Data: 70 Pct Of North American CFOs Expect Economy To Improve With COVID Vaccines
Data: 70 Pct Of North American CFOs Expect Economy To Improve With COVID Vaccines
December 22, 2020  |  Economy

Chief financial officers (CFOs) taking part in The CFO Survey by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond and...

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Amazon Puts Off Merchant Fulfillment Fee Hikes Until June
Amazon Puts Off Merchant Fulfillment Fee Hikes Until June
December 22, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon is postponing its logistics fee increase to help accommodate businesses affected by the pandemic, a company letter from Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke...

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Bitcoin Daily: Italy’s Banks Test Digital Euro On DLT
Bitcoin Daily: Italy’s Banks Test Digital Euro On DLT
December 22, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The Italian Banking Association (ABI) is running experiments for a digital euro, CoinDesk reported. The experiments aim to examine a digital euro’s technical feasibility as...

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Trump Blasts COVID Relief Package; Calls For Higher Stimulus Payments
Trump Blasts COVID Relief Package; Calls For Higher Stimulus Payments
December 22, 2020  |  Economy

In a video posted on President Donald Trump’s Twitter account Tuesday (Dec. 22), Trump said the recently-passed stimulus act is a “disgrace,” as he wanted...

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State Bank Of Pakistan Eyes Digitizing Corporate Supply Chains
State Bank Of Pakistan Eyes Digitizing Corporate Supply Chains
December 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is looking at making corporate supply chains digital, a report from Pakistan Today stated, with an eye toward more...

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Contour Completes Blockchain Transaction Between Two Cos
Contour Completes Blockchain Transaction Between Two Cos
December 22, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Decentralized digital finance trade platform Contour has completed a pilot blockchain transaction between textile companies Tainan Spinning and Century Synthetic Fiber Corporation in Vietnam, according...

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Today In Retail: Past Macy’s CEO Anticipates More Store Closures, 46 Pct Of Americans Plan To Travel For December Holidays
Today In Retail: Past Macy’s CEO Anticipates More Store Closures, 46 Pct Of Americans Plan...
December 22, 2020  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, former Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren said he anticipates more store closings next year, while about half of Americans intend to...

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US Consumer Confidence Drops In December As COVID Cases Surge
US Consumer Confidence Drops In December As COVID Cases Surge
December 22, 2020  |  Consumer Insights

Consumer confidence fell in December, declining to 88.6 of a possible 100 points from 92.9 in November, according to a Consumer Confidence Survey from The...

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Digital Marketplaces Like Amazon Are Primed For Consolidation
Digital Marketplaces Like Amazon Are Primed For Consolidation
December 22, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Investors have spent over $1 billion this year on buying up successful small businesses to try and create new digital conglomerates, according to the Financial...

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