Thu.Nov 26, 2020

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Thanksgiving 2020: Tough Times and A Cheaper Turkey Dinner

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Thanksgiving is America’s most traditional holiday as, for generations, families have sat around the table to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. And though there is some variety of opinions on what constitutes the correct, traditional trimmings line-up — mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing and cranberry sauce tend to show up year after year on tables nationwide.

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End of Tax Year Process for a Self-Assessment Tax Return

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Completing a self assessment tax return can look complicated, especially if you're unprepared or unorganized for the task. As a self-employed business owner, you'll be required to complete this return. Preparing for it with plenty of time to spare can help make it more straightforward to complete. Nor to mention less stressful. Getting a head start on this event by having a tax planning strategy in place should provide the security needed to get your taxes done on time, correctly and efficiently

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Quicker Payment Expectations Are Driving Real-Time Payroll Forward At Paychex

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The traditional payroll cycle has been entrenched for employees and employers for decades, running on familiar rails and with well-known frictions. These longstanding frustrations have recently become more concerning for both parties, however, as the COVID-19 pandemic has made paycheck speed more essential for businesses’ cash flow reconciliation and employees’ bill-paying needs.

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Thanksgiving 2020

RitaKeller

“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” – Jim Davis. Even though this Thanksgiving is different than any other your family has endured, I hope it is still joyous, perhaps in a more quiet and reflective way. My husband and I are spending this week in a cabin in the woods. We have been hiking, cooking, reading, and watching movies.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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EU Digital Chief: Tech Firms That Break New Rules Face Fines, Break Up

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Thierry Breton , EU's digital chief, says tech giants breaking the bloc's new rules could face fines or more severe punishments like breaking up their European businesses, Reuters reported. Breton is set to present the draft rules, called the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new rules could affect major players including Facebook , Microsoft , Google and Amazon.

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Deep Dive: Using Phone Verification And Text Messaging For Secure Checkouts

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Many banks, utility companies and government agencies have been leveraging two-factor authentication (2FA) for several years. This process requires consumers to provide not only their usernames and passwords to access services, but also an additional form of verification such as a biometric identifier or a code that can be emailed to them or sent via text message.

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Dell On How The Pandemic Is Pushing The Pace Of B2B Invoice, Payment Delivery

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Companies are making significant changes during the COVID-19 pandemic as they work to move past its disruptions and restore smooth operations. Business-to-business (B2B) payment practices are undergoing some of the most notable shifts as corporate buyers and sellers seek new transaction methods and tools to help them pay and be paid quickly. Old-school paper-based payment and billing methods have therefore become too cumbersome for most businesses with employees working remotely, and many are fi

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China's Financial Industry Firms Redo Plans, Funding In Wake Of More Oversight

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With regulators cracking down in China, FinTech leaders are scrambling for capital and trying to plan their futures, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. 25). Jack Ma 's Ant Group , once on the cusp of being the future of finance in the country, had its double initial public offering (IPO) shot down by the government earlier this year, and the government is now clamping down on the efforts of other big companies trying to do the same things.

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Four Things From 400 Years Of Pilgrims And Payments

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Plagued by a deadly virus, toiling to jumpstart an economy in tatters and longing for a return to normalcy, the case could be made that giving up and starting over would be the smart thing to do. And yet, despite the hardship and impossible odds, the pilgrims of the Plymouth colony in 1620 stuck it out, and in doing so, laid the foundation for a nation that would grow to become the wealthiest, most abundant place on earth.

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HSBC Debuts Open Payments Platform For eCommerce As Alternative To Debit, Credit

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HSBC has launched its new HSBC Open Payments solution, which will enable companies to install alternatives to debit or credit for customers to pay for things, according to an emailed press release. The HSBC Open Payments application will let businesses connect their checkout pages with the customers' online apps or app-based mobile platform. Then the purchaser is given a request for pre-populated payments, and upon authorization, an "instant and irrevocable credit" is applied to the seller's acc

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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Global Outlook: Digital-First Kicks In From Asia To Africa

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It only seems fitting that a global pandemic would catalyze a global shift toward online shopping. As the busy year-end holiday season gets underway, PYMNTS looks at how eCommerce marketplaces around the world are preparing – and faring – in the new digital world order. Asia and China. It’s not possible to look at AsiaPac eCommerce trends without delving into the fast-growing metrics of its largest individual player: China.

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Yapily Works With KashFlow On B2B Bookkeeping Improvements

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KashFlow by IRIS Software Group will work with Yapily , an enterprise connection platform, to help enable real-time insights into cash flow and allow a frictionless end-to-end bookkeeping service, according to a Wednesday (Nov. 25) media release. The partnership with Yapily will let KashFlow customers connect and extract account information from their KashFlow portal, accessing a single source of the company's health financially.