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MARCH 22, 2018
Online and mobile banking interfaces have become must-have features for financial institutions in the digital age. Fifty-five percent of Americans have a full-service banking app on their phone, and 16 percent check these apps at least once per day. Customers think of these digital offerings as crucial to their banking decisions. More than 50 percent reportedly believe it’s important for banks to provide mobile deposits, P2P services and account openings.
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MARCH 23, 2018
Making good on his State of the State promise to provide clarity on the previously murky topic of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and its sales tax status, today Governor Holcomb signed Senate Bill 257 into law.
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MARCH 21, 2018
Losing out is always a bitter pill to swallow, but the worst defeats are the ones that are seemingly snatched from the very jaws of victory. The Bill Buckner between-the-legs-bauble, the Aaron Boone Green Monster killer, the David Tyree helmet catch – the moments when fate intervenes in the form of a small bad choice cascading out of control. The unforced errors that take wins that looked like sure things and nudge them ever so slightly – but permanently – out of reach.
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MARCH 22, 2018
It was a coincidental happening that the same month Atradius released its latest insolvency forecast – which found that insolvencies around the world are low, thanks to a strong economic outlook and low interest rates – news of the Toys R Us bankruptcy hit the headlines and sent shockwaves throughout its supply chain. The backlash continues, as suppliers have reportedly criticized ongoing bankruptcy proceedings that could lead to the defunct retailer leaving more than $450 million in invoices un
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MARCH 20, 2018
In the 1930s, gift certificates made their debut at major department stores. But they weren’t available to everyone. Clerks were told to hide the certificates and only sell them to select customers who asked for them. Years later, McDonald’s brought gift certificates to the masses with its Christmas gift certificate program. With their fast food debut, other merchants — along with malls — started offering them.
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MARCH 19, 2018
It looks like consumers who try Amazon Go like it enough to keep coming back, particularly if the cashier-free shops are in proximity to where they live or work. “The ones who work very close, like in the building up above, will come down even just to grab a drink because it’s so fast and easy,” said Amazon Go Vice President Gianna Puerini according to Reuters , at the ShopTalk eCommerce conference in Las Vegas, offering a rare glimpse into a very new retail format for the commerce giant.
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MARCH 22, 2018
Legislative efforts to combat late supplier payments have emerged in Europe, the U.K. and Australia. Now, similar initiatives have begun in the U.S. Reports in SCVNews on Wednesday (March 21) said Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA) and Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) introduced the Accelerated Payments for Small Businesses Act of 2018. The legislation would require government entities to pay their small business contractors within 15 days of receiving an invoice, reports explained, and would introduce simil
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MARCH 19, 2018
In an effort to make checkout easier for customers, Macy’s plans to roll out mobile checkout in its brick-and-mortar stores. The technology, which is powered by the retailer’s mobile app, is expected to be deployed to all of Macy’s full-line stores by the end of the year, CNBC reported. Through the app, shoppers can scan an item’s barcode as they add it to their carts.
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MARCH 20, 2018
As sad as the end of Toys R Us may be, the iconic toy store is far from the only retailer struggling these days — and it’s not the only one throwing in the towel this week. Say goodbye to Claire’s, the girls’ accessories chain, which on Monday (March 19) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. And, of course, grocery giants such as Amazon, Walmart and Kroger continue to put smaller players out of business.
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MARCH 22, 2018
With the ransomware market becoming saturated and overpriced, hackers are setting their sights on so-called cryptojacking, which is giving them a new revenue stream. That’s according to the new Symantec Internet Security Threat Report which was released Thursday (March 22). The report provides a deep dive into the threat landscape by analyzing data from its Global Intelligence Network, which tracks more than 700,000 global adversaries, records events from 126.5 million attack sensors around the
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MARCH 20, 2018
FedEx is coming to Walmart in the form of internal shops that will help customers print, pack and ship out of 500 of the retailer’s locations nationwide. The pilot, according to news from CNBC — which is being tested at Walmart locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Arkansas, Texas and Colorado — has already exceeded expectations. Consequently, the small-format shops will be unveiled at 500 Walmart locations over the course of the next two years.
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MARCH 19, 2018
Ant Financial’s Alipay is expanding across North America as it broadens its partnership with First Data , the companies announced Monday (March 19). The digital payment platform has added 35,000 merchants across the region, enabling Alipay’s 600 million Chinese consumers the same payment experience at the point of sale (POS) while traveling abroad in the United States.
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MARCH 22, 2018
One retailer’s loss could be another retailer’s gain: Even though Toys R Us is facing bankruptcy, other retailers may benefit from the embattled toy retailer’s demise. Amazon could take over some of Toys R Us’ stores, which may be soon vacant as the retailer winds down its operations. And while Amazon doesn’t want to keep the Toys R Us brand, it could use the space to display its own products, Bloomberg reported.
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MARCH 22, 2018
There comes a time in every startup’s life when momentum kicks in and everything becomes a whirlwind of activity. Or maybe that’s just startup life in general. Either way, Amaryllis CEO Mark Bishopp said that’s exactly where the startup has found itself this past quarter, with many key developments to report. Perhaps the most important of these was the completion of its certification with Vantiv.
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MARCH 19, 2018
Plattsburgh, the small upstate New York town, has placed a temporary halt on cryptocurrency mining in an effort to preserve natural resources, the health of the residents of the town and the so-called “character and direction” of the small city. Bloomberg, citing Plattsburgh, reported residents of the town on the Canadian border are fed up with all the cryptocurrency activity going on and resorted to the measure to reign some of it in.
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MARCH 21, 2018
To meet consumers where they want to shop, retailers are taking an omnichannel approach to their offerings. Some customers – those of the brick-and-mortar persona – just want to shop in-store and haven’t purchased anything online over the past three months. And retailers are taking notice: Walmart , for example, recently introduced meal kits in its stores after selling them exclusively online.
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MARCH 22, 2018
In an effort to lure more FinTechs its way, France is working on a regulatory framework that would enable startups to raise funding via cryptocurrencies. Economy minister Bruno Le Maire wrote in an article for Numerama, a French website which was covered by the Financial Times, explaining that Paris is aiming to introduce legislation that lets companies launch initial coin offerings and get a formal stamp of approval.
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MARCH 22, 2018
HelloFresh has made a play for scale with a new acquisition — organic and vegan food delivery company Green Chef. As of yet, it’s not known how much the meal kit company paid for the Boulder-based startup. Green Chef has been in operation for about four years. It was founded by CEO Michael Joseph to delivery vegan and gluten-free food to the masses.
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MARCH 19, 2018
What’s a grocery store to do if it wants to go cashier-less but it’s not Amazon Go ? There are a number of tech companies trying to answer that question for stores of all sizes, from large chains down to smaller mom-and-pop markets. It’s easier said than done, according to Liu Yang, growth hacker at AiFi Inc. , one of the tech companies working to make inroads in the space.
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MARCH 22, 2018
Although using the Starbucks mobile app can get you a grande latte faster, many of the coffee chain’s customers don’t seem to be in much of a rush to give up waiting on line just yet. Reuters interviewed more than two dozen Starbucks customers and discovered that while everyone interviewed appreciated the faster service, many also enjoy the ritual of waiting in line and chatting up their barista while visiting the coffeehouse.
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MARCH 20, 2018
Regulators from around the world are teaming up to create a blueprint for a global FinTech “sandbox.”. According to Reuters , Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the plans for a global testing bed for new financial technology apps. “Later this week we start work with interested regulators, including colleagues across Europe, the U.S. and Far East, on a blueprint,” Chris Woolard, the FCA’s executive director of strategy and competition, told the Innovate Finance conference in Lo
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MARCH 22, 2018
In an unusual bid to save some Toys R Us stores from closing, toy maker executive Isaac Larian — along with other investors — has started a crowdfunding campaign. The effort aims to save more than half of the retailer’s 735 stores that could close through bankruptcy proceedings, the AP reported. The campaign hopes to raise $1 billion in funding. A website, savetoysrus.com , sends consumers to a GoFundMe page.
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MARCH 20, 2018
Flywire, a provider of global payment and receivables solutions for education, healthcare, and business, announced Tuesday (March 20) that it has inked a new deal with Flutterwave, a payments API that makes it easier for banks and businesses to process payments across Africa. In a press release announcing the partnership, Flywire said it will integrate Flutterwave’s Rave payment platform as the preferred option for students, patients and businesses in Nigeria who are making cross-border p
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MARCH 19, 2018
As growth of Target -branded payment cards has slowed, the retailer is beginning to experiment with a new rewards program: Dubbed “Target Red,” the new program will not be linked to a debit or credit card , The Star Tribune reported. “We know not everyone wants another credit card,” Joshua Thomas, a Target spokesman, told the newspaper. “So, we want to find a way to grow our relationship and affinity with those guests.”.
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MARCH 19, 2018
Innovations are popping up everywhere. They’re helping on-the-go domestic travelers get the food they crave, city dwellers more efficiently park their cars , companies address top technology concerns and business-to-business (B2B) startups secure funding to help them target enterprise data — and the changes are far from over. After all, who would have thought more than half the revenue for a retailer like Walmart would come from grocery sales ?
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MARCH 19, 2018
The European General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) framework looms, with a deadline of May 25, 2018. And it’s been reported that much of Europe isn’t ready. Big data application provider Solix, for example, said earlier this year that two thirds of firms are not sure if individuals’ personal information has been cleansed from systems. And just 43 percent of firms have defined processes in place that would allow for deletion of records.
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MARCH 20, 2018
Bank of America announced news on Tuesday (March 20) that customers can now add multiple credit and debit cards to their PayPal account without having to use a laptop or desktop computer. In a press release , Bank of America said customers can add cards through the bank’s mobile banking app — a result of the initial integration of a partnership between Bank of America and PayPal, which was announced in July 2017.
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MARCH 22, 2018
In an effort to better compete in China, H&M has rolled out its core brand on Alibaba ’s Tmall. The move marks the first time H&M has sold its main brand through a third-party retailer, trade publication Business of Fashion reported. The Swedish retailer entered China’s online retail market with its own eCommerce store in 2014. But that site faces competition from Chinese eCommerce retailers, such as Tmall and Taobao , which dominate the Chinese eCommerce landscape.
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MARCH 19, 2018
U.K. regulators are encouraging an inquiry into whether the market’s Big Four accountancy firms — KPMG, Deloitte, PwC and EY — should be broken up and forced to spin off their auditing arms, reports said. According to The Guardian on Friday (March 16), the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Chief Executive Stephen Haddrill is calling for an investigation into the industry and whether such a breakup would enhance competition and reduce conflicts of interest.
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"Offer payroll and do it yourself,” they said. “It’ll be fun!” Spoiler alert: It was not fun. Most CPA firms know that they need to offer payroll services to their clients or risk losing them to another firm that will. However, many don’t really want to. It is often time-consuming and complex due to changing tax laws and regulations, and with the growing staffing shortages, most just don’t have the resources.
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