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| How mPOS Powers Convention Payments When vendors set up shop at the three-day, 25,000-attendee, annual Anime Boston event, itâs not enough to just have the right stock of Naruto figurines and the latest manga releases. Winning business is just as much about reducing lines and payment friction points. In this monthâs mPOS Tracker, vendors Crunchyroll and New England Comics explain how using mPOS at the event streamlines inventory management and payments reconciliation for optimum sales. |
| Why Visa Took On Natural Disasters With Its SMB Week Hackathon Natural disasters are inherently devastating â including the crippling impact they can have on small businesses (SMBs). While there are no easy solutions, Visa SVP David Simon tells PYMNTS, the companyâs annual hackathon (co-sponsored by the SBA) to celebrate national Small Business Week, this year, turned developers loose on helping SMBs to better prepare, recover and rebuild from natural disasters. The ideas were innovative and surprising, he says, and aptly fitting to Visaâs bigger ambitions for SMB service. |
| Why Accounts Payable Is The âLost Childâ Of Finance All too often, firms in growth mode focus on the cash coming in rather than the cash going out â and accounts payable management is treated like an afterthought amid manual processes, leading to inefficiencies and errors. Thatâs a danger in the growing gig economy, where suppliers are also revenue sources, Tipalti CEO Chen Amit tells PYMNTS. Hereâs the scoop. |
| | Retail Innovation Readiness Index™ | | How 45 Pct Of Old-School SMBs Plan To Innovate Tourist agencies, auto garages, contractors and other consumer services have implemented innovative technologies, like smart POS systems, at a lower rate than other types of businesses. Yet, these kinds of businesses recognize the value of innovation, with nearly 45 percent saying itâs crucial to their survival. In the latest Retail Innovation Readiness Index, PYMNTS surveys more than 700 merchants to examine how this unique sector can bridge the gap between their technological aspirations and current reality. |
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