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SMB-Focused Lender Judo Bank Attains Unicorn Status

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Australia’s Judo Bank has attained unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine , meaning it has achieved a valuation of at least $1 billion. The sheer deluge of funding has all added up to the unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine. The bank focuses on small- and medium-sized business (SMB) lending. “We

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Pizza Is The Food Of The Pandemic

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QSR magazine , which posits that America is entering the “golden age of pizza,” wrote recently that “the why isn’t complicated: Pizza brands came into the crisis, on a broad scale, already equipped to deliver and fulfill carryout service. It was ingrained not just in their operations, either, but in core consumer behavior as well.

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Restaurant Business Serves Up Mixed Plate For 2020

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The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. In fact, by 2030, the National Restaurant Association expects that technology could completely change the face of dining.

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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)

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Retailers are seeing more cases and higher losses as organized crime continues to target stores, warehouses and cargo,” Mark Mathews of the National Retail Federation ( NRF ), which recently released its 16th annual Organized Retail Crime study.

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New Digital Taxes Loom On Tech Firms In Europe

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To that end, in France a number of media enterprises — ranging from the APIG press alliance, which represents dozens of national and regional papers, to AFP and the union of magazine editors — have filed complaints with EU regulators over copyright laws. Beyond Taxes, a Copyright Controversy.

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Helping Bankers Deal with Change: ThinkBIG Keynote Speaker Champions Tips For Change Management

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Banks and credit unions must learn about these upcoming changes, adjust for them, and meanwhile continue to operate their existing institutions and meet customers’ needs while following all of the regulations that come with being a financial institution. Financial institutions are dealing with enormous change these days.

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Memorial Day: Remember Maurice "Maury" Hukill

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During the ensuing years, Syrian, Israeli and United Nations interventions failed to resolve the factional fighting and the resulting instability and bloodshed. The truck, driven by an Iranian national, did not stop until it drove through the front entrance of the BLT building, which was housing 2LT Hukill's unit.