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Airbnb Hosts Feel COVID-19 Impact With Policy Change

Airbnb Hosts Feel COVID-19 Impact With Policy Change
Airbnb Hosts Feel COVID-19 Impact With Policy Change
March 19, 2020  |  Retail

After a change by Airbnb that lets visitors who had planned to travel during the next month get complete refunds on their reservations, homesharing hosts are being...

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The Habit Restaurants Now Owned By Yum! Brands
The Habit Restaurants Now Owned By Yum! Brands
March 19, 2020  |  Retail

The Habit Restaurants is now owned by Yum! Brands, which also claims Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and other luminaries of American fast...

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Mobile Order-Ahead, With Some Substitutions
Mobile Order-Ahead, With Some Substitutions
March 19, 2020  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Along with taking food orders from various eateries, mobile order aggregators are taking something else — flak — over commissions and fees that run as...

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The Waterfall Effects Of Integrated SMB Accounting
The Waterfall Effects Of Integrated SMB Accounting
March 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Automation in small business accounting can certainly be beneficial, but when a cloud-based accounting platform remains within the confines of its own interface, there can...

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Banks, FinTechs Wield Open Banking For SMB Finance
Banks, FinTechs Wield Open Banking For SMB Finance
March 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

As financial service providers deploy new solutions on the heels of open banking regulatory initiatives in the U.K. and Europe, players in other geographies have...

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Coronavirus Update: Alphabet Project May Have Privacy Concerns; More Scams May Loom With Gov Payments
Coronavirus Update: Alphabet Project May Have Privacy Concerns; More Scams May Loom With Gov Payments
March 19, 2020  |  Economy

Google’s attempts to aid the world during the outbreak of the coronavirus could have privacy concerns, according to some U.S. senators. Get the Full Story...

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How Automation Can Remove Vendor Onboarding Frictions
How Automation Can Remove Vendor Onboarding Frictions
March 19, 2020  |  Accounts Payable

Businesses interested in expanding globally must not only juggle outgoing payments to vendors, but also cater to individual complex payment agreements. Legacy accounts payable (AP)...

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US Tech Retailers Left With Empty Shelves; Mall Operator Simon Shuts Down
US Tech Retailers Left With Empty Shelves; Mall Operator Simon Shuts Down
March 19, 2020  |  Economy

The coronavirus is closing malls and leading to layoffs at restaurants while boosting laptop sales amid a move to remote work, among other economic impacts. Here are...

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