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Weird Stuff People Buy On Amazon

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Sizzle/Fizzle
Amazon Sizzles, Plenti Fizzles And Goldman Gets Its Consumer Banking Groove
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Qapital CEO: Behavioral Economics Meets Consumers Who Need To Save
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Amazon
Weird Stuff People Buy On Amazon

In 2012, American internet entrepreneur, angel investor, author and blogger Jason Calacanis gave a pretty...

10 hours ago
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Security & Fraud
Cybersecurity Conference App Exposed Attendee Data

In an ironic twist of events, an engineer was able to access attendee information...

22 hours ago
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Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin And The Break-Even Conundrum

Profits in cryptos: Easy come, maybe; easy go, certainly. News came this week that...

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Bitcoin
Two South Koreans Sentenced For $20M Bitcoin Scam

Two men from South Korea were sentenced for running a bitcoin pyramid scheme that...

1 day ago
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Facebook
Facebook Tests Messenger Platform For High School Students

As Facebook tries to bring post-millennials onto its platform, the social media network appears...

1 day ago
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Fraud Attack
Former SunTrust Employee Tried To Steal Data On 1.5M Clients

SunTrust Banks has revealed that a former employee tried to download information on nearly...

1 day ago
699

Bank Regulation
CFPB And OCC Confirm Wells Fargo’s $1B Fine

In a “coordinated action” with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...

1 day ago
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Retail
KKday And Building For The Instagram Traveler

When it comes to getting customers to their destinations, there are no shortage of...

1 day ago
656

Retail
Bon-Ton Stores Will Close By August

After years of struggle with decreasing sales and mall traffic, Bon-Ton Stores is going out...

1 day ago
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Retail
Startup Accelerator Debuts From Farfetch

A startup accelerator is not so far-fetched for Farfetch. Businessoffashion.com reports that the company...

1 day ago
866

Today In Data
Giving The People What They Want

The customer has spoken. These days it isn’t so much about giving them what...

1 day ago
637

Internet of Things
Alibaba Aquires Chinese Microchip Manufacturer

To expand its Internet of Things (IoT) business, Alibaba Group has acquired a Chinese...

1 day ago
597

Artificial Intelligence
Mishka Brings AI Toys To Bear

Move over, Winnie the Pooh: There’s a new bear in town, and all he...

1 day ago
562

B2B Payments
SwapsTech Develops Real-Time Payments Link For Banks

SwapsTech has completed the development of its faster payments solution to help financial institutions...

1 day ago
615

B2B Payments
Standard Chartered Next To Enable B2B Payments In Zoho

U.K. bank Standard Chartered is the next financial institution (FI) to integrate payment capabilities...

1 day ago
381

B2B Payments
Alt Lending, Cybersecurity, Logistics Lead In $205 Million Week For B2B Funding

Alternative finance, cybersecurity and logistics providers landed the majority of the more than $205...

1 day ago
808

B2B Payments
For B2B SaaS Firms, Smart Data, Smarter Sales Efforts

Software-as-s-Service has its lures and challenges for providers in the B2B realm. Recurring revenue...

1 day ago
654

B2B Payments
Convincing The CPO To Advance Toward Analytics

Artificial intelligence’s penetration into the enterprise back office can be seen in nearly all...

1 day ago
544

B2B Payments
De Beers Launches App For Diamond Supply Chain Transparency

Diamond conglomerate De Beers is introducing another solution aimed at enhancing the transparency of...

1 day ago
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B2B Payments
PayGroup Targets $6.5 Million With Aussie IPO

Singapore-based payroll company PayGroup is reportedly seeking up to $6.5 million from an initial...

1 day ago
595

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Square Makes Zesty Catering App Acquisition

Square has acquired “certain assets” of Zesty to strengthen and scale Caviar, its food ordering platform. The...

1 day ago
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Mobile Commerce
Walmart Tests New Mobile Checkout Technology

Walmart announced on Thursday (April 19) that it is testing Check Out With Me,...

1 day ago
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Credit Unions
Wings Financial Credit Union Charts Early Tech Adoption Course

Airline industry professionals are perhaps the ultimate mobile customer: In the latest Credit Union...

1 day ago
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Blockchain
Walmart Files Patent For Blockchain Payment System

To store payment data, Walmart may be looking to the blockchain. The retailer drafted two...

1 day ago
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: ICOs Raise $6.3B In Q1, Police Halt $13M Crypto Pyramid Scheme

Following an investigation in China, police have taken in multiple suspects in connection with...

1 day ago

RETAIL

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Retail
KKday And Building For The Instagram Traveler

When it comes to getting customers to their destinations, there are no shortage of...

April 20, 2018
656

Retail
Bon-Ton Stores Will Close By August

After years of struggle with decreasing sales and mall traffic, Bon-Ton Stores is going out...

April 20, 2018
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Retail
Startup Accelerator Debuts From Farfetch

A startup accelerator is not so far-fetched for Farfetch. Businessoffashion.com reports that the company...

April 20, 2018
866

Today In Data
Giving The People What They Want

The customer has spoken. These days it isn’t so much about giving them what...

April 20, 2018

B2B PAYMENTS

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B2B Payments
SwapsTech Develops Real-Time Payments Link For Banks

SwapsTech has completed the development of its faster payments solution to help financial institutions link into real-time payment capabilities. The company announced news...

Innovation Readiness

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Payments Innovation
Payments Firm i2c Opens Op Center In Omaha

Smart payments and integrated commerce firm i2c said Tuesday that it is opening an operations center in Omaha, Nebraska. That center will...

IOT

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Internet of Things
Alibaba Aquires Chinese Microchip Manufacturer

To expand its Internet of Things (IoT) business, Alibaba Group has acquired a Chinese...

April 20, 2018
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Retail
Smart Kitchen Startup Chefling Notches $1M In Funding

To support the next stage of the company’s growth, smart kitchen startup Chefling, Inc....

April 17, 2018
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Innovation
Parking Smartly, With Sense And Sensors

The hunt for a parking space is never easy, with time idly spent as...

April 5, 2018
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Alexa Voice Challenge
PSCU Builds Alexa Sidekick For Credit Union Members

Troy wakes up, checks his calendar while brushing his teeth and pays his bills...

March 27, 2018
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Today In Data
Waste Not, Want Not In Fierce Competition

Efficiency is key in payments and commerce these days, which can make all the...

March 22, 2018
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Security & Fraud
Cryptojacking New Bastion Of Growth For Hackers

With the ransomware market becoming saturated and overpriced, hackers are setting their sights on...

March 22, 2018
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Intelligence of Things
Keeping Beer, Profits And Data Flowing

For each of the 300,000 U.S. locations serving draft beer, bad data means a...

March 22, 2018

Restaurant Tech

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ResTech
IHOP Turns To Mobile Technology To Keep Up With Digital Joneses

There isn’t much separating the best from the rest when it comes to QSR innovation – except when it comes to in-store...

Security

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Fraud Attack
US And UK Blame Russia For NotPetya Virus

The United States and Britain have accused Russia of releasing a cyberattack that impacted...

April 17, 2018
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Startup Check-In
NXT-ID And FitPay Are Making eWallets A True Wallet Replacement

Startups FitPay and NXT-ID are working to take eWallets to the next level. Existing...

April 16, 2018
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Startup Check-In
Emailage Rides Out Post-Holiday Rush In Q1

The first quarter can be even more chaotic than the holidays for some companies...

April 12, 2018
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Security & Fraud
Fighting Fraud By Finding Good Transactions Instead Of Bad Ones

The transition to the EMV chip in North America has been both a boon...

April 12, 2018
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Security & Fraud
GEOBRIDGE: Unlocking The Key To Cryptographic Key Management

In payments security, the key is the key. Encryption and the digital keys that...

April 10, 2018

Latest Trackers

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Mobile Order Ahead
Wagamama Beefs Up Mobile Order-Ahead

Consumers have come to expect speed, convenience and ease of payment through mobile order-ahead...

2 days ago
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Credit Unions
Wings Financial: Giving Airline Employees Their Mobile Payments Wings

In the financial services world, staying connected is more important than ever for FIs...

3 days ago
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Digital Banking
Risky Business: When FIs Make AI A “Black Box”

From giving consumers in the developing world access to mobile and online banking capabilities...

4 days ago
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Vending Machines
Reis & Irvy’s Finds An Unattended Way To Sell Soft-Serve Treats

Selling desserts in grocery stores is a $25 billion business — and it’s one...

4 days ago

Latest Indexes

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ResTech
NEW DATA: The 15 POS Features QSRs Need To Succeed

Restaurants are smart to invest in digital ordering. In 2017, restaurant customers placed more...

April 19, 2018
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Subscription Commerce
NEW DATA: How Subscription Commerce Top Performers Reduce Signup Friction

The results are in. Merchants in the subscription video on demand/over the top...

April 18, 2018

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Facebook
What Everyone Missed About Facebook

There are any number of conclusions one might draw after watching the Facebook hearings on Capitol Hill last week. That most of...

TODAY IN DATA

Giving The People What They Want

The customer has spoken. These days it isn’t so much about giving them what they want, so much as it is about...

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Gig Economy
Instant Payments As The Rule, Not Exception For Gig Workers

Fast work, so … instant payments? On the heels of an announcement from FinTech firm Wirecard and gig economy startup Moonrise that...

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