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Report: Address Verification APIs Fix eTailers’ Last-Mile Problem
Report: Address Verification APIs Fix eTailers’ Last-Mile Problem
August 11, 2020  |  Digital Onboarding

Consumers are flocking to digital channels during the current COVID-19 pandemic, an ever expanding volume that is challenging merchants to keep up. These customers want...

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tZero CEO: Blockchain Can Boost Private Market Liquidity Amid The Pandemic
tZero CEO: Blockchain Can Boost Private Market Liquidity Amid The Pandemic
August 11, 2020  |  Blockchain

Not all that long ago, blockchain and bitcoin were inseparable – shorthand for the Wild West of cryptocurrencies and speculation. And you might recall that...

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RecargaPay: From Mobile Top-Ups To Mobile Financial Services Ecosystem
RecargaPay: From Mobile Top-Ups To Mobile Financial Services Ecosystem
August 11, 2020  |  Digital Payments

A decade ago, when Brazil’s RecargaPay first debuted, a glance around the global payments ecosystem would have shown a similar pattern. The world’s largest digital...

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Is There A ‘Third Way’ For Uber and Other Gig-Economy Firms To Classify Workers?
Is There A ‘Third Way’ For Uber and Other Gig-Economy Firms To Classify Workers?
August 11, 2020  |  Gig Economy

For gig-economy companies, is it time to make way for the third way? As reported Monday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote in a New York Times op/ed...

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Visa: Forging A ‘Network Of Networks’ To Modernize B2B Payments
Visa: Forging A ‘Network Of Networks’ To Modernize B2B Payments
August 11, 2020  |  B2B Payments

From a lack of supplier acceptance of electronic payments to outdated infrastructure within accounts payable (AP) departments, the B2B payments ecosystem still has much room...

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How The Game Of 20 Questions Inspired The Tech To Help Doctors Digitally Triage Patients
How The Game Of 20 Questions Inspired The Tech To Help Doctors Digitally Triage Patients
August 11, 2020  |  Healthcare

Many U.S. parents are working overtime this summer to try to get their kids off the couch and out from behind their video games for...

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Meal Kit Maker HelloFresh Ups Revenue Projections As Pandemic Continues
Meal Kit Maker HelloFresh Ups Revenue Projections As Pandemic Continues
August 10, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

Meal kit company HelloFresh is doing well even amid the pandemic with sales almost doubling, according to a release to investors. The Germany-based company has...

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US Spent $250B On Weekly Jobless Aid
US Spent $250B On Weekly Jobless Aid
August 10, 2020  |  Economy

The extra unemployment aid, totaling $600 a week for everyone who successfully filed for benefits, cost the federal government a total of $250 billion, The...

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California Judge: Uber, Lyft Can’t Call Drivers Contractors
California Judge: Uber, Lyft Can’t Call Drivers Contractors
August 10, 2020  |  Legal

A California judge has passed an injunction to force Uber and Lyft to stop classifying their workers as independent contractors rather than employees, CNBC reported....

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