Editor’s Picks

eCommerce Brands Find A Home At The Mall
eCommerce Brands Find A Home At The Mall
January 21, 2019  |  Retail

Digitally-native brands are testing the brick-and-mortar retail waters, and, now, new malls are set to have entire spaces designed around them: Hudson Yards, which is...

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Brandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier
Brandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier
January 21, 2019  |  Retail

With simple packaging that is nondescript by design and an ethos that values simplicity and quality above all, Brandless has made quite a name for...

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Alternative Finance No Longer SMBs’ Last Resort
Alternative Finance No Longer SMBs’ Last Resort
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Alternative finance (AltFin) has had a rocky lifespan, with controversies over high interest rates, contract agreements and the overall viability of the industry being called...

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Late Payments A Government Hallmark In The UK — And US, Too
Late Payments A Government Hallmark In The UK — And US, Too
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As the government shutdown dragged on into the weekend, the impact of late payments on contractors got the spotlight in outlets such as Bloomberg. As...

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WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
January 21, 2019  |  Healthcare

Innovation is good, but flexibility and agility count, too — as does striking while it’s hot. Those are among the factors that drove the recent...

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How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business confidence remains strong in the U.S., riding on the optimism of a strengthening economy that brings new opportunity for revenue growth. This is particularly...

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What Do Antilock Brakes And Instant Payments Have In Common?
What Do Antilock Brakes And Instant Payments Have In Common?
January 21, 2019  |  Faster Payments

“Can we all just agree that real-time access to money isn’t going to be an option anymore?” said Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards. That’s how Friday’s...

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The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine
The Big Tech Canary In The Faster Payments Coal Mine
January 21, 2019  |  Faster Payments

There’s a canary in the faster payments coal mine. It flew in on Dec. 14, the Friday before the week before Christmas, so you might...

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Why The Sweet Smell Of Tech Success Can Be Rife With Failure
Why The Sweet Smell Of Tech Success Can Be Rife With Failure
January 19, 2019  |  Retail

In 1946, a few weeks before Christmas, Frank Capra’s Christmastime classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” was released in theaters. It was mostly a flop. Audiences...

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