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“Consumers love our product because it represents purchasing power but also budgeting for them,” says Sezzle co-founder and CEO Charlie Youakim. “They feel safe with it just like they do with the debit card. We’re driving a new wedge into payments between credit and debit. I call...

Amazon employees are about to enjoy a new perk: being able to use their company stock to finance home purchases. According to TechCrunch, Amazon has struck a deal with Better.com to make it easier for employees to purchase a home. Under the terms of the deal, employees in...

Multi-channel commerce platform Shopify announced the launch of Shopify Capital, a new merchant cash advance offering to help entrepreneurs get financing to accelerate business growth. It’s in pilot for now, giving some merchants advances to buy equipment and inventory as well as...

Apple just announced its earnings for its fiscal 2016 first quarter ended December 26, 2015. Once again, the company announced record profit at $18.4 billion for the quarter. Apple also posted record quarterly revenue at $75.9 billion. Net income was $3.28 per diluted share. The...

Amazon has announced partnerships with local retail chains to help them provide same-day delivery to their customers. Amazon Prime is loved by customers for its fast shipping on products ordered from the company’s website. Amazon is now expanding that perk to local retail...

The acquisition price was more than 2X invested, but probably less than what investors may have wanted. In March last year, SEO firm Conductor was acquired by WeWork (now “The We Company”). The purchase price wasn’t revealed until We’s S-1 filing, which came out Thursday....

Surveys say consumers will be cautious, but foot traffic from Georgia suggests the novelty of offline shopping may lure some people back into stores. The news has been filled recently with images of angry protesters agitating for the “reopening” of local businesses. That’s now...

Automatic updates, oh joy! The process begins today to phase out Smart Shopping campaigns for good. Google has begun to roll out automatic updates converting Smart Shopping campaigns into Performance Max. The details. For most advertisers, the updates will finish in September....

Gig workers, and others who rely on PayPal, will be able to have payments direct deposited thanks to a partnership between PayPal and Fiserv. PayPal is one of the most popular options for many gig workers and small business owners to be paid. The company has been expanding its...

It’s happened 10 years in a row. SMX Advanced sells out weeks before the conference begins. Then we hear from people who planned to attend and are disappointed there are no spots left. Act now and avoid the heartbreak! Register this week and you’ll save $400 off on-site rates....