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US Patents Hit All-Time High In 2019

US Patents Hit All-Time High In 2019
US Patents Hit All-Time High In 2019
January 14, 2020  |  Innovation

More patents were filed in the U.S. in 2019 than ever before – 333,530 were granted, 15 percent more than in 2018, the global patent...

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Fed: Two-Thirds Of SMBs Are Dissatisfied With Online Lenders
Fed: Two-Thirds Of SMBs Are Dissatisfied With Online Lenders
January 14, 2020  |  Loans

In the wake of the Great Recession, small businesses found it difficult to secure loans via banks – and even when they were available, the...

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Top News In Payments: China Finalizing Laws For Digital-Only Banking; Mastercard Names New President Of Data And Services
Top News In Payments: China Finalizing Laws For Digital-Only Banking; Mastercard Names New President Of...
January 14, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, China is finalizing its rules for online-only banks, Mastercard names Raj Seshadri as its new president of data and services...

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European Travel Booking App Omio Arrives In US, Canada
European Travel Booking App Omio Arrives In US, Canada
January 14, 2020  |  Travel Payments

Berlin-based travel aggregator app Omio is rolling out in the U.S. and Canada as part of a global expansion effort, the company announced on Tuesday...

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Visa To School Olympic Athletes On Finance Management
Visa To School Olympic Athletes On Finance Management
January 14, 2020  |  VISA

Visa has announced that it is sponsoring athletes from the Olympic and Paralympic Games and teaching them about financial literacy for when their athletic careers...

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With Pointy Deal, Google Digs Deeper Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail
With Pointy Deal, Google Digs Deeper Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail
January 14, 2020  |  Google

Listen closely to recent news — including news coming out of the ongoing National Retail Federation (NRF) retail show in New York City — and...

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Google Buys Pointy To Boost Local Brick-And-Mortar Retail
Google Buys Pointy To Boost Local Brick-And-Mortar Retail
January 14, 2020  |  Partnerships

Tech retail startup Pointy will be acquired by Google, the company announced in a blog post. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Strip Malls Gaining An Edge Over Traditional Shopping Malls
Strip Malls Gaining An Edge Over Traditional Shopping Malls
January 14, 2020  |  Retail

Open-air shopping centers – also called strip malls or strip centers – are replacing malls as retail juggernauts, offering necessities like grocery stores, hair salons...

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