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Why Goodwill Regions Are Tapping Into Digital Marketplaces

PYMNTS

To bring their merchandise in front of millions of shoppers through eCommerce, several Goodwill regions are teaming with mobile marketplace OfferUp. With the tie-up, the items are listed under handles for regional Goodwill locations. With the tie-up, the items are listed under handles for regional Goodwill locations.

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The impact of lower energy prices on banks

Abrigo

Banks operating in oil and gas intensive areas of the U.S. Using data from quarterly Call Reports going back to 2013, analysts compared the performance of “energy-sensitive banks” with that of similar banks that aren’t located in energy-dependent regions. Possible causes Why might that be the case?

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Why The SCA Delay Is Both An Opportunity, Challenge

PYMNTS

Furthermore, according to the latest edition of PYMNTS’ PSD2 Tracker , only 40 percent of merchants operating in the European Union that are aware of SCA reported being ready as of that date. Hungary, by comparison, has announced a shorter time frame than the U.K. or France: Industry players have only 12 months to get SCA on board.

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Postmates Raises $100M As Online Food Delivery Heats Up

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But consolidation looms, according to some observers, and online food delivery services will eventually have to shift more focus away from consumers and toward restaurant operators in order to thrive in a crowded marketplace. It raised $250 million last year in a growth round co-led by Coatue Management and DST Global.

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What do two million accounts tell us about the impact of Covid-19 on small businesses?

BankUnderground

Given that SMEs are more likely to operate in in sectors like hospitality and arts and recreation, Covid-19 has hit them particularly hard. To build confidence in the data, we have run some simple comparisons to growth in GDP and aggregate corporate profits. Figure 1: Comparison of SME turnover growth with aggregate data.

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Turning Industrial Procurement Into A Well-Oiled Machine

PYMNTS

“You have Barnes & Noble, Borders and regional bookstores. . “You have Barnes & Noble, Borders and regional bookstores. That’s in stark contrast to the “front office” operations of the sector, according to analysis by DNV GL, an oil and gas industry advisory firm. ”

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Alphabet’s YouTube Revenues Surge 33 Pct In Q1

PYMNTS

In terms of scale, management said coronavirus- related searches were four times greater than peak Super Bowl search activity. To get a sense of how advertising search-related revenues suffered by comparison, Porat noted that those revenues were down by double-digit percentages in March. billion, up from $30.6 billion last year.

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