October 20, 2020
‘Digital Shifters’ Taking More Definable Shapes As COVID Clears
Until recently there was “a consumer” who industry felt it understood, and whose tastes it knew well enough to gauge the market of new products and services. We called it...
October 16, 2020
PPP, SMBs And The Challenges Of KYC
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis found the U.S. Treasury Department encouraged banks to prioritize existing customers applying for PPP loans — allegedly at the expense of underserved...
October 02, 2020
MainStreetEXPO.com Aims To Help Small Merchants With New Platform
Registration is open for small merchants at MainStreetEXPO.com, a website created to assist local companies with selling to a larger market, according to a Friday (Oct. 2) announcement. The website...
September 30, 2020
‘What Did You Change?’ 34 Payments Execs Weigh In On...
The end of the third quarter of 2020 offers a moment to look back — and ahead — as a year unlike any other is (a bit more) than three...
September 27, 2020
When Will The American Consumer Return To Her Pre-Pandemic Routines?
Are we there yet? The question that millions of backseat-bound children ask every summer as they ride to their families’ vacation spots could become the refrain for millions of Americans...
September 27, 2020
New US Businesses Up 12 Pct, Highest Since 2007
New businesses are being started at a faster rate during the COVID-19 pandemic than they have been in years, a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report says. The report cites applications...
September 22, 2020
Robbin’ Hood
Is it an antitrust offense to sell face masks at a high price in the midst of a pandemic? In this essay I address this question by examining two recent...
September 21, 2020
Recurring Revenue Goes Well With Recovery
From Main Street to Wall Street, businesses got their heads handed to them by the pandemic, with the possible exception of brands that were able to quickly leverage direct-to-consumer (D2C)...
September 15, 2020
Will A Last-Ditch Stimulus Effort Save U.S. Holiday Spending?
Whether Congress and President Donald Trump agree on a second round of U.S. government stimulus for consumers and businesses has been a moving target in recent weeks, with lots of...