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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

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The restaurant business is: a) healthy for 2020 or b) apprehensive about technology. The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. All of the above.

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Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?

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Call it a crisis that crosses the pond, will last into 2020 and, likely, beyond. More than 9,300 stores went dark, and among them were locations operated by marquee names, such as Sears , Party City and Payless. National Returns Day : The dawn of the new year heralds a spike in returns of unwanted gifts.

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Demand For Faster Payments Skyrockets

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Treasury’s difficulties getting relief money to individuals, has renewed calls for the government to accelerate its FedNow national real-time payments network, still not expected to be operational until at least 2023. The Fed’s Failure. But the plight of American SMBs and consumers seems more pressing at the moment.

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Amazon Sets Sights On Southeast Asia

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The move comes as part of a larger targeting of Southeast Asian markets, according to TechCrunch , starting with beginning selected regional services in Singapore in the first quarter of 2017. Southeast Asia certainly has the population Amazon seeks in its international investments: The region is home to over 600 million consumers.

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A fund for diverse tech companies

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First National Bank and Black Tech Nation Ventures teamed up to support minority-owned startups in the Pittsburgh community and beyond. Driven by her goal to cultivate a supportive community for diverse tech startups, Kelauni Jasmyn founded the fiscally sponsored nonprofit Black Tech Nation in Pittsburgh in 2018.

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Marriott Sees ‘Improving Trends’ In Greater China As Region’s Travel Begins Recovery

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Marriott CEO and President Arne Sorenson said on a Monday (May 11) earnings call that, overall, “negative trends appear to have bottomed in most regions around the world. He noted that occupancy levels in the region are currently a bit more than 30 percent, which is higher from the lows of below 10 percent in mid-February.

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Banking Innovation Enters New Era; Consolidation Now The Rule

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Clearly there's regional saturation, which leads to consolidation.”. But fast-forward to 2020, and the world is a very different place. He said that traditional banks operate one step removed from the data hub that is the point-of-sale transaction.