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Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday

Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday
Trump Administration Announces TikTok And WeChat Bans To Start Sunday
September 18, 2020  |  Mobile

President Donald Trump will follow through on his pledge to ban downloads of TikTok and WeChat starting Sunday (Sept. 20).  Get the Full Story Complete...

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British Retail Sales Volumes Climb 0.8 Pct In August
British Retail Sales Volumes Climb 0.8 Pct In August
September 18, 2020  |  Retail

Retail sales volumes in Great Britain rose by 0.8 percent in August in contrast to July, marking the fourth straight month of expansion, according an...

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Trust And Verification Undergird The Sharing Economy
Trust And Verification Undergird The Sharing Economy
September 18, 2020  |  Authentication

Trust, not money, is what keeps the financial services world running. And it’s harder to come by post-pandemic with a crush of remote digital onboarding...

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Deep Dive: How Subscription Services Retain Customers By Hitting Pause
Deep Dive: How Subscription Services Retain Customers By Hitting Pause
September 18, 2020  |  Subscriptions

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding
Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding
September 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for...

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Crate And Barrel On Weathering The Pandemic-Driven Push To Omnichannel
Crate And Barrel On Weathering The Pandemic-Driven Push To Omnichannel
September 18, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

With brick-and-mortar retailers reopening worldwide, consumers are heading back to stores — and they’re taking their newfound digital shopping and payment habits with them, says...

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Cash Flow Is Still King: Why Microbusinesses Are Turning To Instant Disbursements
Cash Flow Is Still King: Why Microbusinesses Are Turning To Instant Disbursements
September 18, 2020  |  Disbursements

Surviving the pandemic’s economic uncertainties means paying vendors on time without fail. In the latest Disbursements Tracker, Caleb Benoit, founder of coffee wholesale and retail...

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Walmart, Oracle Stake Could Push TikTok Into Majority US Ownership
Walmart, Oracle Stake Could Push TikTok Into Majority US Ownership
September 18, 2020  |  Partnerships

Backers of a new group vying to buy the U.S. operations for TikTok want to craft an agreement giving U.S. interests a majority stake in...

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