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Walmart Curbs Opiate Prescriptions

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The news comes as major retailers like Target , Home Depot , Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response to a troubling trend. They can then turn around and sell that gift card to a pawn shop or secondary store for a lower price to obtain cash.

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Why State And Local Governments Struggle To Shred The Paper Check

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Fifty-one percent of United States consumers stated in the most recent PYMNTS Disbursements Satisfaction Report that they would prefer to receive tax refunds, child support payments and other government payments through instant payout methods. Instant payments are lauded for their convenience, ease and most importantly, for their speed.

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State And Local Governments Wrestle With Faster Payments

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Likewise, the Tennessee Department of Revenue is looking into real-time payments as a means of disbursing government funds. More states are starting to use recurring digital payments as the means by which tax refunds and other government monies are paid out. Illinois printed and mailed $1.3

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Here’s How The Opioid Crisis Is Losing Retailers $9B A Year

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Major retailers such as Target, Home Depot, Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response to a troubling trend. They say gift cards are the gift that always fits. Customers cannot use credits to buy gift cards and cannot redeem gift cards for more gift cards, either.

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Fintech Fundings: 186 Companies Raised $1.6 Billion in June

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HQ: Nashville, Tennessee. Credit card with consumer controls. Credit card with consumer controls. Income tax preparation app. Tags: Consumer, payments, mobile, credit/debit cards. Payment & trade finance for microbusinesses. Latest round: $13.2 million Series A. Total raised: $16.1 HQ: Barcelona, Spain.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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When Munchery filed for Chapter 11 protection in March 2019, the company owed its former customers more than $3M in unfulfilled gift cards and an additional $3M to vendors and manufacturing partners. The lawsuit hinged on Julep’s promotional free Welcome Box of Julep products, available for just the cost of taxes and shipping.

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