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Plugging Expense Leaks With Spend Management Solutions

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Talk of “friction” in the payments industry is mostly about removing obstacles to consumer transactions, and how easily (or not) those payments get processed on the backend by merchants and banks. Weddings and events are another sector experimenting with card-based spend management efforts.

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Simon Property Group Looks To Raise $300 Million For Shell Company

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The move comes as the retail industry is reeling from a double blow: fallout from the pandemic and the great shift of consumer buying to online sales. Simon owns such properties as the upscale Copley Place in Boston. The new company will be a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Simon Property Group Acquisition.

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Fed Tackles Fraud On Legacy Rails As New Infrastructure Gains Traction

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The API supports setup, verification and initiation of direct debit, with the bank’s head of global liquidity and cash management Yvonne Yiu pointing to the cash management benefits such a tool could bring to businesses. The Bank of Thailand said it will begin development next month and aims to complete it by the end of the year.

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CEO Atul Gawande Takes New Role At Haven Heathcare Joint Venture

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Atul Gawande will resign as Haven’s CEO to serve as chairman of its board of directors, the Boston-based organization announced on Wednesday (May 13). This will elevate my focus from daily management to supporting Haven’s strategy, board, and leadership. Former COO Jack Stoddard resigned in 2019 after less than a year in that role.

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Mobile Order-Ahead Sector Goes All-In On AI

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Advanced AI means reducing chargebacks, saving inventory, maintaining brand loyalty and spending more time managing the lunch rush than worrying about fraud.”. To illustrate how AI adoption is playing out in the field, the November Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® contains a deep dive on the efforts of the Colorado-based Boston Market chain.

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Private Equity Firm Advent To Buy 75 Pct Stake Of UK Parcel Deliverer Hermes In $1.3B Deal

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Boston-based Advent International , a global private equity firm focused on overseas buyouts, has purchased a stake in the United Kingdom’s parcel delivery group Hermes for 1 billion euros ($1.3 But the firm said it cannot predict how a global economic downturn would impact consumer spending or how badly it could hurt its operations. “I

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Cybersecurity Firm Cybereason Snags Another $200M From SoftBank

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The new funding will be used to boost the company’s operations, with a focus on global growth. Boston-based Cybereason has 500 employees, with offices in Tel Aviv, Tokyo, London and Sydney, as well as additional presence on all continents. Founded in 2012, Cybereason boasts distribution in all major global markets.

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