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US Business Loans Saw Second Quarter Uptick

US Business Loans Saw Second Quarter Uptick
US Business Loans Saw Second Quarter Uptick
July 09, 2018  |  Loans

In a sign of strength for the economy in the U.S. and welcome news for banks, business loans saw an uptick in the second quarter....

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Alibaba Tests Out ‘FashionAI’ Concept Store
Alibaba Tests Out ‘FashionAI’ Concept Store
July 06, 2018  |  Retail

By opening a temporary store with apparel from Guess, Alibaba is testing out its inaugural “FashionAI” concept at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Guess is looking...

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Chip Card Shipments Top 2.3 Billion In 2017
Chip Card Shipments Top 2.3 Billion In 2017
July 06, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Generating year-on-year growth of nearly 4 percent, Smart Payment Association (SPA) data indicates that 2.3 billion payment chip cards were shipped worldwide in 2017. While...

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Tradeshift Tests MakerDAO’s Stablecoin For Invoice Solution
Tradeshift Tests MakerDAO’s Stablecoin For Invoice Solution
July 06, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

In an effort to expedite payments for small businesses, MakerDAO is working with Tradeshift to tokenize unpaid invoices through an experimental program. MakerDAO, which has...

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Kuwait Finance House Teams Up With Visa For Mobile Wallet
Kuwait Finance House Teams Up With Visa For Mobile Wallet
July 06, 2018  |  VISA

To roll out a mobile wallet for its credit and prepaid Visa cardholders, Kuwait Finance House (KFH) teamed up with Visa. The wallet will use Visa’s...

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Lidl Struggles With US Expansion
Lidl Struggles With US Expansion
July 06, 2018  |  Retail

Despite generating a lot of buzz when it announced plans to expand across the U.S., Lidl has struggled to gain a foothold in a U.S....

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Hobby Lobby May Take Up Shop In Former Toys R Us Stores
Hobby Lobby May Take Up Shop In Former Toys R Us Stores
July 06, 2018  |  Retail

Following the closure of Toys R Us stores in June, retailers in the hobby and off-price segments may fill some of the larger empty big-box...

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Facebook Gets Serious About Blockchain With Exec Reshuffle
Facebook Gets Serious About Blockchain With Exec Reshuffle
July 06, 2018  |  Blockchain

After setting up a group within Facebook to look into blockchain technology, Facebook may be bolstering its efforts in the field: Evan Cheng has taken...

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