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Alt-Credit Apps Ride The ‘BNPL’ Wave
Alt-Credit Apps Ride The ‘BNPL’ Wave
March 10, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Peer-to-peer (P2P) instant money apps and real-time payments (RTP) are the most exciting developments in getting paid in decades, and alternative credit is having the...

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Bringing Supply Chain Expertise To Office Furniture
Bringing Supply Chain Expertise To Office Furniture
March 10, 2020  |  Retail

Furniture is a tough business. In January eCommerce leader Wayfair had to thin its employee ranks to meet profit targets, and just this week regional...

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Rewriting Definitions For A Digitizing Landscape
Rewriting Definitions For A Digitizing Landscape
March 10, 2020  |  Today In Data

There is no shortage of questions that seem basic, but are harder to answer than they appear on first glance. What counts as a bank?...

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Walgreens Brings On-Demand Delivery To Additional Cities With Postmates
Walgreens Brings On-Demand Delivery To Additional Cities With Postmates
March 10, 2020  |  Retail

Walgreens and Postmates are bringing their on-demand delivery collaboration to 13 more cities. Shoppers in San Francisco, Chicago, Charlotte and Phoenix, among other cities, will...

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Apple Workers Receive Unlimited Sick Time For Signs Of The Coronavirus
Apple Workers Receive Unlimited Sick Time For Signs Of The Coronavirus
March 10, 2020  |  Retail

To make sure its retail staffers are healthy, Apple is giving its hourly employees, with the inclusion of retail workers, unlimited sick leave if they experience...

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Costco Struggles To Keep Up With Coronavirus Demand
Costco Struggles To Keep Up With Coronavirus Demand
March 10, 2020  |  Retail

As customers visit Costco to stock their pantries amid the coronavirus outbreak, CFO Richard Galanti said on an earnings call last week that the retailer’s...

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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Goes Big
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Goes Big
March 10, 2020  |  Payment Methods

What instant lending innovation have shoppers fallen in love with? Here’s a hint: We’ll tell you now … and you can thank us later. Between...

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FloQast Augments Reconciliation Automation With AI
FloQast Augments Reconciliation Automation With AI
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Accountant close management software company FloQast has upgraded FloQast AutoRec, the company’s AI-powered solution to account reconciliation, according to a release.  Get the Full Story...

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How AR-AP Connectivity Works To Deepen Buyer-Supplier Ties
How AR-AP Connectivity Works To Deepen Buyer-Supplier Ties
March 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As more technology emerges to sit between a company’s accounts payable (AP) platform and its vendor’s accounts receivable (AR) portal, service providers are looking to...

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