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Office Lending – Here is Why It is Not as Bad as The Market Thinks

South State Correspondent

Though transit passengers include more than office workers, ridership comparisons over time provide insight into traffic coming into urban centers. Because of strong corporate earnings and substantial employment, the office market is getting a reprieve from a full-fledged downturn. Public transit ridership is one metric we track.

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Top News In Payments: Antitrust Probe For Google Shopping Comparison Tool; Visa Warns Of Rise in Gas Station POS Cyberattacks

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Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa warns of an increase in fuel dispenser POS cyberattacks. US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool. Also, Uber is negotiating the sale of Uber Eats to India’s Zomato.

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Solve This Problem with Your Strategic Horizon

South State Correspondent

In comparison, investments in new technology or new business lines pale in comparison to other strategic investments due to the time and effort it takes to get a business line off the ground. Demographics shift, products change and technology drives channel preferences. This, however, could be a mistake.

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Bank IT Spending – Use These Metrics to Improve Performance

South State Correspondent

Marketing and technology (IT) are two budgets that have taken the most significant hit. Benchmarking can help banks better optimize capital as it gives bank management a sense of what the average is for the industry. Technology-forward banks spend as much as 16.4% As such, bank budgets have come under scrutiny.

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B2B Startup Investors Go After The Niche Markets

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While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. million from Alteria Capital. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5

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How Your Bank Business Model Impacts Performance

South State Correspondent

Comparing the Two Banks Let’s say we have two banks competing in the same market. Both banks are the same size and have the same sized technology, compliance, sales, risk, and marketing budgets. Both banks invest in the same technology and have about the same compliance, risk, sales, and marketing tactics.

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How Retailers Could Turn Smart Vending Into A $15B Market By 2025

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As technology reshapes the way buyers access goods and services, consumer expectations are moving targets, and merchants that hope to survive can’t afford to fall behind. From Reis & Irvy’s to Vengo , merchants and technology companies are reinventing the world of vending technology through smart devices.

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