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Physical Retail’s “New Normal”
July 16, 2015

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]English is full of inspirational sayings that exist for one purpose: to encourage you to do things that more likely than not you aren’t really all that inclined to do. “Slow and steady wins the race.” “Change will do you good.”...

Can Plenti Slay The White Whale Of Commerce: Loyalty
July 16, 2015

Loyalty — that magical blend of habit and preference — is the Great White Whale of Commerce. It’s tantalizing, it’s obvious and it’s out there, swimming around the horizon just begging to be reeled in. And, like Moby Dick, in an age of technology that...

LSQ CEO: Receivables Financing A Lifeline For Small Business
July 16, 2015

As alternative lending continues to gain acceptance among enterprises large and small, receivables financing has been gaining traction. Here’s how Max Eliscu, who heads LSQ Funding, sees financing as a vehicle for small business growth and security.

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Chase’s Next Crusade — A New City
July 15, 2015

Halfway through the year when JPMorgan Chase expects to layoff around 5,000 people, JPMorgan Chase’s CEO Jamie Dimon suggested during Chase earnings call yesterday (July 14) that doesn’t necessarily mean that the bank’s physical footprint will be shrinking. In fact, it could be that Chase is looking...

Public Transit May Get The Uber Treatment
July 13, 2015

Move over, Uber. The next wave in transportation disruption may come from a myriad of startups looking to provide a convenient niche service to commuters. By offering rides based on real-time rider demand and/or pre-determined routing, companies are breaking into a new mobility movement called “microtransit” –...

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A Realistic Look At The ‘Global Middle Class’
July 10, 2015

New research shows the promise of a global middle class may still be somewhat out of reach. While the first decade of the century saw a significant reduction in global poverty and an almost doubling of the number of people who fall into the middle...

Gift Cards For The Greater Good
July 09, 2015

For most people, gift cards are kind of like playing holiday/birthday roulette with loved ones. The inherent practicality in gift cards is that you can give friends or loved ones the ability to purchase whatever it is they want for themselves while avoiding the inherent...

Night Of The Living Mobile Device
July 09, 2015

There are only so many hours in the day, and our mobile devices — while great for multitasking — never really get our undivided attention. That’s why, perhaps without us even noticing, they’re taking over at night.

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SlimPay Grabs $16.6M To Make Recurring Payments Easy In Europe
July 08, 2015

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=””][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css_animation=””]Like most modern wonders, the magic of automatic billing is something that is easy to overlook – probably because no one really likes thinking about paying bills as there are many, many more interesting ways to spend money. Which is...