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Brandless Turns To Subscriptions To Make Service Stickier

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CEO Tina Sharkey believes that while consumers certainly want high-quality goods, they are tired of paying what she calls the “brand tax” for access to them. That tax, she noted , encompasses marketing, retailer margins and other expenses that can typically push up prices on brand-name beauty products by as much as 30 percent.

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Brexit Trade Deal Flop Could Mean $80 Billion Price Tag For Businesses

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The law firm linked those costs to both tax and non-tax barriers to cross-border business. The finance industry would bear the greatest burden of these losses, analysts said, as would companies in the automotive, agriculture, food and drink and consumer goods markets. companies would be hit with $37.5

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Intuit Buys Credit Karma For $7.1B

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Intuit closed a deal to buy Credit Karma for a price tag of $7.1 The deal lays bare the growing need for financial services groups to accumulate data. One of those deals involved Fidelity National Information Services’ purchase of payment processor Worldpay for around $50 billion. billion on Monday (Feb.

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Removing ‘Sticker Shock’ From Cross-Border Shipping?

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Add unexpected customs and tax charges after a purchase on top off that, and both parties are in for a rude awakening. For many consumers, seeing additional charges tacked onto their bill can often be a good enough reason to walk away from their purchase altogether.

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The Life And Times Of A Most-Wanted Fraudster

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Account takeover fraud , card-not-present (CNP) fraud, tax fraud, selling stolen financials, selling fake bank accounts, the Dark Web: If security experts are fighting it today, chances are that Brett Johnson was there when it started. It’s hard to find one person who’s good at all three. In fact, chances are that he helped create it.

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The Dollars And Cents Of SME Finance

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The message is clear: Automated, digital FinTech solutions can help businesses and financial service providers save money. The latest research puts a price tag on the finances of better procurement, banking, cash management and innovation among small and medium-sized businesses. 139 billion could be saved by U.K.

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Transcript: Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton

Barry Ritholtz

JOHNSON: So I spent a year, my father said to me, “Look, if you’re going to be in the financial services business you should probably work in New York.” Otherwise, the West Coast, if you were in the financial services business, it was rough life. But the good news is you finish at one, you could go out surfing.