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Visa’s Kevin Phalen: Global SMBs Get Back To Business Optimistic About The Future
Visa’s Kevin Phalen: Global SMBs Get Back To Business Optimistic About The Future
August 04, 2020  |  SMBs

The global pandemic has changed commerce fundamentally — a fact confirmed in Visa’s new Back to Business study. To say that consumers have shifted dramatically...

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Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
Today In Payments: Apple Purchases Mobeewave; Trump Encourages Microsoft To Buy All Of TikTok
August 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Apple has purchased Mobeewave, and President Donald Trump has encouraged Microsoft to buy all of TikTok. Plus, GoodRx Inc. is reportedly looking...

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Restaurant Association Seeks Lowering Revenue Limits In New PPP Plan
Restaurant Association Seeks Lowering Revenue Limits In New PPP Plan
August 03, 2020  |  SMBs

The National Restaurant Association sent a letter to prominent U.S. political leaders in protest of a modification to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) that would...

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Will COVID And Fraud Finally Kill The Paper Check?
Will COVID And Fraud Finally Kill The Paper Check?
August 03, 2020  |  Digital Payments

PYMNTS has been writing for years about the ongoing push to #killthecheck, but paper checks live on because of their ubiquity of acceptance and simplicity...

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Poll: Almost Half Of Those Laid Off Doubt Jobs Will Return
Poll: Almost Half Of Those Laid Off Doubt Jobs Will Return
August 03, 2020  |  Economy

Almost half of furloughed workers in the U.S. don’t believe their jobs are coming back, according to a report from CNBC citing a poll from...

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Bitcoin Daily: US Seeks To Return Funds To Investors From Banana.Fund In Connection With $6.5M Crypto Scam; Alleged Twitter Teen Hacker Has $3M In Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: US Seeks To Return Funds To Investors From Banana.Fund In Connection With $6.5M...
August 03, 2020  |  Bitcoin

U.S. prosecutors are looking to give back $6.5 million in purportedly swindled cryptocurrency to “Banana.Fund” crowdfunding effort victims, CoinDesk reported. The suit aims to provide...

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Coronavirus Refunds: University Of Alabama To Reimburse Students For Football Season Tickets
Coronavirus Refunds: University Of Alabama To Reimburse Students For Football Season Tickets
August 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

As the pandemic continues to disrupt everyday life the world over, consumers in many cases might want refunds on things they have already paid for...

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Trump Urges Microsoft To Buy TikTok In Its Entirety
Trump Urges Microsoft To Buy TikTok In Its Entirety
August 03, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

President Donald Trump gave Microsoft Corp. some advice on its bid to buy the U.S. arm of TikTok, the controversial Chinese video-sharing app. On Monday (Aug. 3), Trump said it...

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Trump Plans Telehealth Law To Improve Access To Digital Medical Care
Trump Plans Telehealth Law To Improve Access To Digital Medical Care
August 03, 2020  |  Healthcare

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order improving telehealth and general care for rural areas that don’t have as much...

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