PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Amazon didn’t have enough servers to handle the demand on Prime Day, prompting it to run a front page that was scaled back. CNBC , citing internal documents it obtained, reported that it was forced to temporarily shutdown international access to the site.

Shutdown 41

Shutdown On-Demand Cybersecurity Adjustments 41

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

. “Property is where business interruption coverage would sit,” she said, noting that one of the biggest shifts she has witnessed in recent weeks and months is an increase in demand for this type of insurance product, as well as specific coverage related to pandemics. ” A Shifting InsurTech Landscape. .

Small Business 91

Small Business Underwriting Direct Deposit Shutdown 91

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

GDP shot up at a record seasonally adjusted 33.1 After all, a question mark hanging over this week’s good news about GDP is: “What happens now that the virus once again seems to be surging — raising the specter of more shutdowns worldwide ?”. That news follows word Thursday from the Commerce Department that U.S. Habituated Consumers .

Shutdown 76

Shutdown Consumer On-Demand Adjustments 76

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2020

The insurance companies themselves typically try to define events through at least some risk-adjusted lens, with an eye toward minimizing their own financial exposure. To get a sense of how smaller firms are being impacted, in a situation that is fluid on a day to day (hour by hour?)

SARS 64

SARS Economy Shutdown Fed 64

PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

And the challenges — particularly the security challenges — existed both for the digitally native firms that suddenly found their services in-demand and rapidly scaling, as well as the Main Street SMBs that were forced to make the great digital leap forward. Building A Bridge To Recovery.

Economy 74

Economy Security Fraud Prevention Shutdown 74

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2019

shutdown was preceded by the program’s closure in London in November 2018. While this tracker normally focuses entirely on the moves and counter-moves of Walmart and Amazon as they race for the greater share of the consumer’s whole paycheck, every once in a while another player manages to scoop them both in the headlines competition.

Push-to-Card 40

Push-to-Card Online and Mobile Banking Accounts On-Demand 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

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.

Finance 142

Finance Small Business Underwriting B2C 142

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Of his many failed experiments, Thomas Edison once said: “ I have learned fifty thousand ways it cannot be done and therefore I am fifty thousand times nearer the final successful experiment.” in total funding closed). ” So why do so many startups flame out? 2017 Third Update (10/31/17). 2017 Second Update (6/9/17).

Posting 78

Posting Product Online and Mobile Banking On-Demand 78