Editor’s Picks

Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility
Amazon’s Healthcare Plans Include Insurance, AI Utility
February 21, 2019  |  Amazon

Ever since Amazon turned its gaze to healthcare, questions about the eCommerce operator’s plans and intentions have outnumbered answers. That’s still true, and may remain...

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Turning Fashion By The Numbers Into A Billion-Dollar Business
Turning Fashion By The Numbers Into A Billion-Dollar Business
February 21, 2019  |  Retail

Since its founding in 2011, Stitch Fix has had a difficult challenge: how to ship customers clothing that matches both their size and taste preferences...

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The Battle for Pet Retail Supremacy Heats Up
The Battle for Pet Retail Supremacy Heats Up
February 21, 2019  |  Retail

A battle between two big pet stores pits an omnichannel focus against a push to make physical stores more robust — and all of it...

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Challenging The Truths Of Small Business Banking
Challenging The Truths Of Small Business Banking
February 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The small business (SMB) banking sector continues to endure seismic disruption from many angles. In the U.K., regulators are cracking down on big bank misconduct...

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EU Parliament Eyes New Rules On Cross-Border Payment Fees
EU Parliament Eyes New Rules On Cross-Border Payment Fees
February 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

This week, the EU Parliament voted for new rules mandating that banks cut fees on cross-border euro payments for countries within and outside the Eurozone....

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Getting Past ‘Standard’ To ‘Fair’: Tech Brings Efficiency To Mileage Reimbursements
Getting Past ‘Standard’ To ‘Fair’: Tech Brings Efficiency To Mileage Reimbursements
February 21, 2019  |  Disbursements

Everyone knows the ritual, one that combines solid numbers and a sense of hope: the reimbursement of mileage driven by workers in service of their...

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Green Dot Eyes Banking-As-A-Service, Gen Z To Build On Q4 Growth
Green Dot Eyes Banking-As-A-Service, Gen Z To Build On Q4 Growth
February 21, 2019  |  Earnings

Financial technology firm Green Dot, which made its name on its prepaid debit card solutions, is ramping up its focus on Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) after posting...

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Why Not All FinTech Providers Are FinTech Firms
Why Not All FinTech Providers Are FinTech Firms
February 21, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

The distinction between firms that offer financial technology and FinTechs needs to be clearer, according to Provenir Managing Director Paul Thomas, and agility and forward-thinking...

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Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans
Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans
February 20, 2019  |  Investments

Go big or go home — that could describe Tencent’s aggressive investment philosophy, one whose pace will not ease, according to Martin Lau, president of...

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