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Shoe Company Rockport Likely Will Be Sold To A Private Equity Firm

Shoe Company Rockport Likely Will Be Sold To A Private Equity Firm
Shoe Company Rockport Likely Will Be Sold To A Private Equity Firm
July 05, 2018  |  Legal

The Rockport Group, the ailing comfort shoe company, could soon have a new owner. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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The Restaurant As The Coworking Space
The Restaurant As The Coworking Space
July 05, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Restaurants and bars are often bustling with visitors at night, but these spaces can sit latent and underused during the day while consumers are at...

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ASOS Wants To Do Good By Being Good
ASOS Wants To Do Good By Being Good
July 05, 2018  |  Retail

Inclusiveness is an ongoing issue for the fashion industry. Fashion models tend to be extremely tall and extremely thing, and the average wearer can find...

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Payments’ Ever-Increasing Tempo
Payments’ Ever-Increasing Tempo
July 05, 2018  |  Today In Data

A decade ago, when Britain first launched its Faster Payments Scheme, buzz had barely begun on the topic. Ten years and 9.1 billion payments later,...

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CashFlows Launches BIN Sponsorship Service
CashFlows Launches BIN Sponsorship Service
July 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

CashFlows said this week (July 3) that it has launched a product designed to make it easier for smaller firms to issue prepaid cards and...

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Asure Merger Consolidates Payroll Market
Asure Merger Consolidates Payroll Market
July 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. payroll services market saw consolidation this week with Asure Software announcing Tuesday (July 3) that it acquired USA Payroll. Get the Full Story...

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Maintaining Compliance In A Market Of Bank-FinTech Tie-Ups
Maintaining Compliance In A Market Of Bank-FinTech Tie-Ups
July 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The vast majority of traditional financial institutions (FIs) plan to increase their collaborative efforts with the FinTech world, according to a PwC report published last...

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Smaller Firms Targeted For Big Hauls By Payments Fraudsters
Smaller Firms Targeted For Big Hauls By Payments Fraudsters
July 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Size matters when it comes to payments fraud, it seems.  Recent stories show local companies targeted for big payouts, done through fake invoices, and of...

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Blockchain Inches Slowly Out Of Pilot Phase
Blockchain Inches Slowly Out Of Pilot Phase
July 05, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It seems that blockchain may never leave the lab and enter the real world. And, indeed, this week’s Blockchain Tracker continues its coverage of ongoing...

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