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Fraud Detection Sizzles, iPhone Shares Fizzle And Some Upbeat Economic News

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Online fraud falls — a LOT: Contrary to popular opinion — and perhaps contrary even to logic — the fraud fight has given a round to the good guys, even if the battle is far from over. Online fraud is down 34 percent, overall, at the end of Q1 2017 versus a year ago. percent annually through 2020, to top $8.1 trillion that year.

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Peapod’s Quiet Quest For Delivery Dominance

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Long before the current wave of online grocery deliverers, there was the previous wave of highly name-checkable luminaries in the same line of work. There is a reason that it often doesn’t get mentioned in the same breath with the biggest players in the online grocery game.

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The Top 20 Venture Capitalists

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Brian Singerman started his career as a Software Engineer for 3D online virtual-world company, There Inc. He then went on to become Senior Director of Business Development at Palm Source in 2001 after he oversaw the strategy around Palm OS. Notable Investments: Airbnb , Houzz , DoorDash , Instacart , Reddit , FutureAdvisor (Acquired).

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The Election That Misplaced Small Businesses

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This week opened with Hector Barreto — the current Chair of the Latino Coalition and a former SBA Administrator from 2001-2008 – wondering what on Earth had happened to the economic message during this particular election season. 2) Can taxes be made comprehensible?

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Everything You Need To Know About What Amazon Is Doing In Financial Services

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Today, Amazon Pay has evolved to include a digital wallet for customers and a payments network for both online and brick-and-mortar merchants. Traction/Metrics: Today’s iteration is Amazon Pay, a digital wallet for customers and a payments network for both online and brick-and-mortar merchants and shoppers. Amazon Cash.

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Ollie And Fresh Food Delivery For – Yes – Dogs

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The “premium” pet food market as of 2001 accounted for about $5.7 Ollie’s fresh-food chicken and beef recipes will be in the New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Boston and New Jersey regions where two-day cold shipping can be guaranteed. A large dog will cost about $1,843 in its first year with an owner.

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Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy

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As told by Citi and GE , the pandemic prompted a massive online shift as stores closed and consumers became wary about venturing out. The year-over-year increase in cross-border online sales was even more dramatic in other regions. There was another inconspicuous but remarkable dimension to these trends, however.

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