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Walmart’s Early Pay Sizzles While Munchee’s ICO Bites The Dust
December 15, 2017

Kill the check, we’ve been saying all along. And in our long-standing series on push payments, the myriad of use cases illustrated by Ingo Money and others illuminated the lures of getting paid on demand, especially for hourly workers, as Walmart has introduced. Plus: Santa...

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Alexa Sizzles, Etsy Fizzles And Data Security Eyes A Legislative Leap Forward
December 08, 2017

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Uber’s Rough Ride And Amazon’s Holiday Stride
December 01, 2017

Breaches, scandals galore, and not a few losses on the bottom line -- call it a year Uber wants in the rearview mirror, with a  Fizzling end to 2017.  In the meantime, Amazon grabs holiday cheer, ready for Prime time with Alexa giving voice to...

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Walmart’s Nimble Footed Sizzle, Digital Watches And Wall Street’s Watch Big Retail Fizzle
November 24, 2017

A 40 percent stock gain might be enough to garner a sizzle in any week, but Walmart has been firing on cylinders that extend well beyond earnings reports. When it comes to digital innovation, the company shows that big can also be nimble.  Plus, luxury...

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Singles’ Day Sizzles, IPOs Fizzle And Mt. Gox Brings (More) Pain
November 17, 2017

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Same-Day ACH And Remote Retail Sizzle While Amazon Notches The Rare Fizzle Two-fer
November 10, 2017

It was a good week for same day ACH, voice activated virtual assistants and finding ways to attend to unattended retail - and sizzle abounded. It wasn't quite as good a week to be Amazon - which notched the rare double fizzle with a suburban...

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Big Tech Firms Sizzle, Star-Backed ICOs Fizzle
November 03, 2017

It was a week that showed mobility in mobile-ad companies, at least as stock prices were concerned. Consumers seem ready to spread some holiday cheer at the registers.  And, Paris Hilton and some other celebs may be looking for other (non-ICO) revenue streams...

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AIs Sizzle, ICOs Fizzle And Fraudsters Find A Way To Ruin Everyone’s Week
October 27, 2017

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Fizzle of the Week: Amex Heads To Supreme Court As CEO Resigns
October 20, 2017

While any one big piece of bad news in a single week can be enough to knock a big-name brand into fizzle territory, American Express had the misfortune of being hit by something of a one-two punch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...