PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amid the commission caps, and amid the pandemic’s tailwind that has spurred a great digital shift toward food delivery through online channels – might eateries and aggregators be partnering to navigate a post-COVID future? To that end, as reported on Wednesday (Dec. To that end, as reported on Wednesday (Dec. percent and 37.6

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Amazon Plans to Raise Fees for Companies in Wake of New Digital Tax in Spain . After Spain’s government levied a new digital tax, Amazon plans to increase fees by 3 percent starting in April for Spanish firms harnessing its platform, Reuters reported. 21, according to the report. .

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on global Internet firms which will, as Reuters reports , be levied on revenues tied to Czech users across advertising, digital marketplaces and data sales.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Scrutiny of tech firms is spreading across the globe, hinting at broader regulations over privacy and, possibly, bigger tax bills. In one example, Indonesia is “already preparing legislation” that would require tech companies with online services to pay value-added tax on local sales, the report noted. Libra, Too.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2018

The European Commission is gearing up to propose new rules later Wednesday (March 21) that would require digital companies to pay more taxes — and the rules could include U.S. The news service noted it’s not a slam dunk that the new tax requirement will be approved. technology companies Google and Facebook.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Amid a change in shopping habits from brick-and-mortar to eCommerce, online spending is expected to reach $124.1 percent growth forecasted for traditional stores, Reuters reported. The National Retail Federation (NRF) revealed in October that holiday sales growth will be higher than the average increase of 3.9 retail websites.

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Perficient

JUNE 30, 2022

Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. As reported by the World Bank, in 2021 the GDP of The Bahamas was $9.91 Let’s start with a checklist: Toes in the sand? Drink in the hand?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

A cyberattack directed at two dozen Canadian government platforms forced the shutdown of most of its online portals over the weekend. CNN reported Canadian officials detected as many as 300,000 attempted attacks to access accounts. It collects taxes, administers tax law and policy and oversees charities.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Millions of people share creative content or advertise their small business’ goods online,” the British government said in a press release. Canada Looks to Tax International Tech Firms. A potential “Netflix Tax,” which is forecast to bring in more than $1.2 But there is growing consensus in the U.K.

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Apple Regulation Taxes Marketing 143

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Walmart also expanded its buy online/pick up in store capacity, grew its digital payments platform ( Walmart Pay ) and generally re-centered its focus on integrating its massive physical scale with its upgraded eCommerce efforts. Walmart reported earnings of $1.33 By the Numbers. a share in Q4, short of analysts’ expectations of $1.37.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2019

If the bill passes, government agencies in Ohio could use blockchain for recording car titles or tracking hunting licenses online, noted the report. It is the first state to let businesses pay their taxes with cryptocurrency. company to pay taxes with bitcoin. company to pay taxes with bitcoin. “We

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

22 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hearing on the matter, Reuters reported. Amazon is reportedly considering registering a portion of its entities, like Amazon Music, Audible and Prime Video, in India, CNBC TV18 reported. The services are not currently registered as distinct entities, although they are provided to users in the nation.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2016

In addition, said Arora, mobile usage is prevalent among India’s citizens (rather than, say, desktops), and so for Biz2Credit, the use of mobile features and “making it very easy to call” or work with online lending, even via text messaging, is important to establishing an online lending presence in India.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

Google’s workforce in Europe will soon have representation by European Works Councils (EWCs) after 153 employees from 11 offices advocated for one, according to a Bloomberg report on Thursday (March 19). lawmakers are reportedly introducing a digital services tax of as much as 2 percent of revenues tied to business activities in the country.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2018

National Small Business Week is this week in the U.S., But analysts from Bank of America, Square, Navcom and the National Association for the Self-Employed warn that challenges for some SMBs have reached new heights, too. Only 6 percent bank with online banks, while 18 percent use community banks and 15 percent use credit unions.

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PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

A survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association last fall found the number of independent pharmacies fell by nearly 20 percent to 18,478 stores last year, down from 23,029 in 2012. The closures represent a loss of nearly $17 billion in annual revenue, 15,000 jobs and millions in tax revenue.

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Survey California Taxes Online 200

PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2019

Some of the largest global financial institutions are taking steps further into Mexico’s small business lending and finance space, the result of heightened competitive pressure imposed by FinTechs and alternative lenders in the market, reports in the Wall Street Journal said Thursday (March 14).

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Lending Fintech National Taxes 189

PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2017

India’s largest online travel company, MakeMyTrip, is entering the business-to-business (B2B) space with the launch of a new solution for corporate travel. Reports released Monday (Aug. Reports also noted India has responded to rising demand among small businesses for business travel solutions.

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Marketing Taxes Online Cards 108

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2018

Reports in The Washington Post on Monday (July 2) said the survey shows small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. reported strong cash flows in the second quarter of this year, and fewer businesses are seeking external financing as a result. Strong cash flow among U.S. percent, down from 10.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

If the European Union (EU) gets its way, the 27-nation bloc will have the power to split or force the sale of giant technology companies that threaten smaller rivals and their customers. If approved, the new EU legislation would increase Brussels’ powers to track how these firms gather information on users.

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Compliance Regulation Taxes System 175

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Credit Karma , a company that enables people to gain access to their credit scores, is launching a high-yield savings account that customers can use through an app and online. CNBC reports that the savings account won’t have any fees and will not require a minimum balance to open. Vio, an online bank, has an account that pays 2.42

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West Virginia Virginia FDIC Taxes 132

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

The European Union (EU) has launched antitrust investigations into potential violations by Apple of competition laws in its Apple Pay service and App Store, The Wall Street Journal reported. billion) in alleged tax benefits from Apple, to enforce EU rules against illegal state aid. Spotify welcomed the investigation.

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Apple eBook Taxes Fraud 133

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

The Zibo tools are meant to help save time and implement new tools like Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-insured business checking accounts, automated rent collection, online bill pay and expense management to help streamline tax preparation. Right now, less than 20 percent of U.S. tenants do so, according to the release.

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Payments FDIC Tools Taxes 141

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Three out of every four consumers who shopped for their holiday purchases on Black Friday this year made at least one of those purchases online, and three in 10 exclusively shopped online, according to exclusive PYMNTS Black Friday data. That includes features such as the option to purchase online and pick up curbside (34.2

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Online Data Comparison Mobile 163

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2018

A new report from The National Cybersecurity Society (NCSS) published this week warns that business identity theft is an emerging threat for entrepreneurs and executives. ” report examines how this crime occurs, and what business owners can do to protect themselves and their companies. That figure rose to 10,000 last year.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Use portfolio risk management tools, which make it easier to continue supporting local and national economies prudently. Retail and multi-family CRE opportunities Similarly, retail CRE has been painted as too risky because of online sellers’ growth. Examine existing loans and those in the pipeline carefully and adjust for risk.

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PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

It’s a big litigious party out in South Dakota these days, as the state is suing four eCommerce merchants for their lost sales tax – and different merchants (in a separate suit) are suing right back. According to various reports , the case could well find itself being settled by the United States Supreme Court.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. After all, the more people spend online, the more likely they are to use its search engine or one of its services.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2020

Both firms deny the claims, CNBC reported. The Competition Commission of India claimed that the exclusive deals between mobile phone brands and online shopping platforms in addition to allegations of eCommerce firms providing better treatment to specific sellers “merits an investigation.” The sales began on Sept.

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Taxes Branding Regulation National 101

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its associated social distancing and stay-at-home orders have pushed untold services online for easier consumer access, with banking serving as a prime example. Axis verifies that the number the customer presents is the same as what they have in the national database in order to confirm their identity.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2018

New rules loom in the European Union for tech giants like Apple , Amazon and Google, Reuters reported. The European Commission is at work on a new proposal that aims to shape how online platforms — spanning eCommerce and mobile apps — rank search results.

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Google Apple Regulation Taxes 129

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

Below, PYMNTS breaks down some of the most important data points from a range of research reports on the state of the U.S. Of them, just 19 percent have opened a line of credit, a figure that causes concern for Bank of America Head of Small Business Sharon Miller, who said the data point is “too low,” Reuters reported last week.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In fact, he says, expense reporting and accounting management has always had to be capable of supporting international corporate spend. where there is still a lag in recognizing the value of online accounting.” “No one wants to think about doing an expense report.” And in contrast to the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2016

Fortune shares that a new report from online real estate company RealtyTrac analyzed the value (including appreciation and property taxes) of homes located in U.S. Which retail store do you live closer to — Target or Walmart? The answer could affect the worth of your home.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

And so, nationalism comes full force to eCommerce, focused on the United States and India, offering another drama, another stage, another possible battle over trade. million fewer jobs would be created, and the government would collect $6 billion less in taxes. and a Bit of Nationalism. …and and a Bit of Nationalism.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), conducted a week-long investigation into 50 estate agents suspected of trading without being registered. In addition, HMRC implemented a £68,595 fine for online estate agency Tepilo , which shut down in December. According to Financial Times ( FT ), the U.K.

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