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Fast Fashion Is Failing – Now What?
Fast Fashion Is Failing – Now What?
July 17, 2016  |  Retail

On face, the fast fashion concept is backed by two such fundamentally good ideas that it seemed only natural that it would it would become...

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How To Celebrate Emoji Day
How To Celebrate Emoji Day
July 16, 2016  |  Payment Methods

For those looking for something to celebrate this weekend, the world hasn’t really come through. Sure, maybe you can throw an off-the-wall unboxing party as your newly...

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Community Banks’ Leg-Up On The SME Lending Giants
Community Banks’ Leg-Up On The SME Lending Giants
July 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Small community banks may not have the ample resources that Wells Fargo or Bank of America have to develop high-tech, experimental solutions internally. But that...

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Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty
Prepaid’s Summer Of Uncertainty
July 15, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

It’s as quiet as a hot summer night, as the prepaid industry awaits the final ruling from the CFPB. Rules that were promised last year,...

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Pokemon The Surprise Retail Sizzle Of The Summer?
Pokemon The Surprise Retail Sizzle Of The Summer?
July 15, 2016  |  News

Some weeks, there’s just more clouds than sun, and this week is one of them. We found one gigundo sizzle and three moderately-sized fizzles. We’ll...

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Startups Protecting The Enterprise On All Fronts
Startups Protecting The Enterprise On All Fronts
July 15, 2016  |  B2B Payments

B2B FinTech startups struck out this week, but that doesn’t mean venture capitalists ignored the B2B startup space altogether. This week was largely about the...

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Is Hong Kong Ready To Be A Startup Powerhouse?
Is Hong Kong Ready To Be A Startup Powerhouse?
July 15, 2016  |  International

Hong Kong has a lot going for it — economic strength, stable currency, prime location and a top financial industry. However, the territory has yet...

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Craft Beer’s Cross-Border Journey
Craft Beer’s Cross-Border Journey
July 14, 2016  |  Cross Border Commerce

American craft breweries are thriving and the taste for made-in-the-USA suds is increasingly crossing borders with sudsy abandon. In the July edition of the X-Border...

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NY’s Payroll State Of Mind
NY’s Payroll State Of Mind
July 14, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Proposed rules would alter the way New York-based employees are paid – as in they get to pick. Compliance. Headache. American Payroll Association execs tell...

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