Target Doubles Holiday Digital Sales; In-Store Comps Up 4.2 Percent
Target Doubles Holiday Digital Sales; In-Store Comps Up 4.2 Percent
January 13, 2021  |  Retail

Target reported Wednesday (Jan. 13) that comparable digital sales more than doubled during the holiday period, while in-store sales also surprisingly grew despite the pandemic....

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Walgreens To Roll Out Co-Branded Cards With Mastercard, Synchrony
Walgreens To Roll Out Co-Branded Cards With Mastercard, Synchrony
January 13, 2021  |  Retail

Amid its continuing commitment to provide healthcare offerings and benefits to shoppers, Walgreens is growing its financial services offering with the help of Synchrony and...

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Visa’s Phalen: SMBs Remain Optimistic; Data Shows Digital Tools Bring New Customers
Visa’s Phalen: SMBs Remain Optimistic; Data Shows Digital Tools Bring New Customers
January 13, 2021  |  SMBs

The pandemic was a crushing blow for SMBs, with many of them pushed to the edge of survival and beyond. Still others rolled up their...

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AI Rides To Rescue Of Analog Accounting Processes
AI Rides To Rescue Of Analog Accounting Processes
January 13, 2021  |  Artificial Intelligence

The problems are analog. The paper check, the paper invoice, slow accounts receivable (AR) processes and collecting on aging receivables can be difficult for even...

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Billtrust To Make NASDAQ Debut, Trading As BTRS
Billtrust To Make NASDAQ Debut, Trading As BTRS
January 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Billtrust, which works in accounts receivable automation and integrated B2B payments, has completed a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger with South Mountain Merger Corp.,...

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Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs
Starbucks Launches $100 Million Fund To Support SMBs
January 12, 2021  |  Investments

Starbucks announced on Tuesday (Jan. 12) that it is investing $100 million from now through 2025 to support small businesses located in minority neighborhoods. Get...

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Rakuten Mobile Employee Arrested, Accused Of Stealing SoftBank Secrets
Rakuten Mobile Employee Arrested, Accused Of Stealing SoftBank Secrets
January 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

An ex-employee of SoftBank, a major Japanese wireless carrier, was reportedly arrested on Tuesday (Jan. 12) on suspicion of stealing trade secrets before taking a...

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White House: New Vaccine Guidelines To Expand To Seniors 65+
White House: New Vaccine Guidelines To Expand To Seniors 65+
January 12, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The Trump administration is expected to provide new COVID-19 vaccination guidelines that will include extending vaccine eligibility to anyone 65 years of age and older,...

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Virtual Cards Drive Consumerization Of B2B Payments
Virtual Cards Drive Consumerization Of B2B Payments
January 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Historically, corporate travel and expense (T&E) management has been viewed as an entirely separate function from other B2B payment workflows. Get the Full Story Complete...

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