Aspiration CEO: Big Banks’ ‘Bad Decision’ Is My Gain
Aspiration CEO: Big Banks’ ‘Bad Decision’ Is My Gain
January 30, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

When Bank of America announced last week that it was terminating its free checking option for low-balance customers, a literal Tweet storm broke out. Get...

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Today In Data: Crypto Thresholds, eCommerce Boosts And SMB Loan Origination Declines
Today In Data: Crypto Thresholds, eCommerce Boosts And SMB Loan Origination Declines
January 29, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have a psychological barrier threshold, online merchants are scored on ease of online checkout factors, manual investigation...

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Coincheck Hack May Spur More Regulation And Decentralized Trading
Coincheck Hack May Spur More Regulation And Decentralized Trading
January 29, 2018  |  Blockchain

Following the theft of $530 million in NEM tokens from Coincheck last week, governments will likely call for more cryptocurrency regulation and investors may turn...

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Why TOMS Shoes Is Putting A Toe In Brick-And-Mortar
Why TOMS Shoes Is Putting A Toe In Brick-And-Mortar
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie did not begin life dreaming of entrepreneurship, shoes or creating a socially conscious company. In fact, when he embarked on...

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33 Percent Of Grocery Customers Would Use Digital Coupons If Retailers Offered Them
33 Percent Of Grocery Customers Would Use Digital Coupons If Retailers Offered Them
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

Grocery shopping is clearly no longer confined to the aisles of the local Kroger or even a superstore like Target or Walmart. With services like...

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Luxury Retail Still Taking A Pass On AI
Luxury Retail Still Taking A Pass On AI
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

Earlier this month, Saks Fifth Avenue President Marc Metrick told CNBC that the luxury retailer didn’t need fancy artificial intelligence (AI) to help it succeed...

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Casey’s Considers $2B Kroger Convenience Store Acquisition
Casey’s Considers $2B Kroger Convenience Store Acquisition
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

Under pressure from an activist investor, JCP Investment Management, convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has reportedly placed an initial bid to acquire grocer Kroger’s...

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Online Grocery Predicted To Hit $100B In Five Years
Online Grocery Predicted To Hit $100B In Five Years
January 29, 2018  |  Retail

With a faster pace of adoption than previously expected, the majority of U.S. grocery shoppers may purchase at least some of their groceries online within...

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California Startup Brings Retailers To The Driveway
California Startup Brings Retailers To The Driveway
January 29, 2018  |  Delivery

After Ali Ahmed founded Dispatch, a service that allowed consumers to have goods delivered from retail stores through a text message, he noticed that customers...

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