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Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy

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Presented by Afterpay and featuring an interview with Daniel Demsky , co-founder of travel clothing retailer Unbound Merino , this report detailed the way installment payment plans’ popularity have surged during the pandemic, and research correctly suggested it would become only more popular during the holiday season. Buy Now, Pay Later.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

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WATCH Takeaway 1 Banks and credit unions are critical sources of capital for businesses in their communities, so how institutions assess CRE credits matters. Takeaway 3 Loan-level stress testing can help assess repricing risk, while capital stress testing helps clarify the impact of CRE loan losses on capital.

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Luxury Retail Finds New Avenues As Brick-And-Mortar Fades

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Luxury retail is being revised — and in some cases, reinvented — and those trends are worth attention as the 2019 holiday shopping season approaches. One of the latest, ongoing trends is the rise of online luxury resale commerce. That’s not to say brick-and-mortar is doing well in all areas of the luxury retail world.

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Sprint And T-Mobile Merger, Spend Management And State Tax Top This Week’s News

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We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . These are are the 2019 payment trends that made the most significant impact and promise to make even more substantial impacts in the new decade. Trackers and Reports.

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Financing Gets Flexible As eCommerce Sellers Brace For Seasonality Whiplash

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Despite a surge in sales, small businesses selling online can struggle to manage working capital, particularly as many rely on third-party marketplaces like Amazon that don't facilitate instant access to revenues. Digital commerce is a capital-intensive business model, he said, and keeping pace with buyer demand puts a strain on finances.

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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

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Mahmoud Fatouh Small banks tend to have more specialised business models, likely focusing on commercial and retail banking activities, and show limited interconnectedness to other financial institutions. Although capital standards existed before 2010, they were significantly weaker.

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Walgreens Fights Promotion Abuse With Digital Tracking

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Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Twenty-two percent of Americans have reported being targeted by pandemic-related fraud, for example, such as schemes involving fake personal protective equipment (PPE) merchants or fraudsters impersonating tax officials.

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