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Preparing Merchants For The Coming Mobile Wallet Boost

PYMNTS

Call it the great shift. We’re still navigating the pandemic — which means doing what we used to do offline, increasingly, through digital means. As PYMNTS found in a recent consumer study, 40 percent of individuals are doing more of their daily retail and transactions online, partly because, well, there’s no other way to do it. And as many as 22 percent of the population surveyed said those habits would stick.

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SBA Releases Interim Final Rules on PPP Loan Forgiveness and Loan Review

Katz,Sapper&Miller

Over Memorial Day weekend, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued the interim final rule on Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness.

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Ode to Les: Six Life Lessons My Mentor Taught Me

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I got an out-of-the-blue email the other day from a couple of old friends and colleagues. They were looping me into a broader email thread of former Les Aspin staffers in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Les’ death. For those of you who don’t know, Aspin was former Secretary of Defense for President Clinton, wicked smart, and—whether he wanted to be or not—my mentor.

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What Can You Spend Your PPP Forgivable Loan on?

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If your small businesses managed to secure a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan before the well ran dry, your next task is figuring out how to use it. Here’s a list of the expenses that qualify for forgiveness (meaning you don’t have to pay the loan back). Remember, your lender will perform an audit at the end of the 8-week forgiveness period to see how you spent the loan.

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Planning Your Restaurants 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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Using Sensors And IoT To Thwart Home Invasions (Of Privacy)

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To monitor a home and to make sure all is safe and secure means you have to monitor the people and the activities inside. How to do that without destroying privacy in the age of work from home, shop from home, do-everything from home? In the age of connected devices, it may be that the sensor can go a long way toward eliminating that all standby, the unblinking eye of the camera — always on, and perhaps intrusive.

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Indiana Adds New Restrictions on Physician Noncompete Agreements

Katz,Sapper&Miller

Indiana recently enacted legislation that will create new restrictions on physician noncompete agreements. Indiana Code 25-22.5-5.5 will affect physician noncompete agreements originally entered into on or after July 1, 2020. Under the terms of the new legislation, a physician noncompete agreement must include and satisfy certain provisions in order to be enforceable.

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Ben’s Message

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June Newsletter. As a small business owner, I am constantly hiring new employees and am immersed in the hiring process. I love the beginning of the process, particularly looking through resumes. Each resume has a story. The single piece of paper has years of hard work, dedication, experience, and discipline. I often ponder at my own experience and wonder “what’s my story, and what’s the next chapter?

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Why ?Dining Out? Is About To Become A Much More Literal Term

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Memorial Day weekend is upon us – which means here in the United States, summer is officially setting up to begin. Sort of. With the outbreak of an international pandemic, our summer plans have been rather modified, as consumers seem to be considering what the safest summer plans might be, and opting to tread a bit differently than they have in the past. .

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6 Tips for Strategically Managing Transportation Brokers

Katz,Sapper&Miller

In the course of our consulting practice, we review and analyze many carriers’ freight networks. This consultation includes reviewing clients’ strengths and weaknesses when it comes to managing transportation services. While every carrier we visit uses transportation brokers, most do not have a strategy for those relationships. Carrier/broker relationships are largely transactional in nature, and are typically handled at a low level in the carrier’s organization.

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Green Dot To Launch Mobile Banking For US Immigrants

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Welcome Technologies , which works to aid immigrants as they integrate into life in a new country, is partnering with Green Dot for the PODERCard, which will help U.S. Hispanic immigrants access digital banking services, according to a press release. Less than half of U.S. Hispanic immigrants have access to actual banking services, the release states, citing an FDIC survey.

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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How To Keep Fraudsters From Scamming Banks Across Every Nook And Channel

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More consumers are turning to the omnichannel offerings of banks and credit unions (CUs) as they follow stay-at-home mandates, and cybercriminals are eager to launch attacks that make use of these channels. Account takeovers (ATOs) rose 347 percent from 2018 to 2019 — a problem that will only worsen if financial institutions (FIs) are not vigilant. Fraudsters seek to fly under the radar by stealing information through one channel that they then use to execute ATOs or other attacks.

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Amazon Eyes Zoox Acquisition For Autonomous Cars

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Amazon is in talks to buy self-driving car startup Zoox in a move that would advance the eCommerce giant’s reach in autonomous vehicle technology, according to a Tuesday (May 26) report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing sources familiar with the matter. In a 2018 funding round, Zoox was valued at $3.2 billion; a sale now would likely reflect a decreased valuation.

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Innovating The ATM Beyond Cash

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The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the pace of digital innovation across the financial sector, and credit unions (CUs) are no exception. CU branches across the United States have temporarily closed to help slow the spread of contagion, forcing CUs to find new ways to engage with their members via connected technologies, from mobile devices to laptops and especially ATMs.

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SDF Invests $550K In SatoshiPay For B2B X-Border Solution

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The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has made a $550,000 strategic investment to go toward SatoshiPay ‘s development of a B2B cross-border payments solution and its digital wallets, according to a press release. SDF’s investment came by way of convertible loan notes and was the third investment the foundation has made in SatoshiPay. The convertible loan notes will likely convert at the time of SatoshiPay’s next funding round, the release states.

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No-Code Technology: The Key to Unlock the Future of Your Business

Global economies are reeling from recent upheavals—pandemic aftershocks, geopolitical conflicts, and a tech sector crunch. Mark Zuckerberg's 2023 "Year of Efficiency" ethos extends into 2024, with leaders seeking cost reductions without stunting growth. No-code technology emerges as a beacon of hope, fostering resilience and adaptability. Platforms like Make.com and Zapier empower even non-technical staff to automate and innovate, freeing IT for strategic tasks.

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FIs Or FinTechs: Who Will Power Banking?s Big Digital Shift?

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The pandemic has accelerated the digital roadmap for everyone in financial services, giving rise to more innovation in the past few months than had been seen over the course of several years. And according to five observers across the spectrum of traditional financial institutions (FIs), payment networks and digital-only banks, opportunities are there for digital-first and hybrid models alike to succeed — so long as they harbor a relentless focus on identifying and solving customer problems.

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What Legacy FIs Miss About The Need For Cloud-Based Infrastructure

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Financial institutions (FIs) have been adapting their platforms and technologies to better suit the needs of more digital consumers for decades, but the coronavirus has placed new importance and pressure on accelerating these efforts. Allowing customers uninterrupted access to their online financial accounts and processing digital payments quickly is critical during this time as brick-and-mortar branches are either closed or on limited hours.

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MoneyGram, Uber Offer Discount On Digital Money Transfers To Drivers

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MoneyGram is partnering with Uber in order to offer discounts on money transfers to over 200 countries and territories, a press release states. The discount is available to anyone who earns money on an Uber-related gig economy app, including Uber Eats, Uber Works and Uber Freight. “The spread of COVID-19 has been hard for everyone, and it has been particularly challenging for people who drive and deliver with companies like ours.

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Walmart, Green Dot Announce Enhanced MoneyCard Features

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With features such as free cash deposits and a high-yield savings account, Walmart and Green Dot unveiled updated benefits for the Walmart MoneyCard Reloadable Debit Card program. The Walmart MoneyCard will now offer accountholders a 2 percent annual percentage yield on money saved with a connected savings account, among other features, per an announcement.

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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FedEx Eyes Stake In Germany’s Hermes Delivery Service

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With home deliveries surging, FedEx may be looking to acquire stake in German delivery firm Hermes , according to the Handelsblatt newspaper, as reported by Reuters. FedEx has very limited presence in Europe’s delivery circuit, and Petra Scharner-Wolff , finance chief of Hermes, said the company’s efforts to find a strategic partner for parcel delivery had sparked “broad interest,” according to Reuters.

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Uber Debuts $50 Hourly Ride Option In Select US Cities

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Starting next month, ridesharing users in a dozen cities can opt in for a $50 an hour ride, Uber Technologies Inc. announced on Friday (May 29). Following a pilot program in Australia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, this new feature is aimed at helping Americans with essential trips during the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Francisco-based company said.

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Consumer Foot Traffic Up, But Time Spent In Store Is Shorter, Mall Group CEO Says

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The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. “Since last week, our average traffic has been up about 25 percent, so we are seeing more customers starting to come back,” Newmark Merrill CEO Sandy Sigal told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” Monday (May 26).

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PPP Loan Demand Peters Out Amid SMB Confusion

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First the rush to get in – and then, perhaps, the rush to get out. Since debuting on April 3, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) – the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA’s) initiative to grant SMBs forgiveness loans to pay workers for eight weeks instead of laying people off – has had a rocky time of it. Glitches and delays initially bedeviled the roughly $660 billion program, and it’s had a bumpy ride ever since, as the SBA and U.S.

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Sweden?s Economy Grew In Q1 In Absence Of Lockdown

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Sweden is winning the race among European nations to restore the economy from the coronavirus pandemic, according to data published on Friday (May 29), CNBC reported. The Nordic country reported its gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of economic health, grew at an annual rate of 0.4 percent from January through March. . Its growth may be the result of the nation’s decision not to impose a full lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. .

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TIS Notches $20M For B2B Payments Flow Platform Expansion

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To continue its fast international expansion, TIS (Treasury Intelligence Solutions) notched $20 million in additional financing led by Aquiline Technology Growth. The funding round for the corporate payments and cash flow management cloud platform also included participation from 83North, an existing investor, according to an announcement. TIS CEO and Co-Founder Jörg Wiemer said in the announcement, “We are proud to have Aquiline on board alongside our existing investors.

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Crypto.com Expands Card To 31 Countries

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Digital-payments company i2c Inc. has unveiled a partnership to power the expansion of Crypto.com ’s end-to-end crypto ecosystem, which consists of a Visa crypto debit card and a wallet app to buy and sell crypto and earn cash-back rewards in crypto form. Crypto.com currently offers the system in the United States, Singapore and the United Kingdom, but is expanding it to 31 European countries, according to a press release.

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Goldman Takes Bitcoin To Task

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Bitcoin : not worth much – except what someone else is willing to pay for it. Goldman Sachs’ withering assessment of bitcoin this week may be enough to take some wind out of the sails of those who have been looking for the marquee name in crypto to find its way into mainstream commerce. As reported by the Financial Times , Goldman was once a staunch advocate of bitcoin, and had been, just a few years ago, examining whether to launch a bitcoin trading desk.

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Join the Instant Payment Revolution: Read 7 Must-Know Facts for Small Businesses

Technology evolves at lightning speed, and as finance keeps changing, instant payments emerge as a game-changer for small businesses. By 2030, instant payments are projected to surge by 289% and will become the new norm in financial transactions. Our whitepaper reveals seven must-know facts about instant payments, offering to help you navigate this financial revolution effectively.

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Malls See Increase in Foot Traffic, But Less Time Spent In Store

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The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. “Since last week, our average traffic has been up about 25 percent, so we are seeing more customers starting to come back,” Newmark Merrill CEO Sandy Sigal told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” Monday (May 26).

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Mastercard Debuts COVID-Recovery Data Tools For Business, Gov?t

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Mastercard ‘s new Recovery Insights tool will attempt to help businesses and governments assess data during the pandemic in order to make smarter decisions, according to a press release. The tool will attempt to help an array of businesses, including airlines, restaurants, banks, governments and other types of money-making and governing entities, said Mastercard President of Data and Services Raj Seshadri.

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Facebook Canada Starts Aid Program For SMBs

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Facebook Canada has announced a series of initiatives to aid small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) during the coronavirus pandemic, including $3.5 million in grants, virtual training classes and new features to help promote SMBs across numerous apps owned by the social media giant, according to a press release. The grants will be available between May 26 and June 2 for Canadian SMBs looking for financial aid.

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What Sticks? Five Data-Driven Behaviors That Will Define America’s Reopening

PYMNTS

Pandemic aside, business in the digital era is still data driven. Guesswork about the consumer and his or her behavior is not necessary or advisable. Fortunately, PYMNTS has populated the current landscape with trackers, playbooks and reports to inform data-driven decisioning, many of which answer the critical question: What are the consumer behaviors that will stick?

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How CPA Firms Can Profit From Payroll Services Without the Extra Work

"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.