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Census: December 2020 Advance Monthly Sales Drop 0.7 Pct
Census: December 2020 Advance Monthly Sales Drop 0.7 Pct
January 15, 2021  |  Retail

The U.S. Census Bureau reported on Friday (Jan. 15) that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December 2020 fell 0.7 percent...

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Latest Research: Vaccines May Cure ‘Pandenomic’ Slump And Fill Stores Again — By 2022
Latest Research: Vaccines May Cure ‘Pandenomic’ Slump And Fill Stores Again — By 2022
January 15, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The latest installment in PYMNTS’ ‘Pandenomics’ study series is Mapping Digital-First Consumers’ Return to the Physical World, the “Why Digital-First Behaviors Are Here to Stay”...

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WilsonHCG On Leveraging Video, Digital ID Tools To Ease Remote Hiring
WilsonHCG On Leveraging Video, Digital ID Tools To Ease Remote Hiring
January 15, 2021  |  Authentication

Hiring and vetting job applicants remotely has become par for the course, but not all companies know how to verify job applicants' identities digitally, says...

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How The Pandemic Underscores The Digital-First Startup Strategy
How The Pandemic Underscores The Digital-First Startup Strategy
January 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Each organization laid out its own path to reconcile with the sudden impacts of the pandemic earlier last year. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Embedded Finance Tops B2B Tech Funding For The Week
Embedded Finance Tops B2B Tech Funding For The Week
January 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Investors continue to fuel the growth of the B2B technology startup community with another busy week in funding. In total, investors placed nearly $600 million...

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Deep Dive: How Online Retailers Kept Fraudsters From Having A Merry Little Christmas
Deep Dive: How Online Retailers Kept Fraudsters From Having A Merry Little Christmas
January 15, 2021  |  Fraud Prevention

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AHLA: Consider Hotels As Vaccine Distribution Sites
AHLA: Consider Hotels As Vaccine Distribution Sites
January 15, 2021  |  Healthcare

A letter from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) says that America’s hotels, starved for work, want to be considered as vaccine distribution sites....

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Nasdaq Debut Gives Poshmark More Than Double Valuation
Nasdaq Debut Gives Poshmark More Than Double Valuation
January 15, 2021  |  IPO

Poshmark saw its valuation more than double following its Nasdaq debut, with shares closing at $101.50, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Jan....

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New Regulations Could Push US Dollar Stablecoins Into The Payments Mainstream
New Regulations Could Push US Dollar Stablecoins Into The Payments Mainstream
January 15, 2021  |  Digital Payments

For stablecoins, concept is edging closer to reality, especially for digital dollars – with a dose of regulatory clarity. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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