data Of 40M+
T-Mobile Offers Free ID Protection After Breach Exposed Data Of 40M+
August 18, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

T-Mobile confirmed that hackers stole sensitive data on more than 40 million customers, and is now offering McAfee identity protection services at no charge for...

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PayPal To Drop BNPL Late Fees
PayPal To Drop BNPL Late Fees
August 18, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

PayPal will stop charging late fees for customers using its buy now, pay later (BNPL) service anywhere in the world as of Oct. 1, the...

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Excessive Commercial Card Fees Caught In FTC Crosshairs
Excessive Commercial Card Fees Caught In FTC Crosshairs
August 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Commercial card innovation continues to explore ways to expand the value proposition for corporate spenders and the businesses they pay. But this week’s top corporate...

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Australia’s NPP Discovers Inroads To B2B Payments Traction
Australia’s NPP Discovers Inroads To B2B Payments Traction
August 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Real-time payments aren’t only getting off the ground in more markets across the globe, but they’re also gaining traction in B2B payments — an ecosystem...

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Chinese President Xi Calls For Wealth Redistribution
Chinese President Xi Calls For Wealth Redistribution
August 18, 2021  |  International

Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for wealth redistribution that includes a framework for “common prosperity,” curbing excessive incomes and working to avert financial risks,...

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With A Larger Population Than Brazil, Pakistan’s Newly Digital SMBs Offer Huge Opportunity
With A Larger Population Than Brazil, Pakistan’s Newly Digital SMBs Offer Huge Opportunity
August 18, 2021  |  SMBs

Editor’s Note: Erwan Gelebart, who was JazzCash’s CEO at the time of this interview, is no longer with the company. Get the Full Story Complete...

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