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In the Vault: Placing Multiple Bets on a ‘Mosaic of Solutions’ With Former Global Payments CEO Jeff Sloan

Andreessen Horowitz

In this conversation, a16z General Partner Angela Strange talks with J eff Sloan, former CEO of Global Payments, about how he was early to spot significant industry trends, how to make bets that move an organization, and the sea change that AI represents for the financial services industry. Angela: Why Global Payments?

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How to Protect Your Website from Hackers and Data Breaches

Neil Patel

The number of website data breaches is steadily growing. Some industries like government and healthcare have been particularly affected. You may be thinking, “What is a website data breach exactly, and should I be worried?”. You may be thinking, “What is a website data breach exactly, and should I be worried?”.

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What is a Merchant Cash Advance and is MCA Right for You?

Stax

This works similarly to the automatic deduction method, just that money goes through a third account. According to Fed Small Business in 2022, 40% of small businesses applied for traditional methods of financing. Most merchant cash advance companies nowadays have online applications that streamline everything for you.

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Bonus Clouded Judgement 6.5.23 - Upcoming Liquidity Crunch?

Clouded Judgement

TLDR - the recent debt ceiling deal may actually pose a drain on liquidity (in addition to ongoing QT) as the government sells T Bills to refill the Treasury General Account (this starts today!). Open Market Operations: This involves buying and selling government securities to influence the amount of money in the banking system.

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What is a Surcharge Fee? How it Helps Consumers and Businesses

Stax

In an era defined by digital transactions and cashless payments, the process of paying for goods and services is more convenient, and increasingly reliant on credit card transactions. However, as the popularity of credit cards and digital wallet payments continues to surge, the costs associated with accepting them also do.

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Clouded Judgement 8.25.23 - The Ground Truth of the 10Y and Interest Rates

Clouded Judgement

I won’t go into all of the detail here, but the TLDR is that as the government bank account (the TGA) has shrunk, government debt has also ballooned - the implication is that the government will have to raise money in order to pay off the interest expense on their debt (as well as fund other obligations).

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What is a Jabuticaba in the tech context?

SaaSHolic

Another important characteristic to notice is that Brazilians have little resistance to adopting new technologies and already, literally, live online: (source: Meltwater and We Are Social ) Brazil is also a country of big numbers. Here are a few: Pix: Pix is a new payment system that was launched by the Brazilian Central Bank in 2020.