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How Clandestina (Literally) Snuck Into The US Market

PYMNTS

And while those numbers aren’t likely to keep Amazon or H&M up at night, for a small Cuban eCommerce startup operating out of nation where internet access is patchy and from which the company can’t ship goods directly to U.S. eCommerce operation. customers, these early figures are pretty exciting. We’re super-happy.

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Online Sales Tax’s ‘Pivotal,’ Post-Wayfair 2019 — And What Lies Ahead

PYMNTS

In an interview with PYMNTS, Liz Armbruester, senior vice president of Global Compliance at Avalara , said 2019 represented a watershed year for tax compliance as states embraced the economic nexus model and passed marketplace facilitator laws. Imposing state taxes on out-of-state sellers is now the new normal, she said.

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Opportunity Knocks With Door-To-Door Resurgence

PYMNTS

With direct marketing hit by robocall abuse and the National Do Not Call Registry , direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands and other not-so-usual suspects are looking into and in some cases reinstating door-to-door sales. We want to ensure taxpayers know their options to get right with their taxes and avoid bigger issues later.”.

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Trade-based money laundering: The link to terrorist financing

Abrigo

A well-known example of a TBML system is the Black Market Peso Exchange , where U.S. Trade-based money laundering is the process of moving illegal funds through the international trade system to legitimize them. This can include the falsification of the price, quantity, and quality of imported or exported goods.

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Amazon Tracker: Cities Clamor To Become Amazon’s Home Away From Home

PYMNTS

As the Category 5 storm drew near to the Florida coast, basic emergency supplies such as cases of bottled water surged 500 to 625 percent in price, from $4 to $8 per case to more than $20 per case. Oh, and expedited shipping to Florida was being quoted at close to $200.

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Accelerating Automation To Capture Consumer Spend

PYMNTS

Robotics and automation were areas of focus for both retailers this week as they seek to upgrade their operations in an effort to capture more consumer spend. The eCommerce company further announced it has expanded its grocery pickup to Whole Foods Market to Columbus, Ohio — bringing the total number of pickup markets to 30.

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The Velocity of Risk – What Bankers Need To Know

South State Correspondent

In this age of social media, global interconnectedness, and market volatility, banks can be one tweet torrent away from a lightning-fast onset of risk. One morning, President Trump tweeted his desire for an additional tax on all foreign-owned companies operating in the US. Some risks occur slowly; others strike quickly and hard.