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Today In Retail: Amazon Grows Palm Biometrics In Washington State; Toyota, Lexus Take Control Of Online Buying Platforms

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Auto brands are taking control of online purchasing platforms by revealing new experiences for the buying, financing or leasing of new vehicles. And for smaller stores and merchants, Jane CEO Taleeb Noormohamed told PYMNTS, that is something of a troubling trend. The tech lets shoppers use their palms as an ID and payment method.

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As The Online Tax Man Cometh, Will Smaller Retailers Embrace Marketplaces?

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consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. The ruling meant that online retailers could be mandated to collect sales tax — and taxes can be levied by states on firms that do not have physical presence in those states. As it stands now, the number of states with economic nexus laws on the books is 43, plus Washington, D.C.

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Will eSports And Other Online Businesses Spike Digital Taxes?

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The latest issue involves eSports – one of the rising trends in digital commerce , and one of the ways through which some mall and brick-and-mortar operators hope to revive those retail properties. The realm of eSports is not the only place in the greater online world where taxes are a new and sometimes confusing issue in 2020.

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A Rough Map To The New World Of Online Sales Taxes

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Five Supreme Court justices may have settled one of the longstanding issues of online retail, but that does not mean everything has suddenly cleared up. That’s not to say that some consumers might be put off by the looming expansion of sales taxes to more online purchases and shift dollars to brick-and-mortar retail. Big Ticket Blues?

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US Supreme Court Gives The Green Light For Online Sales Taxes

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States can collect sales taxes from online retailers thanks to a U.S. North Dakota , argued that it was “obsolete in an era of eCommerce,” according to a Washington Post report. According to the Post , 19 of the 20 largest online retailers already collect sales taxes even if they have no physical presence as understood under Quill.

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Senate Federal CEO On Protecting Member Trust During Digital Overhauls

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Credit unions (CUs), as much as other financial entities, are seeing a boom in competition as banking moves to online and mobile channels. In the March Credit Union Tracker® , PYMNTS analyzes the latest developments in the CU space, such as how they are tackling fraud protection challenges in a growing online banking ecosystem.

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Telemedicine Startup Draws $100M Investment From Humana

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Offering a mix of in-person house calls by doctors and online telemedicine sessions, Heal claims to have made 200,000 home visits over the past five years, serving patients not just in California, but also in New York, New Jersey, Washington, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.”.