By Jeff Domansky, March 10, 2021 The US Congress today passed the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and economic recovery program. Missing in action were Republican votes and an increase of the minimum wage to $15. The relief package is ambitious and based on ...
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Disruptive Technologies
Disruptive Technologies
By Jeff Domansky, Feb 10, 2021 As someone who writes about payments, finance, and fintech, a new research report from Oracle caught my eye and jarred my not-so-artificial intelligence. Oracle’s research team surveyed 9,001 global consumers and business leaders from 14 countries about their attitudes ...
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Liz Armbruester, SVP of global compliance, Avalara Feb 9, 2021 . For hundreds of years, sales tax returns have been collected and held by sellers until a filing period comes around. However, as our society has become increasingly digital-first, advancements in technology and digital commerce ...
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By Jeff Domansky Jan 26, 2021 US bank and credit union customers didn’t seem to miss visits and lineups at their favorite financial institution during the past year. In fact, in the space of 10 months during the pandemic, 42% of customers used mobile deposits ...
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By Ankita Tyagi, Founder & Principal Analyst, FSInnovate Dec 16, 2020 For decades, the payments space was associated with facilitating transactions between customers and their financial service provider, and nothing more. But, solution providers such as Alipay showed that it was possible to merge e-commerce ...
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Fintech credit card startup Petal recently launched its second no-annual-fee credit card for those with no credit history or a blemished credit record. Petal hopes to make it easier for younger, new credit card applicants and those with damaged credit records to get approval for ...
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Matt Jackson, Head of Partner Development (EMEA) at PPRO Invisible payments have already had a massive impact on the physical and online retail experience and could have the potential to eradicate cash and payment cards from the payment journey. Amazon Go even went as far as removing ...
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European shoppers in Budapest and Spain are shopping and paying with a wink and a wave with the launch of Hungarian fintech PeasyPay.Imagine. No more carrying your purse, wallet, smartphone, or credit card while shopping and paying for groceries, lunch at your favorite cafe, fresh ...
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It’s one thing to start a business as an entrepreneur and survive the first year. It’s an even bigger badge of success to have launched your online business as a mobile-only enterprise and then thrive and grow despite the COVID-19 crisis. Meet Fitz Frames, a ...
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By Giffard Hogge, Product Manager, Somo The UK and the United States share culture, history, and language. But it is only after moving from the UK to live in the US that I have become more acutely aware of the more subtle differences between our ...
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