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Retail 2021: The Five Things Retailers Should Be Talking About At NRF This Week
Retail 2021: The Five Things Retailers Should Be Talking About At NRF This Week
January 18, 2021  |  Retail

Every year for the last 110 years, members of the retail trade group, known as the National Retail Federation (NRF), have assembled to discuss the...

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Biden Taps FTC’s Rohit Chopra To Head CFPB
Biden Taps FTC’s Rohit Chopra To Head CFPB
January 18, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Rohit Chopra, a commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has been tapped by President-elect Joe Biden to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),...

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APIs, Data Analytics Bring Cash Flow Control To The Back Office
APIs, Data Analytics Bring Cash Flow Control To The Back Office
January 18, 2021  |  Omnicommerce

The pandemic is causing fluctuations in the global economy, and supply and demand shifts are causing many businesses to face liquidity stresses and limited credit...

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Afterpay Says BNPL Category Will Grow With Competition
Afterpay Says BNPL Category Will Grow With Competition
January 18, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The story of buy now, pay later (BNPL) platforms is told by the headlines. Big names in the space like Visa and PayPal have moved...

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Primary Concerns: Centivo Stresses Team Building For Consumer-First Healthcare
Primary Concerns: Centivo Stresses Team Building For Consumer-First Healthcare
January 18, 2021  |  Healthcare

Healthcare is top of mind, of course, amid the pandemic. And it’s also a given that a robust healthcare plan would be a drawing card...

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WoodSpoon Helps Out-Of-Work Chefs Turn Home Kitchens Into Cash
WoodSpoon Helps Out-Of-Work Chefs Turn Home Kitchens Into Cash
January 18, 2021  |  Innovation

It’s hard to think of a business that has been hit harder by the pandemic than the restaurant industry, but a New York-based startup is...

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Malaysia’s Mobile Money, Bangladesh’s bKash Team With Ripple On eWallet Remittances
Malaysia’s Mobile Money, Bangladesh’s bKash Team With Ripple On eWallet Remittances
January 17, 2021  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Blockchain-based global payments provider Ripple announced it has entered into an arrangement under which Malaysian mobile wallet provider Mobile Money, and bKash, a provider of...

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Delivery Delays Of 3 Months Or More Hamper Peloton
Delivery Delays Of 3 Months Or More Hamper Peloton
January 17, 2021  |  Delivery

The term “peloton” adopted by the maker of the wildly popular $1,900 exercise bike comes from the world of bicycle road racing — it refers...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Financial Adviser Seeks Ban On Crypto Transactions; Crypto Network Founder Says Developing Countries Will Embrace DeFi
Bitcoin Daily: UK Financial Adviser Seeks Ban On Crypto Transactions; Crypto Network Founder Says Developing...
January 17, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says there could be a surge in DeFi usage in Africa, a report from CoinTelgraph says. Hoskinson said he thought around...

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