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Facebook’s MAUs Top 2 Billion, Eyes Q4 Deceleration

Facebook’s MAUs Top 2 Billion, Eyes Q4 Deceleration
Facebook’s MAUs Top 2 Billion, Eyes Q4 Deceleration
October 31, 2019  |  Earnings

Facebook’s third quarter results topped expectations on the heels of advertising growth, adding tens of millions of new users in the period across all regions. ...

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Starbucks US Rewards Membership Tops 17.6M
Starbucks US Rewards Membership Tops 17.6M
October 31, 2019  |  Earnings

As Starbucks continues to pursue new opportunities to expand digital customer relationships, the quick-service coffee chain reported growth in the ranks of its rewards program membership....

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Mastercard: It’s The End Of Rewards Points As We Know It
Mastercard: It’s The End Of Rewards Points As We Know It
October 31, 2019  |  Mastercard

Consumers are awash in points. Starbucks gives them Stars, airlines give them frequent flier miles, Bee Built has Swarm Swag and Pixi Beauty hands out...

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Fiserv: Optimizing Both Sides Of A B2B Transaction
Fiserv: Optimizing Both Sides Of A B2B Transaction
October 31, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Billing and payments are processes that touch the financial lives of every consumer and business. With FinTech innovation yielding more choices than ever for both...

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Why It’s Time To Reboot The ISO’s Value Proposition
Why It’s Time To Reboot The ISO’s Value Proposition
October 31, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Just a few weeks left in 2019, and it will go down in history as the year of the payments mega-merger. The headlines were full...

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Visa: How Mass Transit Is Driving Contactless Payments’ Global Future
Visa: How Mass Transit Is Driving Contactless Payments’ Global Future
October 31, 2019  |  VISA

Seven years ago, when Visa first started working on bringing contactless payments to London’s Mass Transit system, the landscape for tap and go cards looked...

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Yum Takes Hit From Grubhub And Names New Digital Leadership
Yum Takes Hit From Grubhub And Names New Digital Leadership
October 30, 2019  |  Earnings

Ties to Grubhub drove down investor confidence in Yum! Brands on Wednesday (Oct. 30) even as the quick-service restaurant (QSR) operator — which runs the Taco...

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Fixing Meal Delivery By Ditching The Subscriptions 
Fixing Meal Delivery By Ditching The Subscriptions 
October 30, 2019  |  Retail

When Blue Apron announces earnings tomorrow on Halloween, the current speculation is that it will be something of a scary experience for investors in the...

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As Year Winds Down, Retailers Get Ready For 5G Revolution
As Year Winds Down, Retailers Get Ready For 5G Revolution
October 30, 2019  |  Retail

The 5G mobile network technology revolution is on, and you can bet that retail will be one of the places where this all plays out....

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