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Eclipse Acquisition Brings Payment Alliance Int’l 15K More ATMs

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PAI provides scale, as well as industry-leading portfolio management tools for our market partners. “Eclipse brings an important set of business expansion opportunities to PAI,” David Dove, PAI CEO, said in a press release. “We We are very pleased to have Eclipse CEO Chris Biedrzycki and his team join us.”.

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Financial Services: The Next Generation … where is it?

Chris Skinner

Both economies are what Jim O’Neill threw into the BRICs discussion of 2003, although Brazil and Russia have not performed nearly as well economically or technologically as China and India. Due to the antiquated nature of the infrastructure of these economies – most of which pre-dates the internet – I call them legacy economies.

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SMBs Account For One-Third Of Global Employment

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It’s a phrase said so often that it’s almost become a cliche for nations around the world: Small businesses are the backbone of their economies. The firm’s latest World Employment Social Outlook report, released this week, examined a steady increase in SMBs’ worldwide share of employment from 2003 through 2016.

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Walmart May Be Looking To Sell Off Its Japanese Business

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and around the world, it seems the Japanese market is dropping from a place of prominence. Walmart first purchase Seiyu in 2002, but has faced difficulties gaining traction in the extraordinarily challenging Japanese market. The Japanese market for mass merchandisers fell 6 percent in retail value to ¥6.7

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CardX CEO: Ban On Card Surcharge Ban May Lead to Lower Interchange Fees

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These legal victories have significantly expanded the market opportunity for surcharging,” Razi said, and represent a tipping point for the five remaining states that have bans in place – Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Kansas and Oklahoma – to narrow their scope or drop them altogether. population.

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COVID-19 And The Medical Commerce Boom

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As of last week — which saw the S&P 500 lose over $1 trillion in a day and the stock market across the board suffer its worst week since the dawn of the Great Recession in 2008 — concern is emerging that COVID-19 might just tip off a worldwide recession. This is when you go shopping.”. And then there are the jerks.

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Addressing The Symptoms Of Pharmacies’ Cash Flow Ailments

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More so than the average SMB, independent pharmacies are particularly affected by the state of the healthcare market and its regulatory shifts. While all small businesses may struggle with cash flow, certain market forces in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare space make owning a small pharmacy a challenging endeavor.

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