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Inflation Isn’t Hurting the Payments Sector — Yet — Says Payroc CEO
Inflation Isn’t Hurting the Payments Sector — Yet — Says Payroc CEO
July 19, 2022  |  Payment Methods

We all thought (or at least hoped) that 2022 would be a very different kind of year, but we’re leaping from one crisis to the...

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UK Government to Pay Out $43.6B to Support Households
UK Government to Pay Out $43.6B to Support Households
July 14, 2022  |  emea

The U.K. government is set to make a series of “cost of living” payments beginning Thursday (July 14) to millions of households in the country...

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Small Business Confidence Hits All-Time Low as Headwind Fatigue Sets In
Small Business Confidence Hits All-Time Low as Headwind Fatigue Sets In
July 13, 2022  |  SMBs

We learned how resilient small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) were during the pandemic, but their optimism is waning right now as inflation and recessionary clouds...

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Banks Watch Nervously From Sidelines as 9.1% Inflation Crushes Consumers
Banks Watch Nervously From Sidelines as 9.1% Inflation Crushes Consumers
July 13, 2022  |  Economy

Push and pull. Bank earnings are on tap this week, with J.P. Morgan, Wells and Citi among the first out of the gate. And while...

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Voice of the CFO: Trying Times Put Finances Front and Center
Voice of the CFO: Trying Times Put Finances Front and Center
July 13, 2022  |  CFO

Not so long ago, investors would tell companies to go full-bore in pursuit of customers and growth. That was especially true if the companies were...

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Pepsi Turns to Alcohol to Combat Inflation
Pepsi Turns to Alcohol to Combat Inflation
July 12, 2022  |  Earnings

Vertically integrated businesses across sectors of the food and beverage (F&B) industry are finding opportunities to leverage their infrastructure to drive additional revenue as rising...

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Costco CEO: Membership Fee, Hot Dog Prices Won’t Change
Costco CEO: Membership Fee, Hot Dog Prices Won’t Change
July 11, 2022  |  Retail

Costco CEO Craig Jelinek said Monday (July 11) that it’s “not the right time” for the bulk-discount retailer to consider price increases in membership fees...

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Tough Rental Market Sees More Digital Payments, Cash Back, Discounts
Tough Rental Market Sees More Digital Payments, Cash Back, Discounts
July 11, 2022  |  Real Estate

A convergence of economic factors is creating the toughest market for renters — both residential and small business — in at least 20 years, and...

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The Quick Seems Dead as Ultrafast Grocers Retreat En Masse
The Quick Seems Dead as Ultrafast Grocers Retreat En Masse
July 11, 2022  |  Delivery

It appears that the ultrafast grocery boom was short-lived. There have always been skeptics, but last year, it seemed to many that 10- and 15-minute...

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