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COVID-19 ‘Supply Buying’ Frenzy Keeps Patients – And Providers – At Risk
COVID-19 ‘Supply Buying’ Frenzy Keeps Patients – And Providers – At Risk
March 06, 2020  |  Retail

The laws of economics — supply and demand — state that as items become scarce, prices go up. The law of unintended consequences states that...

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Instacart Launches Doorstep Grocery Delivery Amid Coronavirus Scare
Instacart Launches Doorstep Grocery Delivery Amid Coronavirus Scare
March 06, 2020  |  Retail

Instacart said on Thursday (March 5) that it would launch its door-step grocery drop-off service to all customers amid the fear of the coronavirus outbreak,...

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Credit Bureaus Aim To Bulk Up Files For Borrowers With Little Credit History By Using Rent-Payment Data
Credit Bureaus Aim To Bulk Up Files For Borrowers With Little Credit History By Using...
March 06, 2020  |  Banking

Credit bureaus are aiming to thicken up the “thin” credit files of borrowers who have too little credit history to qualify for loans using the...

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Par Funding Nixes Credit Checks To Fast-Track SMB Finance
Par Funding Nixes Credit Checks To Fast-Track SMB Finance
March 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Joseph LaForte, of short-term capital provider Par Funding, said this week that his company will be providing a new product to help small- to medium-sized...

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Access To Develop Payroll Solution With CoreHR Takeover
Access To Develop Payroll Solution With CoreHR Takeover
March 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Access Group has acquired CoreHR, an Ireland and U.K.-based firm known for HR and payroll software, according to a press release. The move sets...

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BoE Boss Stresses Reverse Factoring Amid Coronavirus
BoE Boss Stresses Reverse Factoring Amid Coronavirus
March 05, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The incoming Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) might need loans from Threadneedle Street and the government...

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AT&T Opens Business 5G To Consumers
AT&T Opens Business 5G To Consumers
March 05, 2020  |  Mobile

AT&T’s 5G mmWave network will now be available to everyone, not just businesses, according to CNBC. Prior to Thursday’s announcement, the slower 5G network from...

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UK’s Virgin Media Exposed 900,000 Customers’ Data
UK’s Virgin Media Exposed 900,000 Customers’ Data
March 05, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Virgin Media announced Thursday (March 5) that the personal details of 900,000 customers had been accessed by a third party as the company left a...

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