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Chip Shortage Forces Toyota to Scale Back Production

Chip Shortage Forces Toyota to Scale Back Production
Chip Shortage Forces Toyota to Scale Back Production
October 15, 2021  |  Retail

Toyota Motor Corp. on Friday (Oct. 15) announced scheduled shutdowns of its Japan production plants in November from one to five days, blaming the ongoing...

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Automotive SaaS Firm MotorK Preps $173M IPO 
Automotive SaaS Firm MotorK Preps $173M IPO 
October 15, 2021  |  IPO

MotorK, an Italian Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company serving car dealers, is preparing to go public with an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the firm...

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Retail Sales Up 0.7% in September as Inflation Continues to Rise
Retail Sales Up 0.7% in September as Inflation Continues to Rise
October 15, 2021  |  Retail

Labor Day travel and continued consumer resilience contributed to a 0.7% increase in consumer spending last month, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday (Oct....

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Deep Dive: How Consumers’ Growing Appetite for Subscription Services Can Help Sustain the Food and Restaurant Industries
Deep Dive: How Consumers’ Growing Appetite for Subscription Services Can Help Sustain the Food and...
October 15, 2021  |  Subscription Commerce

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BidVertiser on How Payments Automation Can Help Optimize Collections Processes for Advertising Firms
BidVertiser on How Payments Automation Can Help Optimize Collections Processes for Advertising Firms
October 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

B2B advertising is going decidedly digital as firms eye new markets to secure revenue growth. In the Payments In B2B Advertising Report, Shahar Jacobi, CEO...

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Artsy on Leveraging Mobile Payments to Drive Cross-Border Art Sales
Artsy on Leveraging Mobile Payments to Drive Cross-Border Art Sales
October 15, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

Auction houses and art galleries are ready to take their operations global and are going all-in to reach buyers online. In the Cross-Border Retail Payments...

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Quora on Tapping Automation, ERP Integrations to Confront AR Management Challenges in the B2B Space
Quora on Tapping Automation, ERP Integrations to Confront AR Management Challenges in the B2B Space
October 15, 2021  |  Accounts Receivable

Managing accounts receivable (AR) struggles in a remote working environment is not without its challenges, but automation has helped companies blunt the impact and keep...

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United Wholesale Mortgage Does About Face, Drops Crypto Payments
United Wholesale Mortgage Does About Face, Drops Crypto Payments
October 15, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Just hours after declaring its cryptocurrency payments pilot a success, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) decided to scrap the trial-run program it launched in August. Get...

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The $3T Payments ‘Trade Gap’ Can Be Tamed With Better Data, Retooled B2B Platforms
The $3T Payments ‘Trade Gap’ Can Be Tamed With Better Data, Retooled B2B Platforms
October 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The ongoing pressures on global supply chains have snarled the normal process of getting goods onto shelves, leaving buyers to scramble to find new routes...

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