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Data Brief: 42 Pct Will Spend More At Stores With Online Ordering/Curbside Pickup And Tighter Data Security

Data Brief: 42 Pct Will Spend More At Stores With Online Ordering/Curbside Pickup And Tighter Data Security
Data Brief: 42 Pct Will Spend More At Stores With Online Ordering/Curbside Pickup And Tighter...
July 16, 2021  |  Retail

With a nod to the grocery “arms race” currently playing out between retail titans Amazon and Walmart, as well as the other prominent players turning...

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NoTraffic Raises $17.5M To Make Dumb Intersections Smart
NoTraffic Raises $17.5M To Make Dumb Intersections Smart
July 16, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

Traffic intersections are almost entirely dumb in North America. While we live in the age of connected tech and a “smart” version of everything up...

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Credit Unions Stake Future On Contactless Cards, Digital Wallets
Credit Unions Stake Future On Contactless Cards, Digital Wallets
July 16, 2021  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions (CUs) are known for catering to consumers with a personal touch and for helping small business clients thrive and grow, which has positive...

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‘Founders In Residence’ Program Helps Brands Transition To D2C
‘Founders In Residence’ Program Helps Brands Transition To D2C
July 16, 2021  |  Startups

Large marketplaces like Amazon create an amazing first step opportunity for entrepreneurs looking to test out if their business idea works — if they can...

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InsurTech, Not The Pandemic, Drives Insurance Innovation
InsurTech, Not The Pandemic, Drives Insurance Innovation
July 16, 2021  |  Insurance

Simply put, the pandemic has changed consumers’ relationships with insurance products. Even though the data says people utilized insurance less — since those who don’t...

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Stakes Soar In Streaming Wars As Netflix Pushes Into Gaming
Stakes Soar In Streaming Wars As Netflix Pushes Into Gaming
July 15, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

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Data Brief: 86 Pct Of CFOs See AR/AP Digitization As Crucial To Customer Satisfaction
Data Brief: 86 Pct Of CFOs See AR/AP Digitization As Crucial To Customer Satisfaction
July 15, 2021  |  Accounts Payable

The pandemic is slowly fading, but its impact on everything from consumer-facing apps to invisible back-office accounting operations continues to be felt. Regarding the latter,...

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Brightloom CEO Says Smart Segmentation Can Boost Restaurants’ ‘Most Important KPI’
Brightloom CEO Says Smart Segmentation Can Boost Restaurants’ ‘Most Important KPI’
July 15, 2021  |  ResTech

For all restaurants, recovery from the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been an uphill battle. However, not every restaurant’s hill has been equally...

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