COVID-19

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness.

Source: cdc.gov

House Committee Asks Kabbage, BlueVine For Pandemic Loan Security, Revenue Data
House Committee Asks Kabbage, BlueVine For Pandemic Loan Security, Revenue Data
May 28, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. lawmakers have opened an investigation into FinTechs Kabbage and BlueVine, along with their partner banks, for their role in the distribution of billions of...

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Pandemic Or No, To-Go Cocktails Are Here To Stay
Pandemic Or No, To-Go Cocktails Are Here To Stay
May 28, 2021  |  Retail

COVID-19 restrictions may be ending, but some pandemic-related routines are here to stay. For example: ordering cocktails to go. It’s something most states outlawed prior...

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Airbnb’s Pandemic Party Ban Will Stay In Effect
Airbnb’s Pandemic Party Ban Will Stay In Effect
May 27, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Vacation marketplace Airbnb is keeping the party ban, which was enacted during the pandemic, in effect at least through the end of this summer, the...

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Stock Brokerages Lure Young Adults Looking To Invest COVID Savings
Stock Brokerages Lure Young Adults Looking To Invest COVID Savings
May 27, 2021  |  Investments

U.K. stock brokerage firms AJ Bell and Charles Stanley are eyeing young adults with pandemic savings as potential investors who have shown an eagerness to...

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PYMNTS Study: 4 In 10 Restaurant Customers Concerned About Health
PYMNTS Study: 4 In 10 Restaurant Customers Concerned About Health
May 27, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

As the restaurant industry begins to recover, many people, vaccinated and otherwise, are still dealing with concerns related to the pandemic — and those concerns...

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United Airlines Looks To Refill Seats With Vaccine-Linked Campaign
United Airlines Looks To Refill Seats With Vaccine-Linked Campaign
May 24, 2021  |  Travel Payments

United Airlines said on Monday (May 24) that it is launching a new campaign to get people flying again after the worst year in the...

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Restaurant Rewards: The Four Personas Of Today’s Restaurant Customer
Restaurant Rewards: The Four Personas Of Today’s Restaurant Customer
May 24, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As restaurateurs look to rebuild for the post-pandemic future, many are forced to reckon with consumers’ changing needs, desires and concerns. To earn the loyalty...

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PYMNTS Pandenomics Study: Many Shifters Prefer Digital Living To The Physical World
PYMNTS Pandenomics Study: Many Shifters Prefer Digital Living To The Physical World
May 24, 2021  |  Retail

Retailing will never be the same as it was just 15 months ago. Yet what began as an emergency is evolving into something else entirely:...

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Late Payments Disproportionately Impact Small Businesses
Late Payments Disproportionately Impact Small Businesses
May 24, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy, but many of these companies say that they encounter delays in receiving payments from their larger...

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