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IndustryUpdate
Distillery, Excalibur Group and the Advance
Financial Foundation. The packs were safely
distributed through a drive-thru window.
ClearSale to hire 500 new employees
Global fraud protection organization ClearSale
reported it grew significantly throughout the
first part of 2020 thanks to ecommerce busi-
nesses' increased need for comprehensive
fraud protection. With that growth, ClearSale
revealed, it is hiring 500 new employees by the
end of September. Many companies have had to
downsize in the face of COVID-19.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
That same challenge has increased demand for
ClearSale, as online retailers look for ways to
Advance Financial donates backpacks reduce fraud.
Advance Financial gave away 500 backpacks to area school stu- Fiserv debuts Back2Business for SMBs
dents. The initiative was part its deep-rooted commitment to
education, the Nashville-based company said. The backpacks Small businesses impacted by the effects of the
were loaded with supplies ranging from pencils to hand sani- COVID-19 pandemic now have access to crucial
tizer. Donations for the packs were made by Cigna, Greenbrier resources as part of a new program, according
to Fiserv Inc., a global provider of payments
and financial services technology solutions. The
Back2Business program debuted in Brooklyn
and will expand to select communities across
the country with a focus on helping small
minority-owned businesses disproportionately
impacted by the pandemic and systemic ineq-
uities.
TSG offers specialized solutions
The Strawhecker Group, a consultancy special-
izing in payment acceptance, launched its new
branding initiative through a series of taglines
embodying the focus of each business segment
within the firm. About the new branding, TSG
President Mike Strawhecker said, "In the last
six months, the speed of change has ramped
up due to consumer spending and merchant
acceptance shifts. TSG is committed to provid-
ing its clients with industry leading consulting
and analytics during these times."
RESEARCH
Mercator studies commercial cards
Mercator Advisory Group's Commercial Credit
Cards: North America Market Review and Forecast,
2018-2024, provides a detailed review of the
commercial credit card markets in Canada and
the United States, including an analysis of the
pandemic's impacts spend during 2020 and
2021 and recovery expectations through 2024.
Among the findings are that the extended sus-
pension of business travel due to COVID-19,
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