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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring. Payments chaos.

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Economic Nexus Laws’ Unexpected Impacts On Restricted Substance Retailers

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eCommerce sales tax laws are having unintended consequences in the tobacco industry. These laws were meant to make online sellers face sales tax requirements similar to those for retailers with on-the-ground locations, putting both types of businesses on equal footing. in 2017 had a 52.75

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SMBs Enter 2019’s Final Quarter With Plate Full Of Concerns

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Hiring continues to be a challenge as business owners not only struggle to find qualified workers in a tight labor market, but find professionals who will help that company achieve its goals. Smaller companies are most vulnerable, researchers said, pointing to their lack of resources and IT staff to bolster cyber defenses.

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The Middle Market’s Expense Management Conundrum

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Expense management technology is now a saturated market, particularly for the small business space – which is notoriously difficult to serve, because they are too small for large, enterprise-grade solutions, but too large for consumer-specialized tools. “Some observers will define the market as $10 million in the top line to $1 billion.

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What borrowers want - Bringing value to the member relationship

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Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey The 2016 Small Business Credit Survey from the Federal Reserve states that moving into 2017, small businesses “expressed continued optimism while also reporting trouble making ends meet and accessing credit.” The reason members have joined a credit union is for the relationship,” says Brown.

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Businesses Can Have Their Identities Stolen, Too, Experts Warn

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Identity theft is an unfortunately reality for more consumers as data breaches continue to rock the market. Funded with a grant from the Identity Theft Resource Center and the Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime, the “ Business Identity Theft in the U.S. million, in 2016 alone. That figure rose to 10,000 last year.

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Why Africa Is eCommerce’s Next Great Frontier

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The FinTech that sets its sights on Africa must grapple with the vagaries of 54 markets, 54 central banks, disparate tax and legal policies, and changing foreign exchange ( FX ) rates. billion in revenue in 2017, and is forecast to hit $29 billion in 2022, even with a relatively low internet penetration of around 35 percent.

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