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Walmart Laying Off More Than 1,200 Workers Even As Digital Shopping Booms

Walmart Laying Off More Than 1,200 Workers Even As Digital Shopping Booms
Walmart Laying Off More Than 1,200 Workers Even As Digital Shopping Booms
December 03, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart is reportedly laying off an additional 1,200 workers as part of a reorganization that encompasses the big consumer shift to online shopping. Get the Full...

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Digital Approaches To Installment Payments And Retail
Digital Approaches To Installment Payments And Retail
December 03, 2020  |  Today In Data

A number of American consumers are feeling financial pressure as the holiday season progresses, and will turn to flexible spending plans to help get them...

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Owner Credit Unions Team Up With PSCU For $150K In Donations
Owner Credit Unions Team Up With PSCU For $150K In Donations
December 03, 2020  |  Credit Unions

The credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU has teamed up with owner credit unions to donate almost $150,000 to charity through the Advisors Plus “Spend...

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Latest Study: Geolocation Data Sharing Is Deeply Trust-Based For Banks, FIs
Latest Study: Geolocation Data Sharing Is Deeply Trust-Based For Banks, FIs
December 03, 2020  |  Fraud Prevention

Geolocation data and adjacent technologies are helping to customize and personalize shopping, banking and more, as consumers acclimatize to a commercial world that increasingly concerns...

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Jobless Claims Slightly Dip To 712,000 As Coronavirus Cases Surge
Jobless Claims Slightly Dip To 712,000 As Coronavirus Cases Surge
December 03, 2020  |  Economy

Initial jobless claims for the week ending Nov. 28 dipped to 712,000, down 75,000 from the previous week’s revised level even as states renewed lockdown...

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Black Friday 2020: Fresh Data Tells A Tale Of Immense Retail Transitions
Black Friday 2020: Fresh Data Tells A Tale Of Immense Retail Transitions
December 03, 2020  |  Retail

Of the many data-based insights contained in the new Black Friday 2020 Report: Crossing the Digital-Physical Shopping Divide, one line captures the mood of this...

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Unbound Merino On Increasing Consumer Accessibility With BNPL
Unbound Merino On Increasing Consumer Accessibility With BNPL
December 03, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Clothing retailers looking to bounce back from sales declines are hoping for a Christmas miracle this holiday shopping season by offering flexible installment payment plans....

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B2B Innovators Explore The New Payment Rail Combinations
B2B Innovators Explore The New Payment Rail Combinations
December 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Payment innovators are embracing the opportunities to mix payment rails old and new in search of business-to-business (B2B) solutions that can tackle longstanding friction. In...

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The CFO As The Financial ‘True North’ Of An Organization
The CFO As The Financial ‘True North’ Of An Organization
December 03, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As a B2B Software-as-as-Service (SaaS) organization, 6Sense is a digital-first company with an emphasis on Big Data and automation capabilities. They’re concepts that naturally extend...

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