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Amazon Shutters Local Services, Including Register
Amazon Shutters Local Services, Including Register
November 02, 2015  |  Amazon

Amazon is sticking to the territory it knows best: online. The retail behemoth will shut down its credit card reader, Amazon Register, a $10 POS device...

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Optimizely’s Power To Convert (Customers)
Optimizely’s Power To Convert (Customers)
November 02, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

While most people know that Amazon’s original name was Cadabra when it first incorporated in July 1994, that name was ditched a year later when...

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When Growing SMEs Land In Banking Purgatory
When Growing SMEs Land In Banking Purgatory
October 30, 2015  |  B2B Payments

We’ve all heard of the Goldilocks effect: not too big, not too small, but just right. But what happens when SMEs are hit by what...

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$26M In B2B Venture Capital Lands In The US And India, But To Whom?
$26M In B2B Venture Capital Lands In The US And India, But To Whom?
October 30, 2015  |  B2B Payments

There weren’t any big-ticket investments from VCs this week in the B2B space (none that have been made public, anyway), but a few million dollars...

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Can The Gap Climb Out Of The Hole?
Can The Gap Climb Out Of The Hole?
October 29, 2015  |  News

It has been an undeniably tough year for Gap Inc., with falling sales for the Banana Republic and Gap Brands, fast fashion getting ever more...

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