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1200+ Retail Store Closings Announced So Far In 2020

1200+ Retail Store Closings Announced So Far In 2020
1200+ Retail Store Closings Announced So Far In 2020
January 27, 2020  |  Retail

The new year has not been kind to retail stores around the country, as the trend of accelerating store closings continues, according to a report...

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State And Local Governments Wrestle With Faster Payments
State And Local Governments Wrestle With Faster Payments
January 27, 2020  |  Disbursements

Legacy technology issues abound these days, but for sheer scale (and a good giggle) always look to the government. In 2018, one laughable incident involved...

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Visa Joins $80M Round For Currencycloud
Visa Joins $80M Round For Currencycloud
January 27, 2020  |  Investments

Currencycloud, a U.K.-based FinTech focused on cross-border payments, said Monday (Jan. 27) it had received the equivalent of $80 million from a series of investors...

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Fraudsters Try New Spins On The BEC Scam
Fraudsters Try New Spins On The BEC Scam
January 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Business Email Compromise (BEC) continues to evolve. Fraudsters are adding new twists to what has become an increasingly common scam targeting businesses’ B2B payments...

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Bitcoin Daily: Lancashire Cricket To Enable UK’s First Blockchain Mobile Tickets; Japan Lawmakers To Propose Country’s Own Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Lancashire Cricket To Enable UK’s First Blockchain Mobile Tickets; Japan Lawmakers To Propose...
January 27, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The U.K.’s Lancashire Cricket Club is now selling tickets for all domestic and international fixtures at Emirates Old Trafford in 2020 through a blockchain-based platform,...

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Even CEO: Why Savings Is The Key To Breaking The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle
Even CEO: Why Savings Is The Key To Breaking The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle
January 27, 2020  |  financial apps

In the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, estimates vary slightly. Some analysts have reported that roughly 65 percent of all U.S. workers now live paycheck to paycheck, and...

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Managing Spend In A Sector Where Unplanned Expenses Are The Norm Issues
Managing Spend In A Sector Where Unplanned Expenses Are The Norm Issues
January 27, 2020  |  Spend Management

More workers in the United States and around the world are beginning to ask for updated expense tools as business becomes more interconnected. The volume...

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Nav CEO: Helping SMBs Avoid Online Lending Pitfalls
Nav CEO: Helping SMBs Avoid Online Lending Pitfalls
January 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

In the wake of the financial crisis, banks’ pullback from small- to medium-sized business (SMB) lending yielded a flood of technology-driven players stepping in to...

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The Subscription Economy: What The 2020s Have In Store
The Subscription Economy: What The 2020s Have In Store
January 27, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

It’s not too far-fetched to say that one day soon, perhaps, much of our lives as consumers will run on subscriptions. Get the Full Story...

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