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Today’s Top Retail News: Holiday Spending Looks Flat; Target Meets Amazon Prime Challenge
Today’s Top Retail News: Holiday Spending Looks Flat; Target Meets Amazon Prime Challenge
September 29, 2020  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, holiday spending is expected to be flat this year, Bed Bath & Beyond rolls out same-day delivery and Target goes...

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Airlines Woo Leisure Travelers In Scramble To Fill Empty Seats
Airlines Woo Leisure Travelers In Scramble To Fill Empty Seats
September 29, 2020  |  Travel Payments

With business travel still in the dumps, the battered airline industry is hustling to fill empty seats with vacationers and others looking for a respite...

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Marqeta Introduces Tokenization-as-a-Service For Card Issuers
Marqeta Introduces Tokenization-as-a-Service For Card Issuers
September 29, 2020  |  Digital Payments

Marqeta, the global card issuing platform, debuted its new Tokenization-as-a-Service (TaaS) product, which allows card issuers to access its tokenization technology, the Oakland, California-based company...

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Today In Payments: Amazon One Lets Consumers Pay By Hand; Stripe Heads $12M Funding Round For PayMongo
Today In Payments: Amazon One Lets Consumers Pay By Hand; Stripe Heads $12M Funding Round...
September 29, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon introduces pay-by-hand tech to its Amazon Go stores, and payments platform PayMongo raises $12 million. Plus, 70 percent of businesses...

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Key Financial Leaders Offer Dueling Economic Forecasts
Key Financial Leaders Offer Dueling Economic Forecasts
September 29, 2020  |  Economy

Is the U.S. economy in a V-shaped recovery or should we brace for a long and bumpy road ahead? Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Is Consumer Spending Heading Toward A Cliff?
Is Consumer Spending Heading Toward A Cliff?
September 29, 2020  |  Economy

Consumer spending has been on something of a roller-coaster ride in 2020 thus far – dropping into the basement in the spring, but showing signs...

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Consumer Confidence Index Up In September
Consumer Confidence Index Up In September
September 29, 2020  |  Economy

The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index increased in September, after slipping in August, according to the Consumer Confidence Survey released Tuesday (Sept. 29). Get the...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: NYMBUS Appoints Bank Tech Veteran To CEO Role; JPMorgan Bolsters SMB Payment Fraud Protection
Today In Digital-First Banking: NYMBUS Appoints Bank Tech Veteran To CEO Role; JPMorgan Bolsters SMB...
September 29, 2020  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, NYMBUS has appointed a banking tech veteran to its chief executive position, while J.P.Morgan Chase is strengthening its...

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Volopay, Nium Join Forces On Expense-Tracking Corporate Card
Volopay, Nium Join Forces On Expense-Tracking Corporate Card
September 29, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Volopay is teaming up with global FinTech platform Nium to offer a new and improved corporate credit card to enable companies to keep a sharper...

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