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Should Las Vegas Casinos Bet On The Tourists Returning?

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Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 I’m starting to get nervous that shows are never going to reopen,” Nina Kane, a dancer and aerialist who has made her career on Vegas stages, told The Wall Street Journal.

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Wild Cards? Gambling, Payroll, Other Models Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid

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Cards (as in prepaid, stored-value cards that consumers can use for gambling, payroll and a variety of other uses, many of them novel) are only half the battle. To get a sense of how the world of payments and cards has changed, Cregan told Webster a story about a conference he attended in Las Vegas in 2009.

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Amaryllis Makes TRANSACT 18 Impact

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Startup Amaryllis made an appearance at TRANSACT 18 in Las Vegas April 16 through 19 – the company’s first 10-by-10 booth at a major conference, noted CEO Mark Bishopp , and an experience that was right in line with the startup’s goal to make 2018 “the year of getting the word out” about Amaryllis.

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Plugging Expense Leaks With Spend Management Solutions

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An employee’s accidental use of her corporate card to pay for groceries isn’t a crime, but it does fall under the heading of “ friendly fraud ,” which creates friction for the accounting department. Weddings and events are another sector experimenting with card-based spend management efforts. Disrupting Paper-Based Systems.

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Western Union Invests In Walletron

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Walletron automates brands’ presence in mobile wallets, like Apple Wallet and Android Pay. In October, Western Union , taking the stage at the Money20/20 conference in Las Vegas, laid out its plans for digital enhancements for its consumer- and business-facing enterprises. This new feature is available in the U.S. and the U.K.

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New Business Ventures Expected To Drive Amazon Q2 Earnings

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The world’s most valuable brand is set to publish its second quarter earnings report on Thursday (July 25), which is expected to provide insight into how Amazon’s newest acquisitions are boosting the company’s revenue. and a cashierless Amazon Go store to New York City.

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How J.Crew, H&M, Others Push Hard On Payments Innovation, Loyalty

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Target , for instance, is beginning to experiment with a new rewards program called “Target Red” that will not be linked to a debit or credit card , The Star Tribune reported in March ahead of a reported test of the program. Target spokesperson Joshua Thomas told the newspaper at the time, “we know not everyone wants another credit card.