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Software Co BigCommerce IPO Soars 183 Pct

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BigCommerce , which works in software for online business operations, saw its value rise by 292 percent after an initial public offering (IPO) for $216 million was priced above a target range, according to a report by Bloomberg. exchange for a company raising at least $100 million, according to Bloomberg’s data. 4) for $24 each.

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For Retailers, Security Cameras Could Be Must-See CCTV

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Retailers in the physical world are at a real disadvantage when it comes to knowing the customers in their stores, and what they do once they get there. The list goes on, but suffice it to say, the jokes about digital retailers knowing more about customers than they know about themselves didn’t appear in the culture out of nowhere.

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AEVI Software Launch Targets SMB Checkout Improvements

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It’s never easy being a mom-and-pop merchant, or a similarly small retailer, given the resources of the bigger rivals out there, along with the pace of commerce and payments technology development. Retail Changes. However, that also provides endless business opportunity for payment and commerce service providers, of course.

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FICO’s Take On Debit Security

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The inaugural Next-Gen Debit Tracker® details the evolving debit payments space and the payment methods’ role in banking and retail, as well as emerging strategies to combat fraud attempts. Card issuers, networks and retailers all must play a part in defending against such breaches. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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The DIY Approach To Retail Data Security

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In the recent instance of the XSS security vulnerabilities that befell the online shopping cart Zen Cart, for example, the company acted quickly to solve its own problem. But the fact is that things don’t always sort themselves out, effectively, in the retail security game. Sometimes, that assumption is accurate.

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Smile! Retailers Want To Take More Of Your Pictures

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That’s because cameras are playing a much bigger role in retail, a trend that will keep gaining steam in the new decade. The Associated Press reports that cameras are, at least somewhat quietly, making inroads into a number of retail outlets in a bid to, well, get to know you. Security Cameras.

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Enterprise Security Returns To Top Of B2B Investment Mountain

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Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. But Software-as-a-Service emerged as a hot spot, too, with the largest investment round of the week going to a B2B eCommerce SaaS provider.

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