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US Bank Freight Payments Indexes Drop Amid COVID-19

US Bank Freight Payments Indexes Drop Amid COVID-19
US Bank Freight Payments Indexes Drop Amid COVID-19
April 27, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Shipments and spending were down in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the U.S. Bancorp Freight Payment...

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Figure’s Mike Cagney: Stimulus Snafus Show It’s Time For Digital Dollars – And Blockchain
Figure’s Mike Cagney: Stimulus Snafus Show It’s Time For Digital Dollars – And Blockchain
April 27, 2020  |  Blockchain

Nothing brings money to top of mind like tax season — and tax refunds and stimulus payments, doled out in the wake of a pandemic...

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Reading Retail’s Tea Leaves Via Retail’s Resale Market
Reading Retail’s Tea Leaves Via Retail’s Resale Market
April 27, 2020  |  Retail

Given the massive and in many cases seismic shifts in the retail landscape because of the coronavirus pandemic, it shouldn’t come as much of a...

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New Data: Separating The PPP Haves, Have Nots and Don’t Wants
New Data: Separating The PPP Haves, Have Nots and Don’t Wants
April 27, 2020  |  SMBs

When the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) debuted earlier this month, it was heralded by some observers as a lifeline for small businesses that power Main...

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Ongoing Apple Pay Outage Stops Users From Accessing eWallet, Paying Bills
Ongoing Apple Pay Outage Stops Users From Accessing eWallet, Paying Bills
April 27, 2020  |  Apple Pay

An outage at Apple prevented users from paying their bills and accessing other features on Sunday, April 26. However, the tech giant said the issue...

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Bitcoin Daily: DOJ Seizes COVID-19 Fraud Website As Owner Asks For Bitcoin; NYC Hospitals Use Blockchain For Supplies
Bitcoin Daily: DOJ Seizes COVID-19 Fraud Website As Owner Asks For Bitcoin; NYC Hospitals Use...
April 27, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The owner of a site that wanted to sell fake coronavirus cures and accept payment in bitcoin has been seized by the U.S. Attorney’s Office...

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BoA CEO Says All PPP Applications Should Be Funded
BoA CEO Says All PPP Applications Should Be Funded
April 26, 2020  |  Loans

As the Paycheck Prevention Program (PPP) reopens on Monday (April 27) with $310 billion, Bank of America (BoA) chief executive officer (CEO) Brian Moynihan said...

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