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The Gig Economy’s Pivot And Finding The Winners And Losers
The Gig Economy’s Pivot And Finding The Winners And Losers
April 23, 2020  |  Gig Economy

In some ways, the rapid onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. and around the world has meant massive changes for the gig economy...

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Houzz: Home Remodeling Businesses Take Hit As Consumers Push Pause On Projects
Houzz: Home Remodeling Businesses Take Hit As Consumers Push Pause On Projects
April 23, 2020  |  Economy

At the start of 2020, things looked incredibly bright for the residential remodeling industry as a whole — unemployment was at 30-year lows, consumer confidence...

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How ISVs Can Use Data To Fast Track Merchant Value
How ISVs Can Use Data To Fast Track Merchant Value
April 23, 2020  |  Data

Can software providers — independent software vendors (ISVs) and payment facilitators (PayFacs) among them — help their merchant clients pivot as they scramble to reinvent...

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The Race To The Cloud: Will Digital Banks Win?
The Race To The Cloud: Will Digital Banks Win?
April 23, 2020  |  Digital Banking

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What Germany’s Soft Reopen Portends For The US Market
What Germany’s Soft Reopen Portends For The US Market
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

What if an economy had a grand(ish) reopening — and almost everyone decided to sit it out?  Such is the question German officials are facing this...

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Crashing Oil Prices and Travel’s Catch-22
Crashing Oil Prices and Travel’s Catch-22
April 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

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COVID-19 Puts $100B Dent In Global Remittance Flows
COVID-19 Puts $100B Dent In Global Remittance Flows
April 22, 2020  |  Global Payments

The world remittance fall-off anticipated because of the coronavirus pandemic could have serious effects for numerous countries, according to a Financial Times report that cited the...

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US Jobless Claims Expected To Rise Another 4.3 Million
US Jobless Claims Expected To Rise Another 4.3 Million
April 22, 2020  |  Economy

An additional 4.3 million workers are likely to have filed unemployment claims in the past week, bringing the total coronavirus-related job losses to around 26...

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Hobbled By Hackers And COVID-19, Travelex Goes Up For Sale
Hobbled By Hackers And COVID-19, Travelex Goes Up For Sale
April 22, 2020  |  Business

Travelex, the British foreign exchange company, is seeking a buyer, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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