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Saving Main Street: Advocacy Groups Propose New Government Relief Programs

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The crisis is hardly over, but post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail. The prevailing sentiment, as the crisis heads into its third month, is that more innovative government programs will be necessary to provide any meaningful relief. Policy put into place must target Main Street.

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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. During the first tax season in which crypto payments were an option for Ohio companies, only two businesses in the state actually used cryptocurrency to do so. Some industry innovators are looking to drive change, however.

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Wild Cards? Gambling, Payroll, Other Models Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid

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So stands one of the main views offered in a new PYMNTS podcast interview between Karen Webster and Tom Cregan, CEO and managing director at Emerchants Limited ( EML Payments ) , an Australian-based payment services firm that has set upon a path of global expansion, with its focus on the U.S. Engagement, innovation and scale are all vital.

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Disrupting Traditional Payroll For A New Economic And Global Normal

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It’s also given innovators a renewed impetus to improve them. For Ossip, this is more than an opportunity to innovate; it is a call to action to rethink how to get money quickly into the hands of workers to meet their personal financial requirements. There are no direct fees to employees or employers. Your money, on demand.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

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For inspiration in banking innovation, we often look to other industries. Instead of thinking traditionally, Gentle Monster pursued a strategy of innovation and creativity to become the hottest sunglass company globally, creating a company currently valued at $900 million. Honkook Kim and his Gentle Monster Brand is a perfect example.

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The Connected Economy: It’s About Time

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One of the most important innovations in history is the pendulum clock, which was invented in 1636 by Christiaan Huygens , a Dutch scientist and founder of the field of mathematical physics. Enabling people to use their scarce time more efficiently has been at the core of many disruptive innovations throughout history.

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The Dollars And Cents Of SME Finance

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The latest research puts a price tag on the finances of better procurement, banking, cash management and innovation among small and medium-sized businesses. 290 million in venture capital landed at blockchain startups in H1 , revealed Juniper Research. But it may be more effective to actually show how much money can be saved.