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Top Performing Middle Market Firms Use Working Capital as a Strategic Tool
Top Performing Middle Market Firms Use Working Capital as a Strategic Tool
September 22, 2023  |  VISA

All businesses face surprises from time to time — where unplanned, emergency expenses crop up. And of course, having the capital on hand — working...

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Amazon’s Checkout-Free Retail Push Takes Aim at Walmart’s Brick-and-Mortar Dominance
Amazon’s Checkout-Free Retail Push Takes Aim at Walmart’s Brick-and-Mortar Dominance
September 22, 2023  |  Retail

In commerce, as in war, battles are seldom fought on one front alone. So it is no surprise that the jousting between Walmart and Amazon...

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Two-Thirds of Manufacturers Plan More Real-Time Payments Features Within 12 Months 
Two-Thirds of Manufacturers Plan More Real-Time Payments Features Within 12 Months 
September 22, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The pivot toward real-time payments is sweeping what might be the most “smokestack” of the some-stack verticals within the economy. That would be manufacturing, of...

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51% of Online Buyers Used Biometrics Instead of Passwords
51% of Online Buyers Used Biometrics Instead of Passwords
September 22, 2023  |  Biometrics

The convenience and security biometric authentication offers continue to gain prominence. Digital-first consumers increasingly use mobile devices to shop for everything from groceries to retail...

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11% of Consumers Make Restaurant Reservations via Voice Technology
11% of Consumers Make Restaurant Reservations via Voice Technology
September 21, 2023  |  Voice Activation

As restaurants look to get more bodies in seats, they could benefit from integrating their reservation platforms with the voice assistants that consumers use day...

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Philly Fed Data Offers Snapshot of Main Street Small Business Funding Pressures
Philly Fed Data Offers Snapshot of Main Street Small Business Funding Pressures
September 21, 2023  |  Economy

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s September Manufacturing Business Outlook Index offers up a monthly survey of manufacturers’ current business conditions and their outlook on what’s to...

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General Mills Predicts Restaurant Inflation Will Drive Fall Grocery Sales
General Mills Predicts Restaurant Inflation Will Drive Fall Grocery Sales
September 20, 2023  |  Economy

General Mills predicted that with restaurant inflation exacerbating the gap between dining out and eating at home, more consumers will get their food at the...

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Enterprise Retail Warms to Real-Time Payments for Vendors
Enterprise Retail Warms to Real-Time Payments for Vendors
September 20, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The retail sector increasingly prefers real-time payments for their business-to-business (B2B) payments. Virtually all large firms in this sector used real-time payments at least once...

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Two-Thirds of Middle Market CFOs Use Working Capital to Grow, Not Tread Water
Two-Thirds of Middle Market CFOs Use Working Capital to Grow, Not Tread Water
September 20, 2023  |  VISA

There are many ways to use working capital — to buy inventory, pay suppliers or fine-tune operations. These are the strategic uses of money to...

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