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QR Codes Make Social Media Shoppable For SMBs
QR Codes Make Social Media Shoppable For SMBs
August 17, 2020  |  SMBs

The first year of any business is a time full of surprises and making adaptations when conditions go from being theoretical to becoming concrete realities....

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Alexa Hitches A Ride To Big Auto’s Voice Commerce Future
Alexa Hitches A Ride To Big Auto’s Voice Commerce Future
August 17, 2020  |  Commerce Connected

Is it a Buick or an Alexa? That’s the question a new Buick commercial poses as it shows a couple out on the town, debating...

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Comerica Bank: Finding The Digital Fix For Accounts Receivables
Comerica Bank: Finding The Digital Fix For Accounts Receivables
August 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The COVID-19 pandemic has made businesses and banks race to find solutions for immediate problems in recent months, but these firms must also consider how...

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RVs Find The Road To Digital 3.0
RVs Find The Road To Digital 3.0
August 17, 2020  |  Travel Payments

There are a lot of leisure activities people are not participating in during the pandemic. As the NBA and MLB reboot will attest, they’re not...

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Trintech Eyes Transparency With Accounting Tech Update
Trintech Eyes Transparency With Accounting Tech Update
August 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Trintech, which works in integrated Record to Report software, is releasing Cadency 9.0, the newest update to its software, to help companies with faster account...

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US Companies Advised To Add Health Experts To Manage Pandemic Response
US Companies Advised To Add Health Experts To Manage Pandemic Response
August 16, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is urging U.S. companies to appoint COVID-19 experts to their board of directors as a way to...

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Trump Gives ByteDance 90 Days To Split From US TikTok Business
Trump Gives ByteDance 90 Days To Split From US TikTok Business
August 16, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

China’s ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has 90 days to sell or spin off its U.S. operation. CNBC reported President Donald Trump issued an...

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Bitcoin Daily: China Expands Digital Cash Pilot; California Bill Defining Digital Assets Moves Forward
Bitcoin Daily: China Expands Digital Cash Pilot; California Bill Defining Digital Assets Moves Forward
August 16, 2020  |  Bitcoin

China’s Ministry of Commerce is moving forward with its plan for a digital currency, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The plan...

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Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Dumps US Bank Stocks For Gold
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Dumps US Bank Stocks For Gold
August 16, 2020  |  Investments

Berkshire Hathaway’s unloading of billions of dollars from bank stocks is exacerbating the hurt on the nation’s biggest financial institutions, Reuters reported. Warren Buffett, the...

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