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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Virus Is Impacting The Online Gambling Industry

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Online gambling or gaming is one possible outlet, and the sector may even make it through the pandemic with less financial damage than other industries. Online Gambling Changes . The pandemic is sweeping through an already critical year for online betting. Such sites are expecting major growth in the U.S.,

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Online Gambling Surges As Consumers Turn To Digital Casinos Amid The Pandemic

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Amid a pandemic that has shuttered brick-and-mortar casinos, the burgeoning online gambling or gaming space may make it through COVID-19 with less adverse financial effects than other verticals. This year was forecasted to be gainful for digital sports betting as it was the first one following the creation of the regulations.

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Helping Nonprofits Embrace Cash Management

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These groups also face a common small- to medium-sized business (SMB) challenge — needing to track every transaction to prove fiscal responsibility to donors and regulators. million tax-exempt groups active in the U.S., according to the latest figures from the IRS, which monitors and regulates such organizations.

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Deep Dive: Digital ID Systems Wrestle With Ethics

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Consumers around the world log in to eBay with their Facebook profiles, purchase lunches with Apple Pay and in some cases pay their taxes or register to vote with government-provided digital identities. Balancing the needs for privacy and verification is difficult for any online business lacking a clear-cut solution. as a guideline.

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Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M, Enables Cannabis Dispensaries

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Naturally, investors are taking notice — though marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I narcotic by federal guidelines, and regulations in states where cannabis is legal can get complicated. Baker also reports that its capabilities can increase average order size for dispensaries by 40 percent via enabling online ordering.

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Payments Initiation Opens The B2B Door For QR Code Payments

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Under PSD2 regulations, Payment Initiation processes enable an end-user to initiate payment to a seller directly from their bank account rather than relying on a third-party payment provider to facilitate the payment. A key characteristic of payment initiation under PSD2 is its use of Faster Payments in the U.K., A B2B Opportunity.

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Cannabis Cos’ Financial Struggles Spread Far Beyond The POS

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This challenge becomes apparent in the B2B eCommerce and eProcurement arena, and was one Helix TCS, a provider of ancillary services for the legal cannabis sector, faced following the firm’s acquisition of eMarketplace Amercanex International Exchange earlier this year in an effort to build out an online B2B marketplace for the industry.