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Intuit Inks Deal To Purchase Order Management Provider TradeGecko

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Intuit , maker of QuickBooks, has inked a deal to purchase inventory and order management technology provider TradeGecko. QuickBooks Online (QBO) customers will be able to complete tasks such as rolling out and handing products throughout different digital and offline sales channels through the integration. “The

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Affirm Submits Draft To SEC For IPO

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The company was founded in 2012 and has since been partnered with companies including Walmart and Expedia Group. Max Levchin , founder and CEO of Affirm, said at the time that it is important to help businesses get on board with the rising trend of online shopping. It was valued at $2.9

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Online Lending And A Tale Of Two Fed Studies

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Online consumer lending – in a variety of forms – has grown explosively over the last decade. The recent release of a study by the Cleveland Federal Reserve has managed to increase the decibel level of that debate. So how did one branch of the Fed end up on such a different page from their counterparts? Cleveland’s Dark Outlook.

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FinTech Affirm Raises $500M In Latest Funding Round

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The privately-held FinTech was founded in 2012 as an installment loan provider for shoppers to finance a purchase. Other returning investors included Lightspeed Venture Partners, Wellington Management Co., Baillie Gifford, Spark Capital, Founders Fund and Fidelity Management & Research Co. million U.S.

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Mom And Pop Pharmacies Dwindle Amid Competition

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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. PillPack , the online pharmacy, was acquired by Amazon for $1 billion and is another contender for prescription dollars, PYMNTS reported.

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Bank Branch Closings Take Toll On Rural Communities 

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lost bank branches between 2012 and 2017, with rural areas feeling the brunt of the closures, according to research from the Federal Reserve released on Monday (Nov. People in lower-income regions or with aging populations are also slower to gravitate toward online and mobile banking. More than half of the 3,114 counties in the U.S.

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Target Aims To Purchase Delivery Startup Deliv

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Valued at $190 million two years ago, Deliv has raised $85 million in venture capital since its founding in 2012, according to PitchBook Data Inc. The survey also revealed 39 percent of consumers shop for retail goods online more often than they did on March 6, the first day of the study, and that continues to climb — up 10.5

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