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Pet Scams Rise As Holiday Buyers, At-Home Workers Seek New Pets

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Corey, BBB St. Louis president and CEO. People currently shopping for pets online are prime targets for fraudsters trolling the internet looking for want-to-be pet owners. Scammers will claim to have an upcoming litter and request a deposit in order to secure one of the puppies or kittens.

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How Face ID Can Power End-To-End Verification

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Go back a generation or two and imagine the construction of the Gateway Arch — the sleek, shiny monument to westward expansion that stands along the west side of the Mississippi River in St. Louis (which just underwent an extensive update and makeover to its grounds and museum). The Hot Thing. The key to all that? Legacy Roadblocks.

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The math behind small business lending: Problems & possibilities for banks & credit unions

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As a share of their total assets, community banks have more business loans below $1 million than larger banks, according to the St. Louis Fed : [S]mall-business loans—i.e., Online fintech lenders and merchant cash advance providers are also making up ground. loans less than $1 million—accounted for 12.6%, 11.1%

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Retail Pulse: Walmart Tests ‘Great Workplace,’ Sainsbury’s Opens Cashierless Store

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The move comes the company is investing in refurbishing stores, rolling out faster shipping for eCommerce orders and offering store pickup as well as online grocery delivery. The paper also reported that the impetus of the move wasn’t cost savings, but meeting changing online shopping habits as well as staff demands.

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Retail’s Ups And Downs: Holiday Shopping, The Olympics And The Samsung Galaxy Note 7

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And the internet fell in love with Bone, a 34-year-old St. Louis area resident, elevating him to a meme within minutes. Since, his bright red IZOD sweater has apparently sold out online , Esquire has posted stories on how to dress like him and Ken Bone even seems to be becoming a popular Halloween costume choice this season.

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The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed

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PayPal will allow Indian consumers to use the platform to shop online at some of the country’s most popular businesses. I think that in the regulated area … we ought to be looking at the implications of the growth of FinTech … I think we ought to be looking at cyber[security], obviously.”.

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Can faster payments outrun fraud?

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Payment security and speed go hand in hand, according to the Federal Reserve and NACHA. is growing closer to becoming a reality with the formation of a Board Advisory Group that will help NACHA realize its plans to create faster and more secure payments that meet the needs of banking institutions, merchants and many others.

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