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Financing Gets Flexible As eCommerce Sellers Brace For Seasonality Whiplash

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And the surge in eCommerce isn't isolated to the B2C world, either: as social distancing requirements and shutdowns migrate corporate buyers online, wholesalers, distributors and other B2B vendors are likely to face a similar holiday boon this year to fulfill rising customer demand. Small Business, Big Challenges.

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BofA: Slumping Card Volume, Surging PPP Applications And A Gloomy Future Forecast

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Given the full-scale shutdown in the U.S. Requests for deferrals on mortgage payments have been relatively low in volume, according to Moynihan — though the bank has preemptively suspended foreclosures or repossessions of autos, which may have been pending before the crisis began. Demand for loan products has also fallen.

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Western Union CFO: Pandemic Tailwinds Fuel Digital Remittances

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The report , released back in April, predicted the sharpest-ever decline in remittance volume, projecting a 20 percent drop in remittance activity. Interestingly, the World Bank cited the pandemic and related shutdown as the main cause of the trend, pointing to lower wages and lost jobs as a key factor. A Short-Term Remittance Boom.

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Unrolling The Mystery Of The Great Toilet Paper Shortage

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Because it is also a low profit margin good, it is produced to meet the demand. It’s a system that works fine, even in circumstances where demand suddenly spikes, say when there is a hurricane or blizzard forecast in a specific geographic area. Toilet paper manufacturers deal with surge all the time. Proctor & Gamble Co.

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Supply Chains And Black Swans: Planning For A Global Crisis

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However, there is one lesson that is already becoming clear from 2020’s black swan event, as businesses safeguard against future disasters — in our interconnected world, one cannot be prepared for the worst without taking into consideration the disruption of both supply and demand. Still, there were some factors preventing total shutdown.

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BoA Zelle Transactions Up 103 Pct. In Q1 2019

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Chief Executive Brian Moynihan cited demand for credit from middle-market business, and noted that was “good news for the economy overall.” government shutdown and lower volatility, and declined by 17 percent. On the debit front, BoA reported first-quarter debit purchase volume of $78.5 credit card file posted a volume of $62.8

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Shipping And Logistics: An Industry Jolted Into Digitization

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Factory shutdowns and stay-at-home orders have disrupted manufacturing and production, with ramifications reverberating throughout global supply chains. Van der Walt said payment volumes are down, and whereas trade credit used to be offered and available to customers freely, vendors are now holding back in an effort to shore up capital.

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