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How Retail Underdogs Can Avoid An Amazon Holiday Blowout

How Retail Underdogs Can Avoid An Amazon Holiday Blowout
How Retail Underdogs Can Avoid An Amazon Holiday Blowout
November 19, 2018  |  SMBs

During the holiday shopping season, countless consumers will use digital payments and commerce technology to buy gifts from distant companies — some overseas, some just...

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The Bitcoin Bust And Its Ripple Effects
The Bitcoin Bust And Its Ripple Effects
November 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It has not been a great week for the price of bitcoin, or really any cryptocurrency for that matter. The price of bitcoin has fallen and stayed below...

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Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
November 17, 2018  |  Retail

Once upon a time, the holiday shopping season had a very, very well-defined start date. The day after Thanksgiving has been known colloquially as Black Friday ever since...

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When AI Technology Gets Up Close And Personal
When AI Technology Gets Up Close And Personal
November 16, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Brighterion CEO Akli Adjaoute says there’s only one measure of AI’s true potential: When the tech is adaptive enough to understand that John at 23...

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KPMG: In Open Banking, ‘Fortune Favors The Brave’
KPMG: In Open Banking, ‘Fortune Favors The Brave’
November 16, 2018  |  Banking

Nearly a year on, Open Banking has a bit of mileage behind it and roadmap stretching ahead. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Will Walmart Become The Third-Largest eTailer?
Will Walmart Become The Third-Largest eTailer?
November 16, 2018  |  Earnings

It would be an overstatement to say that Amazon should be incredibly worried about Walmart these days — as Amazon is undeniably doing great by almost...

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Chase Card Services President On Why It’s Time For Cards To Tap And Go
Chase Card Services President On Why It’s Time For Cards To Tap And Go
November 15, 2018  |  Payment Methods

How to speed the checkout process? To echo an old Dustin Hoffman film, the answer may lie with one word: plastic. To that end, Chase,...

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Bain MD On New $1B Fund And Why Seed Rounds Are Sprouting           
Bain MD On New $1B Fund And Why Seed Rounds Are Sprouting           
November 15, 2018  |  Investments

Capital is finding its way into all sorts of funds and to all sorts of firms. Early-stage investments are mushrooming in size, and the competitive...

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Blue Apron’s Struggle To Find Meal Kit’s Secret Sauce
Blue Apron’s Struggle To Find Meal Kit’s Secret Sauce
November 14, 2018  |  Earnings

Meal kit commerce is having a rough time in late 2018, at least judging by recent news from Blue Apron, which is laying off employees...

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