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$1.4B In Pandemic Stimulus Checks Went To Dead People

$1.4B In Pandemic Stimulus Checks Went To Dead People
$1.4B In Pandemic Stimulus Checks Went To Dead People
June 25, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Pandemic stimulus payments totaling almost $1.4 billion went to dead people as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department rushed to send out $269...

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Google Adds Digital Offerings To Boost India’s SMBs
Google Adds Digital Offerings To Boost India’s SMBs
June 25, 2020  |  Google

Google is ramping up its small business offerings in India with newly bundled digital services and a system to let financial institutions offer business loans...

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Pandemic Drives Consumer, Business Interest In Voice-Assisted Commerce
Pandemic Drives Consumer, Business Interest In Voice-Assisted Commerce
June 25, 2020  |  Voice Activation

Vast numbers of consumers are happy to ask Alexa, Siri or the Google Assistant to play a song, find a recipe or dim the lights in...

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TikTok Dives Deeper Into Corporate Marketing
TikTok Dives Deeper Into Corporate Marketing
June 25, 2020  |  Social Commerce

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Boost Teams With BMO Harris Bank To Deliver B2B Payment Solutions
Boost Teams With BMO Harris Bank To Deliver B2B Payment Solutions
June 25, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Boost Payment Solutions, a global provider of B2B payment technologies, announced a strategic collaboration with BMO Harris Bank on Thursday (June 25). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Troubled Retailers Continue To Seek Financial Lifelines
Troubled Retailers Continue To Seek Financial Lifelines
June 25, 2020  |  Retail

One of the new truisms of pandemic-era retail is this: If a retailer was in trouble before COVID-19, that trouble will be magnified because of...

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Retail Expansions In Social Commerce And D2C Business Models
Retail Expansions In Social Commerce And D2C Business Models
June 25, 2020  |  Today In Data

Instagram is providing social shopping to additional businesses, including its own community of influencers, as social commerce maintains its pandemic-fueled momentum. And Newegg is mastering the art of the pivot, having...

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Women’s Luxury Watch Retailer Embarks On A Digital Adventure
Women’s Luxury Watch Retailer Embarks On A Digital Adventure
June 25, 2020  |  Retail

Technically speaking, Abingdon Mullin is the CEO of a company that sells watches crafted for women. But realistically, she sells adventure with every one of her aviator...

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