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US Adds 1.4M Jobs In August, Jobless Rate Falls To 8.4 Pct
US Adds 1.4M Jobs In August, Jobless Rate Falls To 8.4 Pct
September 04, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. added 1.4 million jobs in August while the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent, down from 10.2 percent in July, the U.S....

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Deep Dive: How Payments Orchestration Can Support Payment Integrations
Deep Dive: How Payments Orchestration Can Support Payment Integrations
September 04, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Using multiple payment service providers (PSPs) has become par for the course in the eCommerce space. Merchants must be able to perform a wide variety of...

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B2B Tech Startups Land Backing To Modernize The Enterprise
B2B Tech Startups Land Backing To Modernize The Enterprise
September 04, 2020  |  B2B Payments

More than $25 million in new funding landed at B2B FinTech startups this week, making it one of the slower VC roundups for the B2B...

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Advice To The Modern CFO: Keep Looking Forward
Advice To The Modern CFO: Keep Looking Forward
September 04, 2020  |  B2B Payments

For the modern chief financial officer, priorities are on the move. While the traditional responsibilities like facilitating the monthly close and completing key financial reports...

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Report: AG Barr Insists DOJ File Antitrust Complaint Against Google This Month
Report: AG Barr Insists DOJ File Antitrust Complaint Against Google This Month
September 04, 2020  |  Google

U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to file an antitrust case against Google this month despite pleas from staff lawyers who said they need more...

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Amazon And Walmart’s Battle For Consumer Retail Spend
Amazon And Walmart’s Battle For Consumer Retail Spend
September 04, 2020  |  Retail

In some ways, the second quarter was like nothing the world has ever seen, as the pandemic cut through the daily lives of Americans from...

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What Holiday Retail Will Look Like In 2020
What Holiday Retail Will Look Like In 2020
September 04, 2020  |  Retail

It’s not beginning to look a lot like Christmas just yet, as it’s still summer and warm weather doesn’t quite call to mind images of...

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Visa: SoftPOS Helps Merchants ‘Reimagine’ Commerce Flows In A Physical World
Visa: SoftPOS Helps Merchants ‘Reimagine’ Commerce Flows In A Physical World
September 04, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Bit by bit, economies are reopening. But business as usual will be anything but traditional – even with face-to-face commerce – due to the great...

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New Data: How Online Merchants Build Consumer Trust In The Digital 3.0 Economy
New Data: How Online Merchants Build Consumer Trust In The Digital 3.0 Economy
September 04, 2020  |  eCommerce

It has now been six months since the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic on March 11, and consumers are more likely than ever to...

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