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Only 13 percent say they’re willing to jump on the innovation bandwagon. 70 percent of SMEs didn’t use tax software in 2016 , found Office Depot in its most recent Small Business Index survey. Nearly a quarter of small businesses said they still use paper forms when filling out taxes. 37 percent of SMEs in the U.K.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Headquartered in Marche, Italy, Tod’s said it had appointed Domizi as its chief digital and innovation officer in a bid to streamline the company’s ongoing digital transformation. Dubbed Tod’s Factory, the new strategy was launched in late 2017 to reverse falling sales and refresh the group’s namesake brand.

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And while enthusiasm for expanding opportunities to access the Chinese market and its billion-plus consumers is as avid as it’s ever been — as evidenced by last week’s announcement of PayPal and UnionPay’s global payments partnership — the bigger commerce story has expanded beyond China in the last few years.

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In a market without Open Banking regulations, FinTechs continue to enter in to the market, collaborating with bank partners to offer their own financial services — which often compete directly with other financial institutions. The delicate balance between bank-FinTech competition and collaboration continues to teeter in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Earlier this year, CoinDesk data revealed more money was raised via ICO in the first quarter of 2018 than in the entirety of 2017, totaling $6.3 ICO market.” “There is a big gap in the market,” says David Siemer, founder and CEO of Wavemaker Partners. billion raised in those first three months.

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It includes a $500 activation fee, credit check and also covers vehicle tax, registration, insurance and maintenance. Porsche is working with Atlanta-based Clutch Technologies, which developed the app and already markets a vehicle subscription service in parts of the country. new vehicle sales were down 2 percent.

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MARCH 6, 2018

percent of the company and who have been trying to take the retailer private since 2017. The public market remains punishing to retailers and ties their hands, as many hope to make shrewd moves to keep up with and transform the industry around them. The company was even able to modestly boost its full-year earnings guidance.

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In other news, The Danish Tax Agency (known as the Skattestyrelsen in the Danish language) has received the go ahead in order to access the data of traders in digital currency exchanges, Coindesk reported. million between 2015 and 2017 through the Finnish bitcoin exchange. dollars, The Telegraph reported.

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JANUARY 31, 2019

In addition, Grab plans to start offering solutions and privileges from United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) in Singapore , Fintech firm BPP has unveiled a digital wallet dubbed BPP Pay for the Brazilian market and passengers from China can now make payments with WeChat Pay at an airport in Italy.

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As Camporeale told Webster, Italian banks were among the first to adopt the SEPA instant credit transfer schemes, back in November 2017. The FIs, in turn, should consider making special offers for users and incentivizing low-value, high-frequency transactions — including cash back for consumers and tax rebates for merchants.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

As innovative technologies move down stream, small and medium-sized businesses are poised to benefit significantly from being able to customize a flexible payroll and human capital management (HCM) program. The evolution of payroll is all about pushing back against the notion of one-size-fits-all. ” In the U.S., ” In the U.S.,

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JANUARY 9, 2019

In a 2017 report from job hunting site Indeed , researchers found that “small business accountant” was nowhere to be found in the top-10 job positions sought after by most small business employers. McKinsey research , released in 2017, pegged the number of jobs worldwide that could be lost to automation by 2030 at 800 million. .”

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tax benefit, just above estimates of $1.33, Bloomberg reported. The restaurant announced in 2017 that its app would come equipped with Apple Pay or Android Pay, an easier-to-use store locator and an improved design for easier navigation. The restaurant reported earnings of $1.34 per share, excluding its $0.21 Hartung, said on the call.

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MARCH 22, 2017

That was one of the voices from the Innovation Project’s panel on “The State of Cannabis and Commerce in the U.S.,” All panel members agreed that forcing a multi-billion-dollar-a-year vertical to operate in a cash-dominated, semi-black market when it comes to financial services is not sustainable — or smart. Higher Risk Than Necessary.

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The National Sample Survey Office conducted a survey between 2017 and 2018, sampling 113,823 urban and rural households. However, in case of serious tax-evasion cases (Rs. Affordable housing projects to get a tax holiday for one year. Strengthening of Urban Swachh Bharat Mission. The findings indicate that a whopping 85.9

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MARCH 2, 2018

and India drove a surge in FinTech venture capital funding in 2017, and Accenture Financial Services Senior Managing Director Julian Skan pointed to the B2B business model as a significant presence in this trend. Total venture capital across the global FinTech market between 2010 and 2017 hit a combined $97.7

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Yet, according to Fung Global Retail & Technology, 6,985 stores closed in 2017 , up 229 percent from 2016, and well above the number of stores which closed in the year that started physical retail’s death spiral: 2008. What Innovation? Data Doubletalk.

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MARCH 16, 2018

Because APIs facilitate integration between two services, the technology allows FinTechs to innovate in their niche markets, rather than attempting to be a jack of all trades. “I There is a culture of banking innovation; they understand what their core competencies are,and where to allocate resources most effectively.”.

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Companies in Belarus are exempt from all corporate taxes, including value-added tax and profit, real estate and land taxes. Over the last eight years, the latest Doing Business 2017 report confirmed, Belarus has ranked among the top 10 countries for starting a new business and offering business-friendly reforms.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

Dabbling in FinTech innovation, expanding internationally, integrating digital systems — businesses must make progress, but they’re facing unfamiliar threats as they make these moves. That’s according to SAP SuccessFactors and Oxford Economics, which surveyed 4,100 FinServ executives across markets.

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APRIL 21, 2017

Though much attention these days is given to the plight of retail in a digitizing world, in his fireside chat with Karen Webster at Innovation Project (IP) 2017, Paul Galant gave IP delegates a critical retail reality check. If you look back at history, the purpose-built payment terminal — that was the innovation.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Given the rapidly evolving competitive landscape, we are also accelerating our strategic investments, leveraging the benefits of tax reform.”. housing market and the increasing transition of the millennial generation into home ownership mode. tax reform. percent increase in same-store sales during the same period.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Adoption of commercial cards in B2B payments has emerged as one of the hottest industry topics of the year thanks to new FinTech innovations and industry leaders like Visa and Mastercard making a push further into the market. percent from 2017 volume. One is the breadth of expense categories.

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APRIL 12, 2019

The eCommerce company further announced it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio — bringing the total number of pickup markets to 30. billion for 2017, up from an earlier estimate of $1.9 2: People in Glass Houses Should Pay Taxes. billion in corporate tax and reporting $3.4

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

“The questionnaires, which are to be returned in the next two months, were sent based on the commission’s own market observations and the results of its eCommerce sector inquiry completed in 2017,” the Financial Times stated, adding that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, at a recent event, accepted the inevitability of such probes. companies.

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APRIL 30, 2018

In this world, the only things certain are death and taxes. And one that should be every innovator’s anthem: “ Well done is better than well said.”. Three things that today seem more like talk than truly transformative innovations. And in 2017, those investments were off-the-charts nuts. Honesty is the best policy.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2017

The city was ranked as a strong innovator by the latest edition of the Regional Innovation Scoreboard (RIS 2016). The World Bank ranked Belgium as the seventeenth best country in which to do business in 2017, out of 190 regions. environment.

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MARCH 15, 2019

Cinema chains are driving customer convenience and building loyalty with the help of digital innovations to make for more seamless moviegoing experiences. As it stands, mobile ordering is available at the chain’s Denver, Boston and Houston locations — and more markets are said to be in the works for this year. million in 2017.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Like hover boards and self-drying vests, many predictions from this movie didn’t come true in 2015, but technology is slowly working its way toward innovative products and services. is a concept vehicle project aimed to investigate future innovative solutions for transportation.”. Just last week, Los Angeles announced a whopping $5.5

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APRIL 12, 2018

Klaus Zellmer, CEO of Porsche North America, told CNBC that the program, which has been live in Atlanta since November 2017, is attracting drivers who wouldn’t typically drive their cars. “We It includes a $500 activation fee, credit check and also covers vehicle tax, registration, insurance and maintenance.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

The auto-loan market expanded rapidly since the financial crisis, surpassing $1 trillion in outstanding balances for the first time in 2015, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Q3 saw a record breaking $150 million in auto loans underwritten.

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The company’s latest 2017 Global Corporate Treasury Survey was recently published, and it’s not surprising that, since its 2015 report, Deloitte found that treasurers continue to face new pressure from their executive committees and boards to become a strategic, value-added role within the enterprise. Technology Tripping Up Treasury.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

Starting in 2017 former Microsoft executive Jeremy Korst will be the man driving the message at tax compliance innovator and FinDEVr alum , Avalara. The Seattle-based company announced this week that Korst will join Avalara as its new chief marketing officer and executive vice president.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

If they want to look legitimate, said Frechtling, then bad guys must manage their core business by the same four business fundamentals as good guys: marketing, sales, operations and receivables. In the case of Al Capone, the Justice Department and the IRS went after the Chicago Outfit for tax evasion.

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. Hats off to Greg for taking a $600 million credit union to a $5 billion innovator over his 25 years at the helm. GonzoBanker of the Year – Mid-Size Banks.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

Schools, hospitals, tax agencies and others are not necessarily equipped to be in that business. The international education market is estimated to be $53 billion worldwide in 2016 and 2017. And we expect more of the same in 2017. The opportunity is very real. Over 1 million international students studied at U.S.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Startups, primarily in the blockchain world, raised $4.6bn in various forms of token launches in 2017, a quantum leap from the $0.2 While this may not seem like much compared to the $188.8bn raised in traditional IPOs in 2017, five of the largest ICOs in history took place in October and November so there is clearly strong momentum.

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