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Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street

Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street
Car Vending Machine Company Carvana Goes Up Against Wall Street
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

Wall Street is a tough master, especially for eCommerce companies. Just ask Carvana, the leading online automotive seller and a major force in changing the...

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Discount Retailers Move Away From eCommerce
Discount Retailers Move Away From eCommerce
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

If it weren’t for a certain pandemic that is dominating most news, the two biggest stories in retail over the past week would have been...

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Tapping Tech To Combat Turbulence
Tapping Tech To Combat Turbulence
March 11, 2020  |  Today In Data

The ride into 2020 has been bumpy to say the least, and beset with challenges. Some were known issues. Payments security, solving the byzantine world of healthcare payments, expanding the...

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Service-Based Retailers Surpass Product-Focused Merchants
Service-Based Retailers Surpass Product-Focused Merchants
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

Storefronts that provide services have exceeded the number of those offering clothes and other merchandise. Per a JLL report, the number of service-based retailers rose...

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PepsiCo To Expand Energy Drink Share With Rockstar Acquisition
PepsiCo To Expand Energy Drink Share With Rockstar Acquisition
March 11, 2020  |  Retail

With an arrangement that would strengthen its commitment to energy drinks, PepsiCo will buy Rockstar Energy in a $3.85 billion deal. Pepsi has had a...

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Wirecard, Grab Partner For Southeast Asia Money Transfers
Wirecard, Grab Partner For Southeast Asia Money Transfers
March 11, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

German FinTech firm Wirecard is partnering with Southeast Asia’s “super app” Grab to facilitate payments and transfers, Wirecard announced on Wednesday (March 11).  Get the...

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Faster Payment Becomes A Federal Case
Faster Payment Becomes A Federal Case
March 11, 2020  |  Real-Time Payments

There’s a battle brewing in payments. A big one. It’s the Feds versus the Free Marketeers, and the feud between them is over whose real-time...

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Small Business Accounting Software FreshBooks Rolls Out In UK
Small Business Accounting Software FreshBooks Rolls Out In UK
March 11, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

With a continuation of its global expansion, small business accounting software maker FreshBooks has rolled out in the United Kingdom. The firm is also rolling...

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