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Why Large Retailers Are Mandating Masks
Why Large Retailers Are Mandating Masks
July 16, 2020  |  Retail

Sometimes a mask is more than a mask. When Best Buy, Starbucks, Kroger and Walmart mandated that all customers wear masks to mitigate the spread...

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How One Startup Is Reinventing Travel Insurance For The Post-Pandemic World
How One Startup Is Reinventing Travel Insurance For The Post-Pandemic World
July 16, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Admittedly, it might seem like a strange time to be launching an innovative travel insurance product given how much the tourism industry has contracted in...

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Can Mobile Solve A City’s Transit Payment Challenges?
Can Mobile Solve A City’s Transit Payment Challenges?
July 16, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

High transaction success rates can indicate an efficient payments operation, but keeping them high is no easy feat. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Restaurant Association Seeks Federal Help To Stabilize Industry
Restaurant Association Seeks Federal Help To Stabilize Industry
July 15, 2020  |  Economy

The National Restaurant Association has issued a Blueprint for Restaurant Revival to help stabilize and stimulate the industry, including funding for restaurants and at-risk communities...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Investor Sues IRS; Crypto Advocates Eye US Senate Bills That Target Encryption
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Investor Sues IRS; Crypto Advocates Eye US Senate Bills That Target Encryption
July 15, 2020  |  Bitcoin

A former Coinbase user, Jim Harper, is looking to protect his privacy from the IRS through a lawsuit, CoinDesk reported. Get the Full Story Complete...

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CIBT Partners With Conferma Pay On Virtual Cards For Business Travel
CIBT Partners With Conferma Pay On Virtual Cards For Business Travel
July 15, 2020  |  Travel Payments

CIBT, which works in global immigration and visa services for both corporations and individuals, has announced an integration with Conferma Pay for virtual cards and...

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Kroger, Kohl’s Mandate Customers Wear Face Masks
Kroger, Kohl’s Mandate Customers Wear Face Masks
July 15, 2020  |  Retail

Kroger and Kohl’s will require customers to wear masks in all locations across the country, the companies announced separately on Wednesday (July 15), hours after...

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Coconut Notches $3.15M For SMB Accounting Platform
Coconut Notches $3.15M For SMB Accounting Platform
July 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Small- to medium-sized business (SMB) finance app Coconut has notched approximately 2.5 million pounds ($3.15 million) through a Crowdcube fundraising. The company had initially aimed...

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SAP Users Asked To Apply New Patch To Avoid Security Breach
SAP Users Asked To Apply New Patch To Avoid Security Breach
July 15, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Users of SAP are being encouraged to apply a new patch to prevent against hacking due to a pre-existing flaw in the software, according to...

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