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Retail Chains Find New Ways To Fight

PYMNTS

It’s a good time to be a retail chain. Retail Ascent. Retail is on the ascent. In July, retail sales increased 0.5 Economists had only forecasted retail sales going up 0.1 percent, online and mail-order retail sales increased 0.8 Retailer Woes. Not every retailer is experiencing good times, of course.

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Adyen Sizzles, Bitcoin Fizzles And Retail Gets Its Groove Back

PYMNTS

Sizzle of the Week: Retail’s 2018 Rebound. Retail has had a rough couple of years, as most players that aren’t Amazon have struggled to cross the digital, omnichannel chasm. On the whole, with some notable exceptions, retail has landed on our Fizzle list more often than the Sizzle list in recent memory. Retail sales are up 5.9

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Get Ready for Large Action Models in Banking

South State Correspondent

What LLMs were in 2023, LAMs will be as big in 2024. Having LLM access also helps manage pre and post-processing prompts by giving LAMs contexts, filtering answers, and cross-checking answers or actions to improve accuracy. Banks will present a “LAM view” of workflow.

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ECB Moves Fuel Global Recession Fears

PYMNTS

Gloomy economic clouds keep gathering, and the latest example comes from Europe, as retailers and payment services providers shift more of their focus to the all-important holiday shopping season. These transactions reached $144 billion in value in 2014 and could hit $240 billion by 2024.

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Investing in America: 7 Strategies and 7 Tactics That Can Drive Business

South State Correspondent

The various programs are wide ranging, complicated, and impactful which is why now is an excellent inflection point to provide financial advisory to both your retail and commercial customers. The breadth of these programs is massive and combines grants, tax credits, production incentives, tax relief, and private investment stimulus.

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What SECURE 2.0 Means to Financial Institutions

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In lieu of tapping into retirement savings such as a 401(k) or 403(b), employers with direct contribution plans (employee contribution retirement plans) will be able to offer an emergency savings option starting in 2024. Contributions will be treated like a Roth account – after-tax contributions with tax-free growth.